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Ernslaw One Macrofauna monitoring.

1. Identification information

Status
Complete
Data Collection Date
1993-2007
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 between 1993 and 2007. 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
  • Monitoring
Categories
  • Consents and Structures
  • Benthic Communities (including shellfish)
  • Sediments
  • Bathymetry
  • Benthic Communities (including shellfish)

2. Contact information

Commissioning Agencies
  • Ernslaw One Ltd
Contact Organisations
  • Ernslaw One Ltd
  • Environment Waikato

3. Spatial information

Geographic Coverage
Whangapoua Harbour
Grid Coordinates
Whangapoua – E2745181 N6493816, NZMG, 1: 20000, AREA
Locations
  • Name
    Whangapoua Harbour
    NZMG Easting
    2745181
    NZMG Northing
    6493816
    Location
    Whangapoua Harbour
    East Coast

4. Data acquisition information

Collection Date
1993 - 2007
Methodology
Methods described fully in NIWA reports. Frequency of collection: 6 monthly - annual

5. Data quality information

Known Limitations
Data quality: see reports

6. Distribution information

Format
Annual NIWA client reports.
Applications
To assess the impact of forestry activities in the catchment (in particular harvesting) on the environmental health of the Whangapoua Estuary.
Availability
Written reports available from Environment Waikato. Sensitivity/Confidentiality: Reports available from Environment Waikato. Raw data owned by Ernslaw One Ltd.

7. Status information

Data Status
Complete.

