09/01/2026 ◂ Transect 3 ◂ Site 1 • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Spinifex sericeus 25.9%
Exotic grass 17.3%
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 13.6%
Ulex europaeus 9.9%
Lupinus arboreus 6.2%
Carpobrotus edulis 3.7%
Pinus radiata 1.2%
Exotic herb 1.2%
Lagurus ovatus 1.2%
Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei 1.2%

Native species

50.0% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

18.5% 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	Exotic grass	73cm
3	2m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	82cm
4	3m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	100cm
5	4m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	75cm
6	5m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	55cm
7	6m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
8	7m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	80cm
9	8m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	71cm
10	9m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	115cm
11	10m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	125cm
12	11m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	75cm
13	12m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	61cm
14	13m	Ulex europaeus	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	138cm
15	14m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	208cm
16	15m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	100cm
17	16m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	60cm
18	17m	Ulex europaeus	Pinus radiata	170cm
19	18m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	113cm
20	19m	Pinus radiata	Pinus radiata	115cm
21	20m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	85cm
22	21m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	70cm
23	22m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	75cm
24	23m	Exotic grass	Carpobrotus edulis	45cm
25	24m	Carpobrotus edulis	Carpobrotus edulis	13cm
26	25m		Carpobrotus edulis	17cm
27	26m
28	27m
29	28m
30	29m
31	30m
32	31m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	59cm
33	32m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	63cm
34	33m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	88cm
35	34m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	83cm
36	35m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	69cm
37	36m	Carpobrotus edulis	Carpobrotus edulis	41cm
38	37m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	35cm
39	38m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	39cm
40	39m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	35cm
41	40m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	39cm
42	41m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	57cm
43	42m	Lagurus ovatus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
44	43m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	28cm
45	44m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	30cm
46	45m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	55cm
47	46m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	70cm
48	47m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic herb	30cm
49	48m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	43cm
50	49m	Lupinus arboreus	Exotic grass	62cm
51	50m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	57cm
52	51m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	40cm
53	52m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Exotic grass	55cm
54	53m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	40cm
55	54m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm
56	55m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	62cm
57	56m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	50cm
58	57m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	42cm
59	58m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	52cm
60	59m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
61	60m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	51cm
62	61m	Spinifex sericeus	Lupinus arboreus	52cm
63	62m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	68cm
64	63m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	65cm	NO LABEL LIZARD TUNNEL
65	64m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	54cm
66	65m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
67	66m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	58cm
68	67m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	70cm
69	68m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	68cm	LIZARD SHELTER
70	69m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	62cm
71	70m		Spinifex sericeus	42cm
72	71m		Spinifex sericeus	40cm
73	72m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	35cm
74	73m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	55cm
75	74m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	48cm
76	75m		Spinifex sericeus	25cm
77	76m
78	77m		Spinifex sericeus	25cm
79	78m		Spinifex sericeus	5cm
80	79m
81	80m
82	81m				DUNE TOE 81.9M

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

09/01/2026

Ground cover

By species

Native species

No vegetation

Dune profile

Vegetation height

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