General Information
Reference Number: |
56 |
State: |
Pennsylvania |
County: |
Centre |
Municipality: |
College |
USGS Quad: |
State College |
Watershed: |
Spring Creek |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: |
Riparian Depression |
Disturbance Class: |
Severe |
Dominant Vegetation Class: |
PEM |
Wetland Area: |
NA |
Year(s) Sampled: |
1997 |
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Vegetation
Herbaceous |
Percent Cover: |
97.8% (range 90-100%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Lake sedge |
Carex lacustris |
Canada rush |
Juncus canadensis |
Fox tail sedge |
Carex vulpinoidea |
Black bentgrass |
Agrostis gigantea |
True watercress |
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum |
Woody |
Percent cover: |
14.4% (range 0-40%) |
Dominant Species |
Red osier dogwood |
Cornus sericea |
Tartarian honeysuckle |
Lonicera tatatica |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) |
Herbaceous: |
1.22 |
Shrub/Tree: |
2.21/— |
Weighted Indicator Status (all species) |
Herbaceous: |
2.45 |
Shrub/Tree: |
2.84/— |
Species Richness |
Total: |
32 |
Herbaceous: |
30 |
Shrub/Tree: |
2/0 |
Soils
Matrix Chroma (mean): |
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Organic Matter (mean %): |
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Bulk Density (g/cm2): |
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Soil Series: |
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Texture (mean %) |
Sand: |
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Silt: |
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Clay: |
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Sedimentation Rate |
Mineral loading (g/cm2): |
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Equivalent depth (cm): |
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Organic loading (g/cm2): |
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Hydrology
Water Level |
Median (cm): |
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Range (cm): |
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Water Quality |
pH (mean): |
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Conductivity (mean): |
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