8. Metadata information

General Notes
Related Links
Publications
  • Morrisey D.J., Swales, A., Smith, R.K. 1995: Impacts on the Sediments, Flora, and Fauna of Whangapoua Harbour, Following an Intense Rainstorm on 3-4 March,1995. NIWA Consultancy Report ERN301/2.
  • Morrisey, D.J.; Burt, K.; Funnell, G.A.; Hume, T.M.; Kemp, C.L.S.; Ovenden, R.; Smith, R.K.; Swales, A. (1999) Ecological monitoring for potential effects of forestry activity on the intertidal habitats of Whangapoua Harbour. Annual report 1998-1999 and summary of results 1993-1999. NIWA Client Report ERN90202/1, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 85pp.
  • Morrisey, D.J.; Hume, T.M.; Swales, A.; Hewitt, J.E.; Hill, A.F.; Ovenden, R.; Smith, R.K.; Taylor, M.D.; Wilkinson, M.R. (1995a) Ecological monitoring for potential effects of forestry activity on the intertidal habitats of Whangapoua Harbour 1994-1995. NIWA Consultancy Report No. ERN005/1, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 40pp + appendices.
  • Morrisey, D.J.; Hume, T.M.; Thrush, S.F. (1994) Ecological Monitoring for Potential Effects of Forestry Activity on the Intertidal Habitats of Whangapoua Harbour. NIWA Consultancy Report No. ERN002/3, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 34pp + appendices.
  • Morrisey, D.J.; Swales, A.; Hume, T.M.; Hewitt, J.E.; Hill, A.F.; Ovenden, R.; Smith, R.K.; Funnell, G.A.; Tailor, M.D. (1996) Ecological Monitoring for Potential Effects of Forestry Activity on the Intertidal Habitats of Whangapoua Harbour 1995-1996. NIWA Consultancy Report No. ERN60202/1, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 69pp + appendices.
  • Halliday, J., Thrush, S., Hewitt, J. 2006: Ecological monitoring for potential effects of forestry activity on the intertidal habitats of Whangapoua Harbour. Long term review 1993-2006. Prepared by NIWA for Ernslaw One Ltd. NIWA Client report HAM2006-113.
Related Publications
  • Phillips, C.; Marden, M.; Rowan, D. (2005). Sediment yield following plantation forest harvesting, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand. Journal of Hydrology (NZ) 44 (1): 29-44, 2005.
  • Quinn, J.M.; Wright-Stow, A.E. (2005). Effects of Whangapoua Forest harvesting on stream clarity, temperature, habitat, and invertebrate communities. Fourteenth annual report incorporating the results from 1992-2005. NIWA client report HAM2005-148 prepared for Ernslaw One Ltd. NIWA project ERN06201. 97 p.
  • Thrush, S.F.; Hewitt, J.E.; Norkko, A.; Cummings, V.J.; Funnell, G.A. (2003a). Catastrophic sedimentation on estuarine sandflats: recovery of macrobenthic communities is influenced by a variety of environmental factors. Ecological Applications 13: 1433-1455.
  • Thrush, S.F.; Hewitt, J.E.; Norkko, A.; Nicholls, P.E.; Funnell, G.A.; Ellis, J.I. (2003b). Habitat change in estuaries: predicting broad-scale responses of intertidal macrofauna to sediment mud content. Marine Ecology Progress Series 263: 113-125.
  • Craggs, R.; Kemp, C.; Ovenden, R.; Hewitt, J.; Ellis, J. (2001) Ecological monitoring for potential effects of forestry activity on the intertidal habitats of Whangapoua Harbour. Report 1999-2001. NIWA Client Report ERN01202/1, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 45pp.
  • Hewitt, J. (2001) Review of Ernslaw One's Whangapoua Harbour Monitoring Programme. NIWA Client Report ERN02203, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 24pp.
  • Hume, T.M.; Dahm, J. (1992) An investigation of the effects of Polynesian and European land use on sedimentation in Coromandel estuaries. Water Quality Centre, DSIR, Consultancy Report No. 6104.
  • Lohrer, A.M.; Thrush, S.F.; Hewitt, J.E.; Berkenbusch, K.; Ahrens, M.; Cummings, V.J. (2004) Terrestrially derived sediment: response of marine macrobenthic communities to thin terrigenous deposits. Marine Ecology Progress Series 273: 121-138.
  • Morrisey, D.J.; Burt, K.; Funnell, G.A.; Hume, T.M.; Kemp, C.L.S.; Ovenden, R.; Smith, R.K.; Swales, A. (1999) Ecological monitoring for potential effects of forestry activity on ht intertidal habitats of Whangapoua Harbour. Annual report 1998-1999 and summary of results 1993-1999. NIWA Client Report ERN90202/1, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 85pp.
  • Morrisey, D.J.; Hume, T.M.; Swales, A.; Hewitt, J.E.; Hill, A.F.; Ovenden, R.; Smith, R.K.; Taylor, M.D.; Wilkinson, M.R. (1995a) Ecological monitoring for potential effects of forestry activity on the intertidal habitats of Whangapoua Harbour 1994-1995. NIWA Consultancy Report No. ERN005/1, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 40pp + appendices.
  • Morrisey, D.J.; Hume, T.M.; Thrush, S.F. (1994) Ecological Monitoring for Potential Effects of Forestry Activity on the Intertidal Habitats of Whangapoua Harbour. NIWA Consultancy Report No. ERN002/3, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 34pp + appendices.
  • Morrisey, D.J.; Swales, A.; Hume, T.M.; Hewitt, J.E.; Hill, A.F.; Ovenden, R.; Smith, R.K.; Funnell, G.A.; Tailor, M.D. (1996) Ecological Monitoring for Potential Effects of Forestry Activity on the Intertidal Habitats of Whangapoua Harbour 1995-1996. NIWA Consultancy Report No. ERN60202/1, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 69pp + appendices.
  • Morrisey, D.J.; Swales, A.; Smith, R.K. (1995b) Impacts on the Sediments, Flora and Fauna of Whangapoua Harbour, Following an Intense Rainstorm on 3-4 March 1995. NIWA Consultancy Report ERN301/28, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd., Hamilton, 11pp.
  • Millar, R. B. 2006: The Whangapoua harbour monitoring program: can it assess impacts of forestry activity? Prepared by Aucklang Uniservices Limited (University of Auckland) for Environment Waikato. 21 p.
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