Beaver Thicket




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 126
State: PA
County: Blair
Municipality: Snyder
USGS Quad: Tyrone
Watershed: Juniata River
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Headwater Impoundment Beaver
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: ---
Wetland Area: 0.75
Year(s) Sampled: 2000



Site 126 - Beaver Thicket

Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 92.5
Woody: 3.13

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type Scientific name (common name) NWI
Herbaceous Panicum clandestinum (Deer tongue witchgrass) 2.67
Phalaris arundinacea (Reed canary grass) 2
Carex stricta (Tussock sedge) 1
Galium asprellum (Rough bedstraw) 1
Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn olive) NI
Shrub Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn olive) NI
Cornus amomum (Silky dogwood) 2
Viburnum sp. (Viburnum) NI
Tree Snag (Dead tree) NI


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.12
Shrub: 2.00
Tree: ---
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.60
Shrub: 2.00
Tree: ---
Species Richness:
Total: 31
Herbaceous: 27
Shrubs: 3
Trees: 1




Site 126 - Beaver Thicket