Site 103 - Becky's Babbling Brook
Becky's Babbling Brook |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 103 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Pike |
| Municipality: | --- |
| USGS Quad: | Promised Land |
| Watershed: | Wallenpaupak |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Riparian Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | FO |
| Wetland Area: | --- |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 2000 |
Site 103 - Becky's Babbling Brook
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Vegetation
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| Mean Site Cover |
| Herbaceous: | 35% (range 10 -80%) |
| Woody: | 60% (range 40 -90% |
| Dominant Species |
| Vegetation Type |
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NWI |
| Herbaceous Layer | Sphagnum sp. (Sphagnum) | NI |
| Grass sp. (Grass) | NI | |
| Leersia oryzoides (Rice cutgrass) | 1 | |
| Dulichium arundinaceum (Three way sedge) | 1 | |
| Thelypteris palustris (Marsh fern) | 1.67 | |
| Shrub Layer | Rhododendron sp. (Azalea) | NI |
| Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush blueberry) | 2.33 | |
| Spiraea alba latifolia (Broadleaf meadowsweet) | 2.67 | |
| Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine) | 4 | |
| Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock) | 4 | |
| Tree Layer | ||
| Acer rubrum (Red maple) | 3 | |
| Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock) | 4 | |
| Betula allegheniensis (Yellow birch) | 3 | |
| Fraxinus nigra (Black ash) | 2 | |
| Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine) | 4 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.14 |
| Shrub: | 2.69 |
| Tree: | 3.29 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.73 |
| Shrub: | 3.25 |
| Tree: | 3.13 |
| Species Richness: |
| Total: | 43 |
| Herbaceous: | 29 |
| Shrubs: | 5 |
| Trees: | 9 |
