12/02/2025 ◂ Transect 7 ◂ Coastcare Whangamata • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 30.9%
Pteridium esculentum 30.9%
Exotic grass 17.0%
Ficinia nodosa 12.8%
Spinifex sericeus 5.3%

Native species

82.5% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

3.2% of total samples

Dune profile

Vegetation height

Point no.	Dist.	Touching species	Top species	Top height	Dune angle	Comments
1	0m					Skipped
2	1m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	10cm	10°
3	2m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	10cm	9°
4	3m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	50cm	15°
5	4m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	15cm	8°
6	5m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	80cm	4°
7	6m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	-10°
8	7m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	50cm	-11°
9	8m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	10cm	-8°
10	9m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm	-7°
11	10m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	110cm	-10°
12	11m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm	-15°
13	12m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm	-6°
14	13m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	50cm	-6°
15	14m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm	-4°
16	15m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm	3°
17	16m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm	2°
18	17m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	50cm	5°
19	18m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm	7°
20	19m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm	10°
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	10cm	8°
22	21m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm	7°
23	22m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm	9°
24	23m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm	11°
25	24m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	80cm	15°
26	25m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	50cm	24°
27	26m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	40cm	9°
28	27m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm	2°
29	28m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	90cm	5°
30	29m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	100cm	5°
31	30m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	0°
32	31m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm	-8°
33	32m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	80cm	-9°
34	33m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	40cm	-10°
35	34m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	30cm	2°
36	35m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	10cm	0°
37	36m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	90cm	1°
38	37m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	90cm	3°
39	38m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	80cm	2°
40	39m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	90cm	0°
41	40m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	80cm	4°
42	41m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	100cm	3°
43	42m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	90cm	1°
44	43m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	90cm	5°
45	44m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	70cm	6°
46	45m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	100cm	7°
47	46m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	90cm	10°
48	47m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	80cm	7°
49	48m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	70cm	1°
50	49m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	90cm	-4°
51	50m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	60cm	-10°
52	51m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	70cm	-10°
53	52m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	60cm	-11°
54	53m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	90cm	-13°
55	54m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	100cm	-5°
56	55m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	70cm	-4°
57	56m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	60cm	-6°
58	57m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	80cm	-2°
59	58m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	80cm	5°
60	59m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	40cm	10°
61	60m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	50cm	9°
62	61m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	20cm	1°
63	62m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	50cm	0°
64	63m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	20cm	5°
65	64m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	7°
66	65m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	40cm	1°
67	66m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	8°
68	67m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	10cm	-2°
69	68m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass		-2°
70	69m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass		-3°
71	70m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass		1°
72	71m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass		-7°
73	72m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass		-2°
74	73m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	20cm	0°
75	74m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm	2°
76	75m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm	1°
77	76m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm	0°
78	77m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	2°
79	78m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm	2°
80	79m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm	3°
81	80m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm	1°
82	81m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm	5°
83	82m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm	4°
84	83m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm	6°
85	84m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	50cm	4°
86	85m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm	2°
87	86m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	10cm	0°
88	87m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	10cm	0°
89	88m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	30cm	-4°
90	89m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm	-10°
91	90m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm	-14°
92	91m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm	-9°
93	92m				-90°
94	93m				-35°
95	94m				-41°

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Coastal Monitoring Database

12/02/2025

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Dune profile

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