august 15,
1964
plentiful.
(cont.)
Collected 3 H. atra and 3 H. leucospilota.
collected near ocean Side of airstrip.
xodachromes of Enyu and surroundings
About 3.10 p.m. took
from about
230
Gessel--Soils and plants sampled during p.m.
foot tower.
Great contrasts
in vegetation and soils with regard to productivity.
has the appearance of being leveled by bulldozers.
a beach rock layer at from 3-4 1/2 feet.
composite,
Coenobita
Entire island
Seems to have
Soil in many areas is a
as a result.
Potential productivity of the ‘island is good and could
actually be greatly improved.
Palumbo:
Vegetation covers most of the island, except the
airstrip; old buildings,
growth,
good,
signs, etc.,
especially Ipomoea.
are overgrown with rank
The condition of most plants was
especially the green sedge and lush large leaves of the
morning glory.
Some of the coconut trees were at least 50 feet
tall and bear abundant fruit.
near soil pit #9,
Plants for analysis were collected
in a coconut grove 200 yards from the airstrip.
Thirty-two species of plants were counted on Enyu, by far the most
on any island visited to date.
Arrowroot corms were collected
near the S.W. point of the island.
Algae on the Lagoon side is very sparse.
is Halimeda.
and one
on the
Collected algae in three areas:
seaward
side.
The one exception
two in the lagoon