Flood pulsing is a natural hydrolic occurrence in ecosystems of rivers, streams and cypress swamps, and plays an important role in seed dispersal and thus sucessful long term restoration. With the passage of critical wetland protection laws in the 1970s, the need for professionals to work in the areas of wetland management and restoration grew and a new "environmental industry" consisting of consulting firms and protection agencies grew. At the same time universities strived to provide the research to support the efficacy of the various restoration techniques and approaches being used in the field. This text is designed to bridge the information gap between universities and the private sectors by presenting timely and useful research to the private sector in an area of restoration where until recently, there has been very little information.