03/02/2026 ◂ Transect 3 ◂ Glinks Gully • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Spinifex sericeus 31.6%
Ammophila arenaria 13.9%
Exotic grass 10.1%
Other native species 8.9%
Ficinia nodosa 2.5%
Carpobrotus edulis 2.5%
Exotic herb 1.3%

Native species

60.7% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

29.1% 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	Other native species	Ammophila arenaria	35cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
3	2m		Ammophila arenaria	53cm
4	3m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	70cm
5	4m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	60cm
6	5m		Exotic grass	42cm
7	6m	Exotic grass	Ammophila arenaria	63cm
8	7m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	78cm
9	8m	Other native species	Ficinia nodosa	87cm
10	9m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	98cm
11	10m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	85cm
12	11m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	78cm
13	12m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	75cm
14	13m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	58cm
15	14m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	53cm	G3A LIZARD TUNNEL (UNDER POHUTUKAWA)
16	15m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	90cm
17	16m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	84cm
18	17m	Exotic grass	Ammophila arenaria	75cm
19	18m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	75cm
20	19m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	70cm
21	20m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	52cm
22	21m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	50cm
23	22m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	65cm
24	23m	Ammophila arenaria	Ammophila arenaria	38cm
25	24m	Exotic grass	Carpobrotus edulis	15cm
26	25m	Other native species	Other native species	4cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
27	26m	Other native species	Other native species	2cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
28	27m		Other native species	4cm
29	28m	Carpobrotus edulis	Spinifex sericeus	28cm
30	29m	Carpobrotus edulis	Carpobrotus edulis	12cm
31	30m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	45cm
32	31m		Other native species	1cm
33	32m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	57cm
34	33m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
35	34m	Spinifex sericeus	Ficinia nodosa	53cm
36	35m	Exotic grass	Spinifex sericeus	45cm
37	36m	Other native species	Other native species	2cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
38	37m		Ficinia nodosa	46cm
39	38m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	48cm
40	39m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	64cm
41	40m		Ficinia nodosa	40cm
42	41m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
43	42m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	55cm
44	43m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	58cm
45	44m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	18cm
46	45m	Other native species	Ficinia nodosa	45cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
47	46m	Other native species	Other native species	1cm	ZOYSIA PAUCIFLORA
48	47m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	70cm
49	48m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm	PEG
50	49m		Ficinia nodosa	60cm	G3B LIZARD TUNNEL
51	50m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	100cm
52	51m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm	DUNE CREST
53	52m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	30cm
54	53m
55	54m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
56	55m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
57	56m		Spinifex sericeus	60cm
58	57m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
59	58m		Spinifex sericeus	48cm
60	59m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	53cm
61	60m		Exotic herb	33cm
62	61m	Exotic herb	Spinifex sericeus	61cm
63	62m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	58cm
64	63m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	68cm
65	64m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	55cm
66	65m		Spinifex sericeus	73cm
67	66m		Spinifex sericeus	60cm
68	67m		Spinifex sericeus	67cm
69	68m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	55cm
70	69m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	59cm
71	70m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	74cm
72	71m		Spinifex sericeus	40cm
73	72m
74	73m
75	74m
76	75m
77	76m
78	77m
79	78m
80	79m				DUNE TOE 79.6M

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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