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Tairua Harbour Intertidal Benthic Ecology

1. Identification information

Status
Complete
Data Collection Date
Summary
Bivalve shell length and density, and counts of other taxa. Purpose: To investigate changes in benthic ecology of Tairua Harbour.
Content
Biological data from 40 sites in Tairua Harbour.
Study Types
  • Inventory/Survey
Categories
  • Benthic Communities (including shellfish)
  • Benthic Communities (including shellfish)

2. Contact information

Commissioning Agencies
  • Environment Waikato
Contact Organisations
  • Environment Waikato

3. Spatial information

Geographic Coverage
Tairua Harbour
Grid Coordinates
Locations
  • Name
    Tairua Harbour
    NZMG Easting
    2763822
    NZMG Northing
    6460741
    Location
    Tairua Harbour
    East Coast

4. Data acquisition information

Collection Date
2 weeks in June 1994.
Methodology
3 replicate core samples or 240 mm to a depth of 250 mm, and sieved through 1 mm and 0.5 mm Frequency of collection: Once

5. Data quality information

Known Limitations
Data quality: Not reported Attribute accuracy: Not reported Completeness: Not reported

6. Distribution information

Format
report Digital Format: MS Word, MS Excel
Applications
Availability
Freely available Sensitivity/Confidentiality: None

7. Status information

Data Status
Completed

8. Metadata information

General Notes
Related Links
Publications
  • White, S. 1996: Tairua Harbour Intertidal Benthic Ecology 1994. Resource Information Group, Environment Waikato. Environment Waikato Internal Report 1996/19.
Related Publications
  • Bridgewater, G.D., and Foster, B.A. 1984: Marine biota of the Whangamata and Tairua estuarine systems, Coromandel Peninsula. Report prepared for Hauraki Catchment Board.
  • Bell, R.G., 1994: Behaviour of dissolved silica and estuarine/coastal mixing and exchange processes at Tairua Harbour, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 28(1):55-68.
  • Hume, T.M., and Gibb, J.G. 1987: The 'wooden-floor' marker bed – a new method of determining historical sedimentation rates in some New Zealand estuaries. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 17:1-7.
  • Hume, T.M., and Herdendorf, C.E. 1988: A geomorphic classification of estuaries and its application to coastal resource management – a New Zealand example. Ocean and Shoreline Management 11:249-274.
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9. Related files

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