02/12/2020 ◂ Transect 1 ◂ Ruakaka Racecourse • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 37.1%
Exotic grass 12.4%
Spinifex sericeus 12.4%
Exotic herb 10.1%
Carpobrotus edulis 6.7%
Lupinus arboreus 4.5%
Ficinia nodosa 3.4%
Lagurus ovatus 3.4%
Carex testacea 1.1%
Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei 1.1%

Native species

59.7% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

7.9% of total samples

Dune profile

Vegetation height

Point no.	Dist.	Touching species	Top species	Top height	Dune angle	Comments
1	0m				6°	Dune angle point 0-4. start point is the 3rd post from walkway (to the right)
2	1m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	90cm
3	2m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	114cm
4	3m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	56cm	2°	Dune angle point 4-8
5	4m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	44cm
6	5m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	40cm
7	6m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	88cm
8	7m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	75cm	0°	Dune angle point 8-12
9	8m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	103cm
10	9m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	70cm
11	10m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	55cm
12	11m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	63cm	11°	Dune angle point 12-14
13	12m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Carex testacea	42cm
14	13m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	38cm	4°	Dune angle point 14-18
15	14m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic grass	47cm
16	15m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	54cm
17	16m	Carpobrotus edulis	Lagurus ovatus	52cm
18	17m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	62cm	8°	Dune angle point 18-21
19	18m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	42cm
20	19m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	52cm
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Carex testacea	43cm	16°	Dune angle point 21-24
22	21m	Carex testacea	Exotic grass	54cm
23	22m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	75cm
24	23m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Carex testacea	34cm	9°	Dune angle point 24-29
25	24m	Exotic grass	Lupinus arboreus	42cm
26	25m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	58cm
27	26m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	40cm
28	27m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	54cm
29	28m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	63cm	20°	Dune angle point 29-33
30	29m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	31cm
31	30m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	44cm
32	31m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	58cm
33	32m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	32cm	7°	Dune angle point 33-38
34	33m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	70cm
35	34m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	43cm
36	35m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	49cm
37	36m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic grass	27cm
38	37m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	58cm	13°	Dune angle point 38-43. (mid photo point)
39	38m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	47cm
40	39m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	23cm
41	40m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	34cm
42	41m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	36cm
43	42m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	35cm	-12°	Dune angle point 43-47
44	43m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	47cm
45	44m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Carex testacea	42cm
46	45m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	41cm
47	46m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic herb	54cm	-12°	Dune angle point 47-52
48	47m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	50cm
49	48m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	55cm
50	49m	Carpobrotus edulis	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	41cm
51	50m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	57cm
52	51m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	43cm	13°	Dune angle point 52-57
53	52m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	60cm
54	53m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	64cm
55	54m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	58cm
56	55m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	38cm
57	56m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	40cm	15°	Dune angle point 57-62
58	57m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	26cm
59	58m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic grass	30cm
60	59m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Carpobrotus edulis	28cm
61	60m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	14cm
62	61m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	37cm	4°	Dune angle point 62-66
63	62m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	7cm
64	63m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Spinifex sericeus	48cm
65	64m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	37cm
66	65m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	52cm	6°	Dune angle point 66-68
67	66m	Lagurus ovatus	Lagurus ovatus	28cm
68	67m		Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	6cm	15°	Dune angle point 68-72. Blank touching species = no vegetation
69	68m	Exotic herb	Spinifex sericeus	38cm
70	69m	Lagurus ovatus	Spinifex sericeus	38cm
71	70m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	53cm
72	71m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm	-7°	Dune angle point 72-76
73	72m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	45cm
74	73m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	59cm
75	74m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	78cm
76	75m	Lagurus ovatus	Lagurus ovatus	50cm
77	76m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	82cm	10°	Dune angle point 76-80
78	77m	Exotic herb	Lupinus arboreus	78cm
79	78m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	56cm
80	79m	Lupinus arboreus	Lagurus ovatus	44cm	-24°	Dune angle point 80-85
81	80m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	25cm
82	81m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	45cm
83	82m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	17cm
84	83m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	43cm
85	84m		Spinifex sericeus	23cm	-18°	Dune angle point 85-90. Blank touching species = no vegetation
86	85m					Both blank = no vegetation
87	86m					Both blank = no vegetation
88	87m					Both blank = no vegetation
89	88m					Both blank = no vegetation
90	89m					Both blank = no vegetation. end point is 3.5 posts in from walkway

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

02/12/2020

Ground cover

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Dune profile

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