Walker Lake |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 96 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Snyder |
| Municipality: | Adams |
| USGS Quad: | Beavertown |
| Watershed: | Middle Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Fringing |
| Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM/OW |
| Wetland Area: | NA |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1999 |
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Vegetation
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| Mean Site Cover |
| Herbaceous: | 85% (range 45-100%) |
| Woody: | 16.3% (range 0-30%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Vegetation Type |
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NWI |
| Herbaceous Layer | Phalaris arundinacea (Reed canary grass) |
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| Typha latifolia (Broadleaf cattail) |
1
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| Polygonum hydropiperoides (Mild water pepper) |
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| Boehmeria cylindrica (Small spike false nettle) |
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| Scirpus cyperinus (Wool grass) |
1.67
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| Shrub Layer | Alnus serrulata (Smooth alder) |
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| Cornus ammomum (Silky dogwood) |
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| Salix nigra (Black willow) |
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| Cephalanthus occidentalis (Common buttonbush) |
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| Tree Layer | ||
| Salix nigra sp. (Black willow) |
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| Ulmus americana (American elm) |
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| Ulmus rubra sp. (Slippery elm) |
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| Acer negundo (Box elder) |
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| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.54 |
| Shrub: | 1.77 |
| Tree: | 1.84 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.33 |
| Shrub: | 1.42 |
| Tree: | 2.50 |
| Species Richness: |
| Total: | 22 |
| Herbaceous: | 14 |
| Shrubs: | 4 |
| Trees: | 4 |