Ernslaw One Macrofauna monitoring.
1. Identification information
Status
Complete
Data Collection Date
Summary
Estuary monitoring programme undertaken as consent condition on forest harvesting operations in Whangapoua Harbour catchment (Ernslaw). Data collected includes changes in the bed level of the harbour (transects), sediment grain size analysis and macrobenthic fauna monitoring. Data collected since 1993 – ongoing.
Purpose:
To monitor the effects of forestry on the Whangapoua Harbour macrofauna communities.
Content
Macrofauna and sediment particle size. Cross-shore sediment level surveys.
Study Types
- Unknown
Categories
- Consents and Structures
- Benthic Communities (including shellfish)
- Sediments
- Landscape
2. Contact information
Commissioning Agencies
Contact Organisations
- Ernslaw One Ltd
3. Spatial information
Geographic Coverage
Whangapoua Harbour
Grid Coordinates
Whangapoua – E2745181 N6493816, NZMG, 1: 20000, AREA
Locations
4. Data acquisition information
Collection Date
1993 - ongoing
Methodology
methods in NIWA reports
Frequency of collection:
6 monthly
5. Data quality information
Known Limitations
Gaps in collection:
some breaks in data collection, contact NIWA
6. Distribution information
Format
Annual NIWA Client Reports
Applications
Availability
7. Status information
Data Status
8. Metadata information
General Notes
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