TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.)


 VOLUME 2


Chapter 6 (Cont.)

 Site Selection ............................................................................. 6-19
 Elongated Quadrat Establishment.............................................. 6-20
 Vegetative Data Collection....................................................... 6-20

 Vine Species Identification............................................ 6-20
 Soil Characteristics ...................................................... 6-55

 Intensive Sampling Design .................................................................. 6-69

 Vegetative Data.......................................................................... 6-69
 Abiotic Data ............................................................................. 6-76

 Sunlight Transmittance ................................................ 6-76
 W ater Depth................................................................. 6-76
 Soil Characteristics ...................................................... 6-76

 Simulation M odeling ............................................................... 6-83

 DISCUSSION .................................................................................................... 6-99

 Research Summary ................................................................................ 6-99
 The Occurrence of Vines ................................................................... 6-100
 The Roles of Vines in Succession....................................................... 6-103
 Environmental Conditions Favorable to Vine Growth.................... 6-105
 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research............................ 6-107

 Chronosequence Field Design ............................................... 6-107
 Intensive Field Design ........................................................... 6-107
 Further Research.................................................................... 6-107

 CONCLUSIONS........................................................................................ 6-109
 REFERENCES ................................................................................................ 6-111

 APPENDIX

 6-A LITERATURE REVIEW PERTAINING TO WETLAND
 CONSTRUCTION .............................................................. 6A-1
 6-B SYSTEM S ECOLOGY SYMBOLS......................................... 6B-1