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



Site 222 - Erie National Wildlife Refuge 2

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




Site 222 - Erie National Wildlife Refuge 2