TSF Beaver Impoundment |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 86 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Mifflin |
| Municipality: | Bratton |
| USGS Quad: | McVeytoun |
| Watershed: | Juniata River |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Impoundment Beaver |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
| Wetland Area: | NA |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1999 |
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Vegetation
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| Mean Site Cover |
| Herbaceous: | 79.3% (range 40-100%) |
| Woody: | 42.9% (range 0-90%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Vegetation Type |
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NWI |
| Herbaceous Layer | Sphagnum sp. (Sphagnum) |
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| Thelypteris noveboracensis (New York fern) |
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| Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hayscented fern) |
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| Lindernia dubia (False pimpernel) |
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| Juncus effusus (Soft rush) |
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| Shrub Layer | Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock) |
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| Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry) |
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| Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel) |
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| Hamamelis virginiana (American witch hazel) |
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| Fagus grandifolia (Beech) |
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Tree Layer |
| Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock) |
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| Snag (Dead tree) |
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| Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine) |
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| Acer rubrum (Red maple) |
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| Betula allegheniensis (Yellow birch) |
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| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.28 |
| Shrub: | 3.98 |
| Tree: | 3.82 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.10 |
| Shrub: | 3.95 |
| Tree: | 3.38 |
| Species Richness: |
| Total: | 81 |
| Herbaceous: | 64 |
| Shrubs: | 8 |
| Trees: | 9 |