FLOOD TOLERANCE OF PLANT SPECIES 



IN BOTTOMLAND FORESTS OF THE 



SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 



BY 



RUSSELL FRANCIS THERIOT 



A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF 



THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT 



OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF 



DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 



UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 



1992 



UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA USSAS1ES 



