Site 19 - Rothrock State Forest
Rothrock State Forest |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 19 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Huntingdon |
| Municipality: | Jackson |
| USGS Quad: | McAlevy's |
| Watershed: | Standing Stone |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Slope |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
| Wetland Area: | 1.2 ha (3.0 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Site 19 - Rothrock State Forest
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 13.1% (range 0-70%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| New York fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis |
| Rice cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides |
| Arrow leaf tear thumb | Polygonum sagittatum |
| Violet | Viola sp. |
| Manna grass | Glyceria sp. |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 89.1% (range 60 -100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron maximum |
| Mountain laurel | Kalmia latifolia |
| Tulip tree | Liriodendron tulipifera |
| Eastern hemlock | Tsuga canadensis |
| Black gum | Nyssa sylvatica |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.23 |
| Woody: | 3.60 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.50 |
| Woody: | 3.19 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 43 |
| Herbaceous: | 33 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 10 |
Site 19 - Rothrock State Forest
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.333 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 27.17 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.70 |
| Soil Series: | Buchanan very stony loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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40.8 |
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silt:
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32.9 |
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clay:
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26.3 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| mineral loading (g/cm2): | NA |
| equivalent depth (cm): | NA |
| organic loading (g/cm2): | NA |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| median (cm): | -22.84 |
| range (cm): | -65.0-7.60 |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 5.5 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 94.0 |
