I-80 Shrub Swamp



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Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 43
State: PA
County: Monroe
Municipality: Tobyhanna
USGS Quad: Black Eslee
Watershed: Tunkhanock Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Isolated Depression
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: PSS
Wetland Area: 0.3 ha (0.8 ac)
Year(s) Sampled: 1995



Site 43 - I-80 Shrub Swamp





Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent cover: 108.8% (range 90-135%)
Dominant Species
Common Name: Scientific Name:
Fowl manna grass Glyceria striata
Bristly blackberry Rubus hispidus
Wrinkled goldenrod Solidago rugosa
Sphagnum
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Marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris


Woody
Percent cover: 38.2% (range 20-60%)
Dominant Species
Common Name: Scientific Name:
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Meadowsweet Spiraea sp.
Leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata
Paper birch Betula papyrifera
Red maple Acer rubrum


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.57
Woody: 2.60
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.50
Woody: 2.77
Species Richness
Total: 27
Herbaceous: 22
Woody: 5



Aerial View of I-80 Shrub Swamp





Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): 1.5
Organic Matter (mean %): 38.24
Bulk Density (g/cm2): 0.32
Soil Series: NA
Texture (mean %)
Sand:
35.4
Silt:
18.2
Clay:
46.4
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