State Game Lands 130 Slope




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 218
State: PA
County: Mercer
Municipality: ---
USGS Quad: Sandy Lake
Watershed: ---
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: ---
Dominant Vegetation Class: SS/FO
Wetland Area: ---
Year(s) Sampled: 2003



Site 218 - SGL 130 Slope

Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 71.3
Woody: 58.8

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type Scientific name (Common name) NWI
Herbaceous Onoclea sensiblilis (Sensitive fern) 2
Leersia oryzoides (Rice cutgrass) 1
Clematis sp. (Virgin's bower) NI
Graminoid sp. (Unidentified graminoid) NI
Toxicodendron radicans (Poison ivy) 3
Shrub Cornus amomum (Silky dogwood) 2
Salix nigra (Black willow) 1.67
Ribes sp. (Currant) NI
Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose) 4
Sambucus sp. (Elderberry) NI
Tree Alnus incana (Speckled alder) NI
Snag (Dead tree) NI
Ulmus americana (American elm) 2.33
Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Betula allegheniensis (Yellow birch) 3


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.93
Shrub: 2.08
Tree: 2.65
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.30
Shrub: 3.47
Tree: 2.88
Species Richness:
Total: 36
Herbaceous: 26
Shrubs: --
Trees: 10




Site 218 - SGL 130 Slope