Erie National Wildlife Refuge 2 |
Site
Identification
|
CWC Reference Number: | 222 |
State: | PA |
County: | Crawford |
Municipality: | --- |
USGS Quad: | Sugar Lake |
Watershed: | --- |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Slope |
Disturbance Class: | --- |
Dominant Vegetation Class: | FO |
Wetland Area: | --- |
Year(s) Sampled: | 2003 |
Vegetation
|
Mean Site Cover |
Herbaceous: | 73.3 |
Woody: | 36.7 |
Dominant Species |
Vegetation Type | Scientific name (Common name) | NWI |
Herbaceous | Carex stricta (Tussock sedge) | 1 |
Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon fern) | 2 | |
Sphagnum sp. (Sphagnum) | --- | |
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady fern) | 3 | |
Graminoid sp. (Unidentified graminoid) | NI | |
Shrub | Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry) | 3 |
Viburnum dentatum (Southern arrowwood) | 3 | |
Cornus amomum (Silky dogwood) | 2 | |
Alnus incana (Speckled alder) | NI | |
Spiraea alba (Broadleaf meadowsweet) | 4 | |
Tree | Tsuga canadensis (Eastern hemlock) | 4 |
Snag (Dead tree) | NI | |
Alnus incana (Speckled alder) | NI | |
Betula allegheniensis (Yellow birch) | 3 | |
Fraxinus nigra (Black ash) | 2 |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 1.55 |
Shrub: | 2.59 |
Tree: | 3.75 |
Indicator Status (all spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 2.07 |
Shrub: | 2.60 |
Tree: | 3.26 |
Species Richness: |
Total: | 53 |
Herbaceous: | 42 |
Shrubs: | -- |
Trees: | 11 |