B. Work to be performed at a central locality, such as Honolulu: 
1. Compilation of available bibliographic data. 
a. Published reports. 
b. Unpublished reports (by military, etc.). 
c. Meteorological data . 
d. Vertical aerial photographs (both earlier and recent 
photographs would be desirable), 
2. Correlation of bibliographic data with field collections, 
leading to: 
a. Preparation of a flora (i.e., a list of the plant 
species) of each island. 
b. Preparation of descriptions of the vegetation (i.e., 
the groupings of plant species) of each island , 
c. Preparation of a vegetation map of each island . 
If time is available in the field, it would be desirable to make 
additional observations and collections. While these would not be of 
primary importance to this project, they would provide additional 
useful information and would provide a means of utilizing extra field 
time profitably. These additional activities should include: 
i. Making collections of soil samples using aseptic 
techniques, from which samples the soil microorganisms 
could be studied „ 
2. Making collections of marine and fresh water algae. 
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3. Establishing photographic stations which could be 
revisited in the future to ascertain vegetational changes 
with time. 
