19/12/2023 ◂ Transect 1 ◂ Ruakaka Racecourse • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Exotic grass 25.3%
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 21.5%
Spinifex sericeus 11.4%
Carex testacea 10.1%
Exotic herb 8.9%
Ficinia nodosa 6.3%
Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei 5.1%
Carpobrotus edulis 2.5%
Phormium tenax 1.3%
Cenchrus clandestinus 1.3%
Ulex europaeus 1.3%

Native species

58.7% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

5.1% 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	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	105cm
3	2m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	62cm
4	3m	Phormium tenax	Exotic grass	60cm
5	4m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	55cm
6	5m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	69cm
7	6m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Phormium tenax	85cm
8	7m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm
9	8m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	98cm
10	9m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	95cm
11	10m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	71cm
12	11m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
13	12m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	54cm
14	13m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	63cm
15	14m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	55cm
16	15m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	52cm
17	16m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	55cm
18	17m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	70cm
19	18m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
20	19m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	35cm
21	20m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Exotic grass	58cm
22	21m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic grass	45cm
23	22m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	42cm
24	23m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	49cm
25	24m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	30cm
26	25m	Carex testacea	Exotic herb	39cm
27	26m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	39cm
28	27m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm
29	28m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm
30	29m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	28cm
31	30m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	48cm
32	31m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	28cm
33	32m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	21cm
34	33m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	19cm
35	34m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	13cm
36	35m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	50cm
37	36m	Carex testacea	Exotic grass	58cm
38	37m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	42cm
39	38m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	36cm
40	39m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Exotic herb	21cm
41	40m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	62cm
42	41m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Exotic grass	32cm
43	42m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	52cm
44	43m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	46cm
45	44m	Exotic grass	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	39cm
46	45m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	52cm
47	46m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	61cm
48	47m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
49	48m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	62cm
50	49m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Acacia longifolia	58cm
51	50m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	60cm
52	51m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia spiralis	85cm
53	52m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	52cm
54	53m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	68cm
55	54m	Carex testacea	Ficinia nodosa	73cm
56	55m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	50cm
57	56m	Carex testacea	Ficinia nodosa	82cm
58	57m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	51cm
59	58m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	71cm
60	59m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	62cm
61	60m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	43cm
62	61m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	49cm
63	62m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
64	63m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	55cm
65	64m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	31cm
66	65m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
67	66m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	41cm
68	67m	Carpobrotus edulis	Spinifex sericeus	42cm
69	68m	Exotic herb	Spinifex sericeus	51cm
70	69m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
71	70m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	55cm
72	71m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	62cm
73	72m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	51cm
74	73m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	58cm
75	74m		Exotic herb	78cm
76	75m		Spinifex sericeus	15cm	Dune scarp
77	76m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	18cm
78	77m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	10cm
79	78m
80	79m				Dune toe

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

19/12/2023

Ground cover

By species

Native species

No vegetation

Dune profile

Vegetation height

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