44. Black Forest

General Information

Reference Number: 44
State: Pennsylvania
County: Monroe
Municipality: Tunkhanock
USGS Quad: Pocono Pines
Watershed: Tunkhanock Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO
Wetland Area: 0.1 ha (0.1 ac)
Year(s) Sampled: 1995

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Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 70.4% (range 45-110%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Unknown
Sphagnum
Skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus
Spotted touch me not Impatiens capensis
Slender rush Juncus tenuis
Woody
Percent cover: 75.0% (range 55-95%)
Dominant Species
Rosebay rhododendron Rhododendron maximum
Unknown
Spruce Picea sp.
Red maple Acer rubrum
Balsam fir Abies balsamea
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 2.13
Woody: 3.08
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.00
Woody: 3.06
Species Richness
Total: 34
Herbaceous: 25
Woody: 9

Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): 1.5
Organic Matter (mean %): 38.88
Bulk Density (g/cm2): 0.32
Soil Series: NA
Texture (mean %)
Sand: 57.1
Silt: 25.2
Clay: 17.7
Sedimentation Rate
Mineral loading (g/cm2): NA
Equivalent depth (cm): NA
Organic loading (g/cm2): NA

Hydrology

Water Level
Median (cm): NA
Range (cm): NA
Water Quality
pH (mean): NA
Conductivity (mean): NA