Left Fred at 0800 for Japtan (David).
to select sampling stations.
of disturbed habitats.
Drove around island
General appearance of island one
Coconut plantation disrupted by build-
ings and large areas demanded to make room for buildings,
antennas
and other equipment throughout most of
Only a few small
“virgin” forests remain,
the
island.
these composed of
large Pisonia-messerschmidia associations and located near
the seaward side next to the deepentrance
.
Before lunch, made
'
collections of 6011 and plants and others surveyed reef for fish
collecting.
Raul McClin made gamma surveys with picker lab
monitor at 3 feet--readings variable from 200-600 c/m + 50 c/m
at each reading
(?).
Background not determined yet
Lunch at 11:30 at mess hall here on Japtan.
(?).
After lunch
poisoned at northeast side of island in fast flowing water
about 150 yds. from Nickajack trail.
Welander and Murchison
(U. Hawaii)
Collected 1 1/2 fish:
and Palumbo each placed
l gallon fish poison in cubitainer on bottom--2 to 4 feet of
water.
Tide and currents too strong--Palumbo and Billings to
reef edge for algae collection--footing difficult and tide too
strong to swim--algal population very sparse from shore to reef
edge,
a distance of 300 yds.
Collected a few species for identi-
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