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MYCETOZOA IN EPPING FOREST IN 1948-49
BY J. ROSS
AN exceptionally good start was made in recording Mycetozoa
in the twelve months from March 1st, 1948, to February
28th, 1949, but subsequently the period was somewhat disappoint-
ing as a consequence of adverse weather. In January 1948 the
rainfall was 4.05 inches, and helped by a snowfall in February
provided splendid hunting in March. In that month thirty
species were found, of which twenty-one were in such condition
as to warrant their inclusion in the 1948-49 list. In the five
months March to July, both inclusive, the rainfall was only
7.02 inches, but August with 3.07 inches brought improvement,
the total number of species recorded in that month being forty-
three, followed by fifty in September and thirty-eight in October.
The rainfall of 23.23 inches for 1948 was below the average.
Of the twenty-one species entered in the list for March ten