I-80 Shrub Swamp |
Site
Identification
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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
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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
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Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.5 |
Organic Matter (mean %): | 38.24 |
Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.32 |
Soil Series: | NA |
Texture (mean %) |
Sand:
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35.4 |
Silt:
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18.2 |
Clay:
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46.4 |
Sedimentation Rate |
Mineral loading (g/cm2): | NA |
Equivalent depth (cm): | NA |
Organic loading (g/cm2): | NA |
Hydrology
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Water Level |
Median (cm): | NA |
Range (cm): | NA |
Water Quality |
pH (mean): | NA |
Conductivity (mean): | NA |