Field notes, v1350
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Mural Herz 1969 Journal 31 July 12 (unt.) Paper Leaf Tree, 150 + ft., Dypsis leima, Peru have been associating with Burkenos. I also noted a Jellandsea plant which had a cluster of seeds broken off and the empty shells below it. There were mouse prints (probably Mus - they were very small) right around it. A trap from stations 9 and 10 was missing, and I can't understand how. Pearson & Ray set out the live traps again on the grid. I did a count of the number of Jellandsea plants which appeared to have been grazed upon. The grazed ones usually were had leaves cut off from the tender shoot part in the middle. I took a 100ft. length of string and laid a straight line across the Jellandsea. Then for every live plant the string touched I noted whether it was grazed or ungrazed. I only had time to do this twice. The results were 3/19 grazed and 6/24 grazed. This was done in the same area where I counted the number of plants. I saw a sparrow hawk fly overhead. From point samples we have determined that about 7.6% of the area is covered by live Jellandsea and 29.1% by dead Jellandsea. July 13 Checked the traps this morning. Nothing in my Calhoun line. I don't understand. There are prints all over. Perhaps Mus is for eight for these rusty traps. 4 were sprung!