Barrens Long Pond



Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 74
State: PA
County: Centre
Municipality: Halfmoon
USGS Quad: Port Matilda
Watershed: Spring Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Isolated Depression
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: POW/PFO
Wetland Area: NA
Year(s) Sampled: 1999



Site 74 - Barrens Long Pond

Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 6.3% (range 0-15%)
Woody: 42.5% (range 20-65%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Layer Nuphar sp. (Yellow pond lily)
NI
Lemna sp. (Duckweed)
NI
Lycopus sp. (Bugleweed)
NI
Shrub Layer Vaccinium angustifolium (Lowbush blueberry)
4.33
Smilax sp. (Greenbriar)
NI
Quercus prinus (Chestnut oak)
5
Tree Layer Acer rubrum (Red maple)
3
Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum)
3
Quercus alba (White oak)
4
Pinus strobus (White pine)
4
Quercus rubra (Red oak)
4.33


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: ---
Shrub: 4.38
Tree: 3.39
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: ---
Shrub: 4.67
Tree: 3.83
Species Richness:
Total: 15
Herbaceous: 3
Shrubs: 3
Trees: 9