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Photographs:*Midway Island, May 23-25, 1964, C.R. Long.
May 23 - 24, 1964 (May, in black)
Eastern Island - May 23, 1964
2. large Casuarina growing on the west end; Verbesina, Lobularia,
and Scaevola.
3. as in 2.
4. Lobularia, Scaevola, Verbesina, Casuarina; nesting black-footed
albatross.
5. Anagalis, Gnaphalium on the ne. side of the ne-sw runway.
6. Black-footed albatross nestlings in Lobularia; bare nest areas.
7. Tribulus, Lobularia; west end of the e-w runway.
8. Lobularia stand; black-footed albatross nestlings; Scaevola in back;
w. end of the w-e runway.
9. Scaevola - roots exposed by high waves of storm; erosion along the
sw. shore of Eastern Island.
10. Along the south shore of Eastern Island; young Messerschmidtia and
Casuarina.
11. Pluchea, Casuarina, Lobularia - on the n. side of the w-e runway near
the intersection with the ne-sw runway.
12. Nestling black-footed albatross in Pimbristylis, Lobularia, Verbesina;
at the sw. end of Eastern Island.
Sand Island, Frigate Point - May 24, 1964
13. Scaevola and Terminalia in strip parallel to and between the shore
and the runway, on se. point.
14. Scaevola, Terminalia and Casuarina; in se. strip.
15. Euphorbia heterophylla under Casuarina.
16. Old bunker on se. shore; Casuarina, Cynodon.
17. Coccobloba, Setaria, young Casuarina, Boerhaavia along the se. shore.
18. Coccobloba and Casuarina trees along the se. shore.
19. Scaevola on hillocks of sand on the se. point; nesting black-footed
albatross.
20. Scaevola on the se. end of the w-e runway.
21. Scaevola on the se. side of the w-e runway stabilizing and forming
sand hillocks.
May 24 - 25, 1964 (May, in red)
Sand Island, Frigate Point - May 24, 1964
1. Scaevola on sand mounds; in bloom.
2. (as in 1.)
3. Litter accumulation under Scaevola.
4. Lobularia, Verbesina and Euphorbia seedlings along the Frigate Pt. road.
Eastern Island - May 25, 1964
5. Nestling black-footed albatross in Lobularia; Conyza seedlings;
ne. end of the island.
* 2 x 2 Color Slides