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seedlings rapidly developed adventitious root systems after flooding. Shoot growth recovery was rapid for cottonwood and green ash, but delayed for sycamore. 9. Klawitter, R.A. 1963. Sweetgum, swamp tupelo, and water tupelo sites in a South Carolina bottomland forest. Ph.D Dissertation. Duke University, Durham, NC~ Sweetgum, swamp tupelo, and water tupelo habitats were studied in a coastal plain bottemland forest adjacent to the Santee River in South Carolina. Site variables evaluated included elevations, hydrology, woody understory vegetation, and soil characteristics. Results showed that sweetgum sites were better drained, with a higher pH, than tupelo sites. Green ash preferred swampy sites that remained wet for long periods without deep flooding. American elm occurred mostly along the upper slopes of the swamp and lower edges of the first bottom. Carolina ash, red maple, and green ash decreased in abundance with the increased height of water tupelo. 10. Little, E. L. 1980. The Audubon Society field guide to North American trees (Eastern Region). Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 715 pp. This Audubon field guide describes the proposed species as follows: Green Ash - occurs on moist alluvial soils along streams and in floodplain forests Red Maple - occurs on wet or moist soils of stream banks, valleys, swamps and uplands Sweetgum - occurs on moist soils of valleys and lower slopes Sycamore - occurs on wet soils of stream banks, floodplain forests and on the edges of lakes and swamps Boxe!der - occurs on wet or moist soils along stream banks and in valleys ll. McDermott, R.E. 1954. Effects of saturated sell on seedling growth of some bottomland hardwood species. Ecology 35(1):36-41. This study focuses on seedling survival in saturated soils. Young seedlings (less than 1-month-old) of American elm, winged elm, red maple, sycamore~ hazel alder, and river birch were subjected to saturated soil conditions for periods of 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 16, and 32 days. Each treatment was applied to 20 seedlings in four pots of five seedlings per pot. After floodin§, the seedlings were kept at or above field capacity under conditions of about 50% sunlight and st high soil temperatures. Height of the seedlings were measured at the end of 32, 42, and 52 days, Compared to the no-flooding controls, all species showed patterns of stunting in height'growth. River birch showed evidence of stunting for all'saturatiom periods greater than'l day, and red maple was stunted by all but the 4-day saturation period. Both species recovered rapidly in well-drained soil conditions. Sycamore was significantly stunted only by the 32-day treatment, but recovered fairly rapidly. There was a 100% survival rate for red maple, the elms, and river birch, and a 95% survival rate for sycamore. 2130 4