Baseline Survey for the Punakaiki Coastal Restoration Project Technical Report
- Author
- Mike Bowie, Cathy Mountier, Stephane Boyer, Nick Dickinson
- Year
- 2012
- Journal / Source
- Lincoln University Wildlife Management Report
- Publisher / Organisation
- Lincoln University
- Number
- 50
- Month
- April
- Pages
- 46
- ISBN / ISSN
- 978-0-86476-287-0
- Keywords
- invertebrates, monitoring, birds, sand-plain forest, Punakaiki, research, restoration
- Summary
- Discussion Earthworms, beetles ants and snails all warrant future monitoring as indicator taxa Bird monitoring needs to be continued with sampling throughout year Light trapping of moths shows good potential but requires further investigation The survey has provided baseline results and guidance towards focussing research on biodiversity criteria that should be used to inform a successful restoration Recommendation The sand-plain forest at Punakaiki is a unique habitat that provides an opportunity to quantify restoration success through measuring biodiversity gradients. We recommend this baseline survey is extended into a full research programme (see separate proposal)