Protection and Management Plan for the Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
Table 10. Macroinvertebrates from reference wetland sites in Millbrook Marsh.
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# 57 Thompson Run |
# 56 Farm 12 |
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Stream |
Soil |
Pool |
Soil |
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Insecta |
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Collembola |
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Isotomidae |
4 |
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Ephemeroptera |
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Baetidae |
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Baetis sp. |
15 |
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Odonata |
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Coenagrionidae |
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Enallagma sp. |
3 |
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Hemiptera |
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Corixidae |
28 |
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Hesperocorixidae sp. |
3 |
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Trichoptera |
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Hydroptilidae |
3 |
40 |
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Hydroptila sp. |
5 |
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Limnephilidae |
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Limnephilus sp. |
3 |
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Diptera |
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Ceratopogonidae |
1 |
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Bezzia sp |
10 |
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Chironomidae |
2208 |
1 |
111 |
10 |
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Muscidae |
3 |
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Psychodidae |
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Pericoma sp. |
7 |
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Sciomyzidae |
2 |
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Simuliidae |
330 |
2 |
1 |
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Tipulidae |
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Molophilus sp. |
1 |
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Paradelphomyia sp. |
1 |
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Tipula sp. |
3 |
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Coleoptera |
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Dytiscidae |
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Agabus sp. |
2 |
1 |
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Nebrioporus sp.* |
3 |
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Helorphidae |
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Helophorus sp. |
50 |
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Hydrophilidae |
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Laccobius sp. |
3 |
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Crustacea |
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Amphipoda |
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Gammaridae |
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Gammarus sp. |
527 |
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Podocopa |
541 |
303 |
8 |
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Arachnida |
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Acariformes |
4 |
7 |
1 |
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Oligochaeta |
134 |
1 |
24 |
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Gastropoda |
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Mesogastopoda |
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Hydrobiidae* |
5138 |
55 |
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Basommatophora |
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Lymnaeidae |
143 |
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Physidae |
84 |
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Planorbidae |
4 |
1 |
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Bivalvia |
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Veneroida |
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Sphaeriidae |
70 |
15 |
86 |
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Total no. |
3588 |
6 |
6209 |
197 |
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Taxa richness |
18 |
5 |
12 |
11 |
*awaiting taxonomic confirmation from examination against reference specimens.
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PENN STATE COOPERATIVE WETLANDS CENTER - REFERENCE WETLAND - SUMMARY
SITE IDENTIFICATION:
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CWC REF. NO.: 28 |
STATE: PA |
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NAME: Millbrook Marsh |
COUNTY: Centre |
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WATERSHED: Spring Creek |
MUNICIPALITY: College |
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DOMINANT VEGETATION CLASS: *PSS/PEM |
USGS QUAD: State College |
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HYDROGEOMORPHIC CLASS: Mainstem floodplain |
LAT: 40° 48’ 40" LONG: 77° 50’ 10" |
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DISTURBANCE CLASS: Severe |
UTM COORD (E/N): 260900/4522000 |
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WETLAND AREA - ha(ac): 0.07 (1.7) |
YEAR(S) SAMPLED: 1994 |
VEGETATION - (dominant species, up to 5 herbceous and 5 woody):
MEAN SITE COVER [RANGE]: HERBACEOUS (%) 80.3 [45-95] WOODY (%) 35.6 [0-85]
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INDICATOR STATUS |
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HERBACEOUS - scientific name (common name): |
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3.00 |
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1.67 |
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3.33 |
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3.00 |
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2.67 |
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WOODY - scientific name (common name): |
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2.00 |
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2.67 |
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NI |
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4.00 |
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2.00 |
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WEIGHTED INDICATOR STATUS (dominant spp.): |
Herbaceous: 2.48 |
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Woody: 2.67 |
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INDICATOR STATUS (all spp.): |
Herbaceous: 2.81 |
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Woody: 2.71 |
SPECIES RICHNESS: herbaceous: 63 woody: 6 Total: 69
