Project Director

Van Horn, Gene S.

Department Examiner

Aborn, David; Craddock, J. Hill; Lee, William

Department

Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to identify all native and introduced vascular plant species near the Tennessee River Gardens. The field work resulted in 355 specimens that represent 81 families, 190 genera, and 268 species. In addition to collecting and identifying, I also compared my flora with that of Lookout Mountain Park to determine the degree of similarity between the two sites which are both south of the Tennessee River. Another comparison was completed contrasting my flora with the flora of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The biotic similarity data I compiled are presented along with the biotic index utilized to compare the floras. My hypothesis is that the areas are not significantly different.

Degree

B. S.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Science.

Date

3-2003

Subject

Plants--Tennessee River Valley; Botany--Tennessee--Marion County

Discipline

Botany

Document Type

Theses

Extent

ii, 49 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Call Number

LB2369.5 .K563 2003

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