01/02/2024 ◂ Transect 2 ◂ MOWS-Biodiversity • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 25.3%
Exotic grass 20.2%
Exotic herb 9.1%
Calystegia soldanella 5.1%
Spinifex sericeus 5.1%
Lagurus ovatus 4.0%
Ficinia spiralis 3.0%
Ficinia nodosa 2.0%
Phormium tenax 2.0%
Carex testacea 1.0%

Native species

56.5% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

23.2% of total samples

Dune profile

Vegetation height

Point no.	Dist.	Touching species	Top species	Top height	Dune angle	Comments
1	0m
2	1m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	35cm	-90°
3	2m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	85cm	-97°
4	3m	Exotic grass	Lagurus ovatus	50cm	90°
5	4m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	65cm	88°
6	5m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	30cm	82°
7	6m	Exotic grass	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	35cm	83°
8	7m	Calystegia soldanella	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	45cm	80°
9	8m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	45cm	78°
10	9m	Ficinia spiralis	Ficinia spiralis	75cm	76°
11	10m	Exotic grass	Ficinia spiralis	45cm	-96°
12	11m	Exotic grass	Ficinia spiralis	60cm	-108°
13	12m	Exotic herb	Ficinia spiralis	72cm	-118°
14	13m	Ficinia spiralis	Ficinia spiralis	35cm	-101°
15	14m	Ficinia spiralis	Spinifex sericeus	75cm	-103°
16	15m	Exotic herb	Ficinia spiralis	55cm	-93°
17	16m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	35cm	-100°
18	17m	Lagurus ovatus	Exotic herb	35cm	-102°
19	18m	Lagurus ovatus	Ficinia spiralis	45cm	-92°
20	19m	Lagurus ovatus	Lagurus ovatus	35cm	81°
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	45cm	82°
22	21m	Spinifex sericeus	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	10cm	90°
23	22m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	80cm	84°
24	23m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	40cm	81°
25	24m		Exotic herb	30cm	74°
26	25m		Exotic herb	25cm	93°
27	26m	Spinifex sericeus	Exotic herb	25cm	76°
28	27m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	25cm	74°
29	28m		Lagurus ovatus	25cm	80°
30	29m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm	63°
31	30m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	70cm	49°
32	31m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	65cm	65°
33	32m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	35cm	75°
34	33m		Lagurus ovatus	25cm	35°
35	34m	Lagurus ovatus	Lagurus ovatus	50cm	50°
36	35m	Exotic herb	Spinifex sericeus	40cm	-97°
37	36m				-113°
38	37m				-117°
39	38m				-113°
40	39m				-116°
41	40m				-114°
42	41m				-116°
43	42m				-104°
44	43m				-111°
45	44m				-93°
46	45m				-93°
47	46m				-93°
48	47m				-93°
49	48m				-91°
50	49m				-91°
51	50m				-91°	last survey point
52	51m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	45cm	89°	this point marks the peg working south
53	52m	Calystegia soldanella	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	35cm	86°
54	53m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	90°
55	54m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	40cm	84°
56	55m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	25cm	74°
57	56m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	25cm	87°
58	57m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm	85°
59	58m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	65cm	84°
60	59m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	40cm	89°
61	60m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm	80°
62	61m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	25cm	82°
63	62m	Exotic grass	Lagurus ovatus	50cm	89°
64	63m				87°
65	64m	Calystegia soldanella	Exotic grass	25cm	82°
66	65m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	93°
67	66m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	20cm	83°
68	67m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	50cm	100°
69	68m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm	95°
70	69m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	27cm	94°
71	70m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm	97°
72	71m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	88°
73	72m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	75cm	80°
74	73m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	70cm	85°
75	74m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	85cm	85°
76	75m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm	84°
77	76m		Exotic grass	40cm	85°
78	77m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	45cm	-107°
79	78m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	30cm	-97°
80	79m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	40cm	90°
81	80m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm	63°
82	81m				90°
83	82m				90°
84	83m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	45cm	90°
85	84m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm	93°
86	85m	Calystegia soldanella	Exotic grass	55cm	75°
87	86m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	20cm	93°
88	87m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	55cm	90°
89	88m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	25cm	82°
90	89m	Carex testacea	Exotic grass	65cm	81°
91	90m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	45cm	76°
92	91m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	5cm	90°
93	92m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	10cm	91°
94	93m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	37cm	87°
95	94m	Calystegia soldanella	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	25cm	85°
96	95m	Exotic herb	Lagurus ovatus	32cm	81°
97	96m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	79°
98	97m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	78°
99	98m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	290cm	74°
100	99m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	130cm	73°

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Coastal Monitoring Database

01/02/2024

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