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Locality:
Eniwetok Atoll,
and Edna Islands.
Janet
Personnel:
Gessel, Palumbo,
Welander and Donaldson, plus
Keith Allsup and John Koranda.
Radiation level(s):
Date:
Sept.
Weather:
2,
1964, Wed.
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,
ramp at 8:10 A.M.
Koranda,
Allsup and Karl Frogner left
and arrived at Janet at 10:25 A.M.
the
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:
"“Messerschmidia are in parklike stands over
most of the island, particularly in the airport area.
trees are mostly 8-15'
base.
These
tall and go up to 8" in diameter at the
Great variation in vigor and color was observed.
Scaevola also present but form a minor part of the cover.
Scattered
Ground
cover is mostly Ipomea, which is extensive over the airport.
Fimbristylis, Triumfetta and Vernonia occur.
ing,
Near the boat land-
Pleachea was observed.
"I 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 ebserved on the trip in early August.