Howland Island July 24, 1964 Quadrat Studies of the Vegetation # Location Species Present # Soil SP/T/Q 1. west of p.m. #2 on the west beach Lepturus 6 s-4 m-1 l-1 beach rock, sand, ·2° slope west 2. 30 ft. due e. from #1. Lepturus 9 s-1 m-1 l-7 level beach with many coral rocks at surface sand underneath 3. 15 ft. e. of #2. Lepturus 14 s-0 m-2 l-12 beach rock with sand beneath, 2° slope east s-0 m-1 l-2 Portulaca 3 4. 20 ft. e. of #3. Lepturus 5 s-0 m-2 l-3 Portulaca 3 s-0 m-3 l-0 Boerhaavia 29 s-26 m-3 l-0 beach rocks with small pockets of sand, sand beneath B. seedlings sprout- ing next to closely c packed stones. Slope 8 w. 5. 15 ft. e. of #4. Lepturus 9 s-1 m-2 l-6 a 6° slope west, sand and gravel with some large rocks. L. - one plant dead in plot. Portulaca 2 s-1 m-1 l-0 Boerhaavia 4 s-2 m-2 l-0 6. 15 ft e. of #5 Lepturus 7 s-2 m-1 l-4 a 3° slope w., gravel and rock Portulaca 1 s-0 m-1 l-0 Boerhaavia 0 s-0 m-0 l-0 7. 10 ft. e. of #6 - near the slope crest Lepturus 8 s-1 m-1 l-1 a 2° slope west, gra- vel at surface, sand beneath with heavy stones at the surface. Portulaca 1 s-0 m-1 l-0 Boerhaavia 4 s-2 m-2 l-0 Digitaria 10 s-8 m-0 l-2