Gold Key - HF




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 98
State: PA
County: Pike
Municipality: ---
USGS Quad: ---
Watershed: Raymondskill
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Floodplain
Disturbance Class: ---
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO
Wetland Area: ---
Year(s) Sampled: 2000



Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 1.7% (range 0 - 5%)
Woody: 94.3% (range 70 - 100%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Layer Sphagnum sp. (Sphagnum) ni
Carex trisperma (Tuckerman's sedge) 1
Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Carex scoparia (Pointed broom sedge) 2
Shrub Layer Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush blueberry) 2.33
Tree Layer
Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock) 4
Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Betula allegheniensis (Yellow birch) 3
Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum) 3
Betula lenta (Sweet birch) 4


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.75
Shrub: 2.33
Tree: 3.54
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.06
Shrub: 2.33
Tree: 3.40
Species Richness:
Total: 14
Herbaceous: 7
Shrubs: 1
Trees: 6