Locality:
Eniwetok
Atoll, ‘ Janet
—
and Edna Islands.
Gessel, Palumbo,
Personnel:
Welander and Donaldson, plus
Keith Allsup and John Koranda.
Radiation level(s):
Date 3
s ept.
pt.
Weather:
3
Wed.
2, 1954,
Fair.
Water conditions:
Normal
"
No measurements taken.
John Koranda of L.R.L. had arranged for an "M" boat trip to
Janet and Edna to collect samples for the H3 studies L.R.L.
is
doing on the biota here at Eniwetok.
The four of us, Koranda, Allsup and Karl Frogner left the
ramp at 8:10 A.M. and arrived at Janet‘tat 10:25 A.M.
We took
the jeep ashore and used it for a tour of the open parts of the
island,
especially for a trip down the airstrip.
Gessel's notes:
most of the island,
"Messerschmidia are in parklike stands over
particularly in the airport area.
These
trees are mostly 8-15' tall and go up to 8" in diameter at the
base,
Great variation in vigor and mlor was observed.
Scaevola also present but form a minor part of the cover.
Scattered
Ground
cover is mostty Ipomea, which is extensive over the airport.
Fimbristylis,
ing,
Triumfetta and Vernonia occur.
Near the boat land-
Pleachea was observed.
"T saw at least one 10-foot coconut and there may be more as
I did not go through the interior of the island.
Palumbo reports
some Guettarda and Pisonia observed on the trip in early August.
.