C.R. Long 1964 Soil Samples - June-July 1964 Enderbury July 11, 1964 Phoenix Island (5) I199-I203 I199 - 1 1/2-2 In. Lepturus, Portulaca I200 - 2 Sesuvium 1/2-2 in. I201 - 3 Lepturus, Portulaca Nesting Sooty Terns I202 - 4 1/2-2 in. I203 - 5 1/2 - 2 in. Sida patch - mid north part of island July 12, 1964 Phoenix Island (3) I204-I206 I204 - 1 Algal layer 1/2 in. deep lagoon. Lepturus stand at edge of lagoon (with a narrow strip of Sesuvium at edge between the grass and the bare surface of the lagoon. I205 - 2 1/2-2 in. windblown soil around slab rocks. I206 - 3 1/2-2 in. Lepturus South end. July 13, 1964 Phoenix Island (3) I207-I209 I207 - I Sesuvium mat - dry, open area (0.5-2 in. layer), many roots present; soil dark brown. I208 - II Soil accumulation under coral rock slab. Windblown mineral matter; dried organic (Lepturus, Portulaca) - crab burrows along edge of rock. I209 - III Bare soil surrounded by Portulaca and Lepturus. Gravel at surface 0.5 in. (0.5-2 in. layer) July 15, 1964 Enderbury Island (1) I210 I210 Eragrostis, Sesuvium 1/2-2 in. July 16, 1964 Enderbury Island (4) I211-I214 I211 - 1 1/2-2 in. Portulaca, Boerhaavia, Lepturus west side of lagoon. I212 - 2 Portulaca, Boerhaavia gravel top, fine beneath, northwest end. I213 - 3 top 1/2 in. Cordia grove west end. I214 - 4 1/2-2 in. Cordia grove west side July 17, 1964 Enderbury Island (2) I215-I216 I215 - 1 South end Eragrostis sp., Sesuvium sp. soil 6 in. deep 1/2-2 in. I216 - 2 Cement floored storage house - hermit crab accumulation. July 18, 1964 McKean Island (7) I217-I223 I217 - 1 Under Sida, Sesuvium 1/2-2 inches I218 - 2 1/2-2 in. under dead Sesuvium nest of masked booby I219 - 3 1/2-2 in. bare lagoon dry on top I220 - 4 Boerhaavia, Digitaria near beach, 1/2-2 in. I221 - 5 1/2-1 in. rock area gravel on top south end Boerhaavia, Sesuvium I222 - 6 1/2-2 inches: Digitaria, Portulaca, Boerhaavia I223 - 7 Sida, near old guano ruins 1/2-2 in. nesting sooty terns