August 20, 1964 (cont.)
put not on the seaward tide flats.
About 13 species were identi-
fied in the lagoon with Hydrodictyon, Podina, Lynghya and Dictyota
the most abundant.
Halimeda and Caulerpa were also present.
on the seaward flats a few Halimeda plants were seen and Caulerpa
dictyota and Boodlea were noted as rare.
Lowman:
About one-half of the island missing to the
A central grassland area on the island opens
to the northeast and is surrounded on the other three sides by
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RS
Bravo-Tewa crater.
Messerschmidia groves.
Messerschmidia.
Noddy and fairy terns were nesting in the
These terns and the crested terns were nesting
in the grasslands.
The noddys built rough nests on the ground
and the area contained many young noddys in all stages of development.
Many shore birds were present on the island.
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