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SOIL: MATRIX CHROMA (mean):2.0 |
ORGANIC MATTER (%, mean): 5.2 |
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BULK DENSITY (g/m3, mean): 0.84 |
SOIL SERIES: Melvin silt loam |
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TEXTURE (%, mean): |
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SAND: 29.3 |
SILT: 38.5 CLAY: 32.2 |
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SEDIMENTATION RATE: |
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MINERAL |
EQUIVALENT |
ORGANIC |
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LOADING(g/cm2): 0.19 |
DEPTH: (cm): 0.10 |
LOADING(g/cm2): 0.22 |
HYDROLOGY (see attached hydrographs for wells):
WATER LEVEL - cm, median (range): -112.0 [-130.0-(-42.0)]
WATER QUALITY: pH - mean (range): 7.2
CONDUCTIVITY - mean (range): 660.0
WILDLIFE HABITAT (see attached Wildlife Community Habitat Profile)
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PENN STATE COOPERATIVE WETLANDS CENTER - REFERENCE WETLAND - SUMMARY
SITE IDENTIFICATION:
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CWC REF. NO.: 56 |
STATE: PA |
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NAME: Farm 12 |
COUNTY: Centre |
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WATERSHED: Spring Creek |
MUNICIPALITY: College |
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DOMINANT VEGETATION CLASS: PEM |
USGS QUAD: State College |
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HYDROGEOMORPHIC CLASS: Mainstem floodplain |
LAT: 40° 48’ 41" LONG: 77° 50’ 12" |
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DISTURBANCE CLASS: Severe |
UTM COORD (E/N): 260900/4522000 |
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WETLAND AREA - ha(ac): 0.08 (0.2) |
YEAR(S) SAMPLED: 1997 |
VEGETATION - (dominant species, up to 5 herbceous and 5 woody):
MEAN SITE COVER [RANGE]: HERBACEOUS (%) 97.3 [90-100] WOODY (%) 14.4 [0-40]
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INDICATOR STATUS |
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HERBACEOUS - scientific name (common name): |
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1.00 |
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2.00 |
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1.00 |
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1.00 |
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1.00 |
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WOODY - scientific name (common name): |
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4.00 |
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1.67 |
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WEIGHTED INDICATOR STATUS (dominant spp.): |
Herbaceous: 1.2 |
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Woody: 2.84 |
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INDICATOR STATUS (all spp.): |
Herbaceous: 1.38 |
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Woody: 2.84 |
SPECIES RICHNESS: herbaceous: 11 woody: 2 Total: 13
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SOIL: MATRIX CHROMA (mean):1.8 |
ORGANIC MATTER (%, mean): NA |
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BULK DENSITY (g/m3, mean): NA |
SOIL SERIES: Melvin silt loam |
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TEXTURE (%, mean): |
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SAND: NA |
SILT: NA CLAY: NA |
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SEDIMENTATION RATE: - depth, cm, median (range) |
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MINERAL |
EQUIVALENT |
ORGANIC |
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LOADING(g/cm2): NA |
DEPTH: (cm): NA |
LOADING(g/cm2): NA |
HYDROLOGY (see attached hydrographs for wells):
WATER LEVEL - cm, median (range): see hydrographs
WATER QUALITY: pH - mean (range): NA
CONDUCTIVITY - mean (range): NA
WILDLIFE HABITAT (see attached Wildlife Community Habitat Profile): NA
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CWC REF. NO.: 57 |
STATE: PA |
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NAME: Thompson Run |
COUNTY: Centre |
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WATERSHED: Spring Creek |
MUNICIPALITY: College |
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DOMINANT VEGETATION CLASS: PEM |
USGS QUAD: State College |
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HYDROGEOMORPHIC CLASS: Headwater floodplain |
LAT: 40° 48’ 41" LONG: 77° 50’ 10" |
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DISTURBANCE CLASS: Severe |
UTM COORD (E/N): 260900/4522000 |
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WETLAND AREA - ha(ac): 0.20 (0.5) |
YEAR(S) SAMPLED: 1997 |
VEGETATION - (dominant species, up to 5 herbceous and 5 woody):
MEAN SITE COVER [RANGE]: HERBACEOUS (%) 97.5 [75-100] WOODY (%) 10.0 [0-80]
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INDICATOR STATUS |
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HERBACEOUS - scientific name (common name): |
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Brassica rapa (Field mustard) |
1.00 |
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Carex Iacustris (Lake sedge) |
1.00 |
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Phalaris arundinacea (Reed canary grass) |
1.67 |
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Symplocarpus foetidus(Skunk cabbage) |
1.00 |
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Typha angustifolia (Narrow-leaved cattail) |
1.00 |
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WOODY - scientific name (common name): |
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WEIGHTED INDICATOR STATUS (dominant spp.): |
Herbaceous: 1.13 |
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Woody: --- |
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INDICATOR STATUS (all spp.): |
Herbaceous: 1.19 |
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Woody: --- |
SPECIES RICHNESS: herbaceous: 9 woody: 4 Total: 13
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SOIL: MATRIX CHROMA (mean):1.8 |
ORGANIC MATTER (%, mean): NA |
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BULK DENSITY (g/m3, mean): NA |
SOIL SERIES: Dunning silty clay loam |
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TEXTURE (%, mean): |
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SAND: NA |
SILT: NA CLAY: NA |
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SEDIMENTATION RATE: - depth, cm, median (range) |
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MINERAL |
EQUIVALENT |
ORGANIC |
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LOADING(g/cm2): NA |
DEPTH: (cm): NA |
LOADING(g/cm2): NA |
HYDROLOGY (see attached hydrographs for wells):
WATER LEVEL - cm, median (range): see hydrographs
WATER QUALITY: pH - mean (range): NA
CONDUCTIVITY - mean (range): NA
WILDLIFE HABITAT (see attached Wildlife Community Habitat Profile): NA