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  3. Surveying vegetation cover

Surveying vegetation cover

Point sampling along dune transect, Cooks Beach, Coromandel.Point sampling along dune transect, Cooks Beach, Coromandel.Surveying involves an easy-to-use rapid-point sampling method for vegetation cover and species composition:

  • Determine sampling points at fixed intervals along the transect. This is likely to be 1m apart for most dunes.
  • Drop the fibreglass pole at the sampling points along the transect tape.
  • Record the uppermost species touching the pole in the “Touching species” column of the survey sheet.
  • Record the top (tallest) species within a 30cm diameter column of the pole in the “Top species” column of the survey sheet, and record the height of this species in the “Top height” column of the survey sheet.

Drop the sampling pole at 1m intervals along the transect tape. Record the uppermost species and height touching the pole (1); and record the top height of vegetation and the species within a 30cm diameter column of the pole (2).Drop the sampling pole at 1m intervals along the transect tape. Record the uppermost species and height touching the pole (1); and record the top height of vegetation and the species within a 30cm diameter column of the pole (2).

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  • Creating a new site
  • Paperwork
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  • Identifying plants
  • Locating or establishing transects
  • Surveying vegetation cover
  • Recording dune profiles
  • Photopoints

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    • Northland
      • Ahipara
        • Kaka Street
          • Transect 1
            • 20/01/2021
            • 27/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 20/01/2021
            • 27/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 27/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 20/01/2021
            • 27/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 20/01/2021
            • 27/05/2017
        • Mapere Block
          • Transect 1
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 2b
            • 20/01/2021
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 20/01/2021
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 3b
            • 20/01/2021
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 4b
            • 20/01/2021
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 29/05/2017
          • Transect 5b
            • 20/01/2021
            • 29/05/2017
      • Hukatere
        • Hukatere Lodge
          • Transect 1
            • 19/01/2021
            • 28/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 19/01/2021
            • 28/05/2017
      • Pataua North
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 12/01/2021
            • 25/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 12/01/2021
            • 25/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 12/01/2021
            • 25/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 12/01/2021
            • 25/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 12/01/2021
            • 08/06/2017
          • Transect 6
            • 12/01/2021
            • 08/06/2017
      • Ruakaka
        • Ruakaka Racecourse
          • Transect 1
            • 02/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 02/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 23/05/2017
        • Ruakaka Surf Club
          • Transect 1
            • 22/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 22/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 22/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 22/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 22/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
      • Taipa
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 09/05/2016
          • Transect 2
            • 09/05/2016
          • Transect 3
            • 09/05/2016
          • Transect 4
            • 09/05/2016
          • Transect 5
            • 09/05/2016
        • Taipa Beach
          • Transect 1
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 6
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 7
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 8
            • 13/01/2021
            • 26/05/2017
          • Transect 9
            • 13/01/2021
      • Waipu Cove
        • Recreation Reserve
          • Transect 1
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 10
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 11
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 12
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 13
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 14
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 15
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 16
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 17
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 6
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 7
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 8
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
          • Transect 9
            • 10/12/2020
            • 23/05/2017
    • Auckland
    • Waikato
      • Cooks Beach
        • Capt. Cook
          • Transect 1
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 06/12/2017
        • Main beach
          • Transect 1
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 06/12/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 06/12/2017
      • Raglan
        • Harbour carpark
          • Transect 1
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/11/2017
        • Harbour marae
          • Transect 1
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/11/2017
        • Surf beach
          • Transect 1
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/11/2017
        • Surf club
          • Transect 1
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 29/11/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 29/11/2017
      • Whangamata Beach
        • 2015 planting
          • Transect 1
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 07/12/2017
        • 2016 planting
          • Transect 1
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 07/12/2017
        • 2017 planting
          • Transect 1
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 07/12/2017
        • Control, no planting
          • Transect 1
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 07/12/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 07/12/2017
    • Bay of Plenty
      • Bryan’s Beach
      • Dotterel Point Pukehina MOWS
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 22/01/2021
          • Transect 2
            • 22/01/2021
          • Transect 3
            • 22/01/2021
      • Hukawai
      • Maketu Spit
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 1b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 2b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 3b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 4b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 5b
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 6
            • 06/05/2017
          • Transect 6b
            • 06/05/2017
      • Maketu Spit MOWS
        • MOWS-Biodiversity
          • Transect 1
            • 05/02/2021
          • Transect 2
            • 05/02/2021
          • Transect 3
            • 05/02/2021
          • Transect 4
            • 05/02/2021
          • Transect 5
            • 05/02/2021
          • Transect 6
            • 02/02/2021
        • Spit Site 1 - Schools
          • Transect 1
            • 26/02/2021
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 1b
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 2
          • Transect 2b
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 3
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 3b
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 4
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 4b
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 5
            • 13/08/2020
          • Transect 5b
            • 13/08/2020
      • Maraetotara
      • Newdicks Beach
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 19/05/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 19/05/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 19/05/2017
      • Newdicks Beach MOWS
        • Newdicks Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 22/01/2021
          • Transect 2
            • 22/01/2021
          • Transect 3
            • 22/01/2021
      • Papamoa
        • Site 1
          • Transect 1
            • 21/03/2017
          • Transect 2
            • 21/03/2017
          • Transect 3
            • 21/03/2017
          • Transect 4
            • 21/03/2017
          • Transect 5
            • 21/03/2017
    • Gisborne
    • Hawkes Bay
    • Manawatu-Wanganui
    • Taranaki
    • Wellington
      • South Coast
        • Princess Bay
      • Wellington City Council beaches
        • Island Bay
          • Transect 1
            • 28/01/2020
    • Nelson
    • Marlborough
    • Tasman
    • West Coast
    • Canterbury
      • Woodend Beach
    • Otago
    • Southland
  • Print survey sheets
  • Guidelines
    • Creating a new site
    • Paperwork
    • Equipment
    • Identifying plants
    • Locating or establishing transects
    • Surveying vegetation cover
    • Recording dune profiles
    • Photopoints
  • About
    • Why monitor dunes?
    • Zonation & vegetation
    • Information sources
    • Managing your data
  • Contact