03/02/2026 ◂ Transect 1 ◂ Glinks Gully • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Spinifex sericeus 21.9%
Other native species 17.8%
Ficinia nodosa 9.6%
Stenotaphrum secundatum 6.8%
Exotic grass 5.5%
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 4.1%
Lupinus arboreus 4.1%
Cenchrus clandestinus 1.4%
Exotic herb 1.4%
Carpobrotus edulis 1.4%

Native species

72.3% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

26.0% of total samples

Dune profile

No dune angles were recorded in this survey.

Vegetation height

Point no.	Dist.	Touching species	Top species	Top height	Comments
1	0m
2	1m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Stenotaphrum secundatum	4cm	TAUHINU STARTS
3	2m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera	27cm
4	3m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Stenotaphrum secundatum	60cm
5	4m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Stenotaphrum secundatum	40cm	TAUHINU ENDS AT 4.4M
6	5m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Agapanthus praecox subsp. Orientalis	65cm
7	6m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Stenotaphrum secundatum	52cm
8	7m	Exotic herb	Ficinia nodosa	100cm
9	8m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Ficinia nodosa	90cm
10	9m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Stenotaphrum secundatum	47cm
11	10m	Stenotaphrum secundatum	Stenotaphrum secundatum	55cm
12	11m	Carpobrotus edulis	Carpobrotus edulis	20cm
13	12m		Ammophila arenaria	45cm
14	13m	Other native species	Spinifex sericeus	30cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
15	14m	Other native species	Spinifex sericeus	65cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
16	15m	Spinifex sericeus	Ammophila arenaria	70cm
17	16m	Other native species	Lupinus arboreus	52cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
18	17m	Other native species	Spinifex sericeus	35cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
19	18m	Other native species	Spinifex sericeus	50cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
20	19m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	59cm
21	20m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	52cm
22	21m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	65cm	LIZARD TUNNEL G1A
23	22m	Other native species	Spinifex sericeus	68cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
24	23m	Spinifex sericeus	Lupinus arboreus	75cm
25	24m	Other native species	Other native species	42cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
26	25m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	53cm
27	26m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	55cm
28	27m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	28cm
29	28m		Exotic herb	21cm
30	29m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	49cm
31	30m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
32	31m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	32cm
33	32m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	51cm
34	33m		Other native species	10cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
35	34m	Other native species	Spinifex sericeus	32cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
36	35m	Other native species	Spinifex sericeus	51cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
37	36m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	42cm
38	37m	Other native species	Carpobrotus edulis	17cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
39	38m	Other native species	Spinifex sericeus	35cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
40	39m	Other native species	Exotic grass	18cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
41	40m	Exotic grass	Spinifex sericeus	38cm
42	41m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	80cm
43	42m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm
44	43m	Exotic grass	Spinifex sericeus	72cm	LIZARD TUNNEL G1B
45	44m	Other native species	Ficinia nodosa	85cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
46	45m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	100cm
47	46m	Spinifex sericeus	Ficinia nodosa	85cm
48	47m	Spinifex sericeus	Ficinia nodosa	90cm
49	48m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm
50	49m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm
51	50m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	98cm
52	51m		Ficinia nodosa	70cm
53	52m		Ficinia nodosa	62cm
54	53m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm	LIZARD TUNNEL G1C
55	54m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	90cm
56	55m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	76cm
57	56m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	47cm
58	57m		Spinifex sericeus	75cm	DUNE CREST
59	58m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	61cm
60	59m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	38cm
61	60m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	33cm
62	61m		Ficinia nodosa	62cm
63	62m
64	63m
65	64m
66	65m
67	66m
68	67m
69	68m
70	69m
71	70m
72	71m
73	72m
74	73m				DUNE TOE 73.6M

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

03/02/2026

Ground cover

By species

Native species

No vegetation

Dune profile

Vegetation height

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