Site 43 - I-80 Shrub Swamp
I-80 Shrub Swamp |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 43 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Monroe |
| Municipality: | Tobyhanna |
| USGS Quad: | Black Eslee |
| Watershed: | Tunkhanock Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Isolated Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PSS |
| Wetland Area: | 0.3 ha (0.8 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1995 |
Site 43 - I-80 Shrub Swamp
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 108.8% (range 90-135%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Fowl manna grass | Glyceria striata |
| Bristly blackberry | Rubus hispidus |
| Wrinkled goldenrod | Solidago rugosa |
| Sphagnum |
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| Marsh seedbox | Ludwigia palustris |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 38.2% (range 20-60%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Highbush blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum |
| Meadowsweet | Spiraea sp. |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata |
| Paper birch | Betula papyrifera |
| Red maple | Acer rubrum |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.57 |
| Woody: | 2.60 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.50 |
| Woody: | 2.77 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 27 |
| Herbaceous: | 22 |
| Woody: | 5 |
Aerial View of I-80 Shrub Swamp
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.5 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 38.24 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.32 |
| Soil Series: | NA |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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35.4 |
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silt:
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18.2 |
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clay:
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46.4 |
| 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): | NA |
| range (cm): | NA |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | NA |
| Conductivity (mean): | NA |
