ML080280419

Information for the Conservation of Biodiversity

ML080280419
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	01/23/2008
From:	State of PA, Natural Heritage Program
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC MD3021, TAC MD3022
Download: ML080280419 (5)

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Records Can Be Sorted By Clicking Column Name Export list to Text Scientific Name Acidic broadleaf swamp Acidic glacial lake Acidic glacial peatland complex Acidic shrub swamp Alder - ninebark wetland Alder - sphagnum wetland Alnus rugosa swamp Basin graminoid-forb fen Big bluestem - indian grass river grassland Birch (black-gum) rocky slope woodland Black cherry - northern hardwood forest Black spruce - tamarack palustrine woodland Black spruce - tamarack peatland forest Boreal conifer swamp Bottomland oak -

hardwood palustrine forest Broadleaf-conifer swamp Buckthorn - sedge (carex Common Name Acidic Broadleaf Swamp Acidic Glacial Lake Acidic Shrub Swamp Speckled Alder Swamp Basin Graminoid-forb Fen Boreal Conifer Swamp Broadleaf-conifer Swamp Global Rank G5 GNR GNR G5 GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR State Rank S3 S2S3 SNR S3 S3 S4 SNR S1 S3 S2 S4 S2 S3 S3 S2 S3S4 State Proposed Federal Sae State Status State Status Status

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Natural Community Types Page 2 of 5 interior) - golden ragwort fen Buttonbush wetland Calcareous glacial lake Calcareous opening/cliff Calcareous riverside outcrop community Calcareous seepage swamp Cattail marsh Central appalachian shale barren Circumneutral broadleaf swamp Circumneutral shrub swamp Coastal plain forest Cyperaceae-poaceae colony.

Dry oak - heath woodland Dry oak-mixed hardwood forest Dulichium arun dinaceum/sphagnum sp. colony Eastern serpentine barrens Ephemeral/fluctuating limestone sinkhole Ephemeral/fluctuating natural pool Floodplain forest Floodplain swamp Freshwater intertidal marsh Freshwater intertidal mudflat Golden saxifrage -

pennsylvania bitter-cress spring run Golden saxifrage - sedge rich seep Graminoid marsh Great lakes region lakeplain palustrine forest Great lakes region scarp seep Heath barrens Hemlock (white pine) -

red oak - mixed hardwood forest Hemlock (white pine) -

northern hardwood forest Hemlock (white pine) forest Hemlock - mixed hardwood palustrine forest Hemlock - tuliptree -

birch forest Hemlock palustrine forest Herbaceous vernal pond High-gradient clearwater Calcareous Glacial Lake Calcareous Riverside Outcrop Community Calcareous Seepage Swamp Central Appalachian Shale Barren Circurmneutral Broadleaf Swamp Circumneutral Shrub Swamp Coastal Plain Forest Sedge-grass Colony Three-way Sedge/sphagnum Moss Eastern Serpentine Barrens Ephemeral/fluctuating Limestone Sinkhole Ephemeral/fluctuating Natural Pool Floodplain Forest Floodplain Swamp Freshwater Intertidal Marsh Freshwater Intertidal Mudflat Graminoid Marsh Heath Barrens High-gradient GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR IGNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR G2 GNR GNR GNR GNR G3G4 G3G4 GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR S1 S4 S1 S2 S1 S1 S5 SI S2S3 S3

$1 SNR S3 S3 SNR S2 S1 S3 S2

$1 S1 Si S3S4 S2 S3 S1

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Natural Community Types Page 3 of 5 creek Highbush blueberry -

sphagnum wetland Leatherleaf - bog rosemary peatland Leatherleaf - sedge wetland Leatherleaf -cranberry peatland Low heath shrubland Many fruited sedge -

