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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.

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