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194 <br />features encountered were noted and mapped. Survey efforts were concentrated on <br />potential protected or rare plant species habitat that nay occur on the property. <br />2.2.2 Faunal Communily <br />Visual faunal surveys were conducted during the field investigation. This curso y effort <br />identified the presence of habitats suitable for protected and rare species, and also <br />included field identification of species encountered (visual obsei-vation of species, scat <br />and/or tracks) to the highest to onoinic level as practicable in tiro allocated ti e 'rame. <br />Sampling results (faunal community) will be, considered representative of the community <br />habitat type sampled. Important faunal locations as observed during the field <br />investigation were noted and mapped. <br />3.0 Results <br />This section describes species composition and relative proportions of o h natural and <br />disturbed vegetative communities within the project area. Faunal species observed <br />during the field investigation are also noted in this section following the plant community <br />in which they were observed. Plant community mapping is displayed in Figure 3. <br />Scientific' names are included in Appendix IL Photographs of everal plant communities <br />and animal species are included in Appendix 111. <br />3.1 Floi4aConititriiiiiiesandAssociatedFatititt <br />U-Meslc Oak R, Hickory otest — Disturbed State (51.x% Coverago <br />Dry - sic oak-hickory forests are characterized by . variety of upland acidic soils on <br />mid slopes, low ridges, upland flats, and other dry - esie upland area Shafale and <br />Weak ley y 1990). The community on this site is described as "disturbed" due to a <br />significant amount of man activates and refuse observed throughout the area. The <br />community canopy is dominated by various oak and hickory species. The primaty <br />species observed in this com'munity are included in Table I and are the extent of the <br />community is shown in ig"re 3. <br />'fable 1. Dry-M i al - iekor y Foi-est Vegetative Community <br />Callop <br />Sh rub <br />Herbaceous vile <br />White oak <br />Nfulberry <br />Chinese privet** <br />Nepalese br wnto wild grape <br />Shagbark hickory' <br />Moe emut hickory <br />Blackhaw <br />Strafed wintergreen Common <br />greenbri r <br />Northern red oak <br />Black gum <br />Red maple <br />Poison ivy <br />Green ash Pignut hickory Lo bush blueberry <br />Tulip poplar Sweet gull WhIte oak <br />Black walnuO- Red maple Post ciak <br />Post oaf <br />Sycamore <br />Willow oaf <br />*Doi inant species <br />'- * Invasive /Exotic species <br />TCO fol)1161 l <br />