Site 83 - Tuscarora HWF
Tuscarora HWF |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 83 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Huntingdon |
| Municipality: | Shirley |
| USGS Quad: | Aughwick |
| Watershed: | Juniata River |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Floodplain |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
| Wetland Area: | NA |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1999 |
Site 83 - Tuscarora HWF
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Vegetation
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| Mean Site Cover |
| Herbaceous: | 23% (range 5-60%) |
| Woody: | 61% (range 30-95%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Vegetation Type |
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NWI |
| Herbaceous Layer | Microstegium vimineum (Nepal microstegium) |
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| Boehmeria cylindrica (Small spike false nettle) |
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| Impatiens sp. (Touch me not) |
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| Boehmeria cylindrica (Small spike false nettle) |
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| Viola sp. (Violet) |
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| Shrub Layer | Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock) |
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| Fagus grandifolia (Beech) |
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| Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) |
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| Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush) |
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| Ilex verticillata (Common winterberry) |
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| Tree Layer | ||
| Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock) |
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| Betula allegheniensis (Yellow birch) |
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| Snag (Dead tree) |
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| Fagus grandifolia (Beech) |
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| Quercus alba (White oak) |
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| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.26 |
| Shrub: | 3.04 |
| Tree: | 3.81 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.67 |
| Shrub: | 2.80 |
| Tree: | 3.50 |
| Species Richness: |
| Total: | 70 |
| Herbaceous: | 45 |
| Shrubs: | 5 |
| Trees: | 20 |
