Bushkill MF |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 101 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Pike/Monroe |
| Municipality: | --- |
| USGS Quad: | Bushkill |
| Watershed: | Bushkill |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Mainstem Floodplain |
| Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
| Wetland Area: | --- |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 2000 |
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Vegetation
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| Mean Site Cover |
| Herbaceous: | 68.8% (range 65 - 70%) |
| Woody: | 83.8% (range 60 - 100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Vegetation Type |
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NWI |
| Herbaceous Layer | Urtica dioica (Stinging nettle) | 4 |
| Alliaria petiolata (Garlic mustard) | 4.33 | |
| Carex lacustris (Lake sedge) | 1 | |
| Polygonum persicaria (Lady's thumb) | 2 | |
| Unknown | NI | |
| Shrub Layer | Berberis thumbergii (Japanese barberry) | 4 |
| Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose) | 4 | |
| Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush) | 2.33 | |
| Tree Layer | ||
| Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore) | 2.33 | |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) | 2 | |
| Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) | 3 | |
| Carya tomentosa (Mockernut hickory) | NI | |
| Tilia americana (American basswood) | 4 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.80 |
| Shrub: | 3.83 |
| Tree: | 2.41 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.70 |
| Shrub: | 3.44 |
| Tree: | 3.07 |
| Species Richness: |
| Total: | 33 |
| Herbaceous: | 24 |
| Shrubs: | 3 |
| Trees: | 6 |