TSF - Slope




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 87
State: PA
County: Mifflin
Municipality: Bratton
USGS Quad: McVeytown
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PEM/PFO
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999



Site 87 - TSF Slope

Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 82.5% (range 70-95%)
Woody: 45.8% (range 0-70%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Layer Rubus hispidus sp. (Bristly blackberry)
2
Eleocharis ovata (Blunt spike rush)
1
Rubus hispidus (Bristly blackberry)
2
Panicum lanuginosum (Panic grass)
NI
Dichanthelium clandestinum (Deer tongue witchgrass)
2.67
Shrub Layer Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
4
Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose)
4
Vaccinium angustifolium (Lowbush blueberry)
4.33
Betula lenta (Sweet birch)
4
Tree Layer
Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine)
4
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust)
4.33
Betula lenta (Sweet birch)
4
Acer rubrum (Red maple)
3
Quercus alba (White oak)
4


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.91
Shrub: 4.02
Tree: 3.89
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.19
Shrub: 4.08
Tree: 3.90
Species Richness:
Total: 72
Herbaceous: 56
Shrubs: 4
Trees: 12




Site 87 - TSF Slope