80. Kimmel 1

General Information

Reference Number: 80
State: Pennsylvania
County: York
Municipality: Carroll
USGS Quad: Dillsburg
Watershed: Yellow Breeches
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Isolated Depression
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: POW/PFO
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999

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Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 53.0% (range 5-70%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris
Blunt spike rush Eleocharis ovata
Pilewort Erechtites hieraciifolia
Rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides
Red osier dogwood Cornus sericea
Woody
Percent cover: 49.0% (range 15-85%)
Dominant Species
Black gum Nyssa sylvatica
Red maple Acer rubrum
White oak Quercus alba
Snag
Black oak Quercus velutina
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 1.29
Shrub/Tree: 3.00/3.23
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.18
Shrub/Tree: 3.00/4.08
Species Richness
Total: 30
Herbaceous: 18
Shrub/Tree: 1/11

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