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Pioneer vegetation of ferns with shovel, April 29, 1948

 Item — Box: 1, item: H-97

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The pioneer vegetation of ferns that follow fire or extreme cutting of the forest on the strongly acid soils of Okinawa. These do not grow on soils with a pH above 5.0 nor on the fertile ones. Site is on Yellow Podzolic soil from cherts, clay slates, and limestones at the east edge of a small basin about 2 miles northeast of Toguchi, Motobu peninsula."

Dates

  • Creation: April 29, 1948

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Language of Materials

English

Library Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives

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