bladderwort peatland Mesic central forest Mesic scrub oak-heath-pitch pine barrens Mixed forb marsh Mixed grarninoid-robust emergent marsh Mixed mesophytic forest Natural pond Nonglacial bog Northern appalachian acidic cliff community Northern appalachian acidic rocky summit community Northern appalachian acidic seep community Northern appalachian boulder field Northern appalachian calcareous cliff community Northern appalachian calcareous rocky summit community Northern appalachian circumneutral seep community Northern appalachian shale barren Northern appalachian shale cliff community Northern appalachian spruce rocky summit Northern conifer forest Northern conifer swamp Clearwater Creek Mesic Central Forest Mesic Scrub Oak-heath-pitch Pine Barrens Mixed Graminoid-robust Emergent Marsh Natural Pond GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR Nonglacial Bog Northern Appalachian G5 Acidic Cliff Community 15 Northern Appalachian Acidic Rocky Summit Community Northern Appalachian Acidic Seep Community Northern Appalachian Boulder Field Northern Appalachian Calcareous Cliff Community Northern Appalachian Calcareous Rocky Summit Community Northern Appalachian Circumneutral Seep Community Northern Appalachian Shale Barren Northern Appalachian Shale Cliff Community Northern Appalachian Spruce Rocky Summit Northern Conifer Forest Northern Conifer Swamp GNR GNR GNR S3 S5 S2S3 S3 S2S3 S1 S2 S2 S1 S3 S2S3 S1S2 S2S3 S3 S5 S2 S3?

S5 S2 S1 S3?

S2 S2 S1 S3S4 S3S4 S3S4 S4 S3 S3 S1 SN R S2S3 N

GNR G2?

GNR GNR GNR GNR G5 GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR N

Northern hardwood forest Forest Hardwood 11Forest Northern hardwood forest Northern hardwood-conifer forest Oligotrophic glacial kettlehole bog Open sedge (carex stricta, c. prairea, c.

lacustris) fen Pinus strobus forest Pitch pine - mixed hardwood woodland Northern Hardwood-conifer Forest Glacial Bog White Pine Forest http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/community.aspx 1/23/2008

Natural Community Types Pitch pine - mixed oak forest Pitch pine - scrub oak woodland Poison sumac - red-cedar

- bayberry fen Poor fen Prairie sedge - spotted joe-pye-weed marsh Red maple - black ash palustrine forest Red maple - black-gum palustrine forest Red maple - elm - willow floodplain swamp Red maple - magnolia coastal plain palustrine forest Red maple - mixed shrub palustrine woodland Red oak - mixed hardwood forest Red spruce palustrine forest Red spruce palustrine woodland Red-cedar - mixed hardwood rich shale woodland Red-cedar - redbud shrubland Rich hemlock - mesic hardwoods forest Ridgetop dwarf-tree forest River gravel community Riverside ice scour community Riverside outcrop community Robust emergent marsh Scrub oak shrubland Shrub fen Side-oats gramma calcareous grassland Silver maple floodplain forest Skunk cabbage - golden saxifrage forest seep Solution cave aquatic community Sphagnum - beaked rush peatland Spring,run community Sugar maple - basswood Sweet gum - oak coastal plain forest Sycamore - (river birch) -

box-elder floodplain forest Talus cave community Page 4 of 5 Poor Fen Quercus Ilicifolia-kalmia Latifolia-p.

Rigida River Gravel Community Riverside Outcrop Community Robust Emergent Marsh Shrub Fen Solution Cave Aquatic Community Spring Run Community Talus Cave Community GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR G4 GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR G2G3 GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR S4 S2S3

$1 51 S1S2 S2S3

$3S4 S2 S1 S5 S5 S3 S2S3

$152 S2 S2S3 S3 54S5 S1S2 S152 S2 S3 S1 S1 S3 S4S5 S3 S3 S1S2 S4 S1 S3 S2S4 http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/community.aspx 1/23/2008

Natural Community Types Page 5 of 5 Talus slope forest Tectonic cave community Tuliptree-beech -maple forest Tussock sedge marsh Typha latifolia/sphagnum sp Virginia pine - mixed hardwood forest Virginia pine - mixed hardwood shale woodland Water-willow (decodon verticillatus) shrub wetland Waterfall and plungepool Weakly minerotrophic lakeside bog Wild rice - water-hemp tidal marsh Xeric central conifer forest Xeric central hardwood forest Xeric central hardwood-conifer forest Yellow oak - redbud woodland Talus Slope Forest Tectonic Cave Community Common Cattail/sphagnum Moss Waterfall and Plungepool Weakly Minerotrophic Lakeside Bog Xeric Central Conifer Forest Xeric Central Hardwood Forest Xeric Central Hardwood-conifer Forest GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR GNR S2?

$3S4 S4 S4 SNR S5 S2 S3 S3S4 S2 S2S3 S3S4 S5 53 S2 N

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