86. Tuscarora Beaver Impoundment

General Information

Reference Number: 86
State: Pennsylvania
County: Mifflin
Municipality: Bratton
USGS Quad: Mcveytown
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Impoundment Beaver
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PEM
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999

Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 79.3% (range 40-100%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Sphagnum Sphagnum sp.
New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis
Hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula
False pimpernel Lindernia dubia 
Soft rush Juncus effusus
Woody
Percent cover: 42.9% (range 0-90%)
Dominant Species
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii
Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia
American witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Red maple Acer rubrum
Beech Fagus grandifolia
White pine Pinus strobus
Yellow birch Betula allegheniensis
Snag
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 2.28
Shrub/Tree: 3.98/3.82
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.10
Shrub/Tree: 3.95/3.38
Species Richness
Total: 81
Herbaceous: 64
Shrub/Tree: 8/9

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