19/12/2023 ◂ Transect 2 ◂ Ruakaka Racecourse • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 65.5%
Exotic grass 23.6%
Spinifex sericeus 5.5%
Coprosma acerosa 1.8%
Carpobrotus edulis 1.8%

Native species

74.2% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

1.8% 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	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	64cm
3	2m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	90cm
4	3m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	110cm
5	4m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm
6	5m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
7	6m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	40cm
8	7m	Coprosma acerosa	Coprosma acerosa	64cm
9	8m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	73cm
10	9m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
11	10m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	34cm
12	11m	Exotic grass	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	37cm
13	12m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	42cm
14	13m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Coprosma acerosa	45cm
15	14m	Exotic grass	Phormium tenax	135cm
16	15m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Phormium tenax	90cm
17	16m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	60cm
18	17m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	40cm
19	18m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	44cm
20	19m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	70cm
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	57cm
22	21m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	33cm
23	22m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Phormium tenax	80cm
24	23m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	60cm
25	24m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	80cm
26	25m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	50cm
27	26m	Exotic grass	Carex testacea	40cm
28	27m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic herb	50cm
29	28m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	33cm
30	29m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	35cm
31	30m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	45cm
32	31m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm
33	32m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Carpobrotus edulis	20cm
34	33m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	40cm
35	34m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	50cm
36	35m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic woody	48cm
37	36m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Carex testacea	57cm
38	37m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	47cm
39	38m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	40cm
40	39m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	38cm
41	40m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	34cm
42	41m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Carpobrotus edulis	32cm
43	42m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	40cm
44	43m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	50cm
45	44m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	41cm
46	45m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	42cm
47	46m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	56cm
48	47m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm
49	48m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	35cm
50	49m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	62cm
51	50m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	57cm
52	51m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	51cm	Dune ridge
53	52m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	64cm
54	53m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm	Dune scarp
55	54m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
56	55m				Dune toe

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Coastal Monitoring Database

19/12/2023

Ground cover

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No vegetation

Dune profile

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