Thompson Run |
Site
Identification
|
CWC Reference Number: | 57 |
State: | PA |
County: | Centre |
Municipality: | College |
USGS Quad: | State College |
Watershed: | Spring Creek |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Floodplain |
Disturbance Class: | Severe |
Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
Wetland Area: | NA |
Year(s) Sampled: | 1997 |
Aerial View of Thompson Run
Vegetation
|
Mean Site Cover |
Herbaceous: | 97.9% (range 75-100%) |
Woody: | 16.7% (range 0-100%) |
Dominant Species |
Vegetation Type |
|
NWI |
Herbaceous | Phalaris sp. (Canary grass) | NI |
Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk cabbage) | 1 | |
Carex lacustris (Lake sedge) | 1 | |
Brassica rapa (Field mustard) | NI | |
Typha angustifolia (Narrow-leaved cattail) | 1 | |
Shrub | Sambucus canadensis (American elder) | 2 |
Rhamnus sp. (Buckthorn) | NI | |
Cornus sericea (Red osier dogwood) | 1.67 | |
Tree | Salix nigra (Black willow) | 1.67 |
Acer negundo (Box elder) | 2.67 |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 1.15 |
Shrub: | 1.97 |
Tree: | 1.86 |
Indicator Status (all spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 1.92 |
Shrub: | 1.84 |
Tree: | 2.17 |
Species Richness: |
Total: | 26 |
Herbaceous: | 21 |
Shrubs: | 3 |
Trees: | 2 |