FWS/OBS-81/37 

 March 1982 



THE ECOLOGY OF BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD SWAMPS 

 OF THE SOUTHEAST: A COMMUNITY PROFILE 



by 



Charles H. Wharton 

 Institute of Ecology 

 University of Georgia 

 Athens, Georgia 30602 



and 



Wiley M. Kitchens 



Edward C. Pendleton 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



1010 Gause Boulevard 



Slidell , Louisiana 70458 



Timothy W. Sipe 

 Department of Biology 

 Wabash College 

 Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933 



Performed for 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



Biological Services Program 



Fish and Wildlife Service 



U.S. Department of the Interior 



Washington, D.C. 20240 



