Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Dune Ecosystem Reference Database

Coastal turfs of Otago: monitoring plan Technical Report

Author
Gretchen E Brownstein, Norman Mason, Adrian Monks
Editor
Elise Arnst
Year
2022
Publisher / Organisation
Otago Regional Council / Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Number
LC4218
Month
October
Pages
35
Keywords
turf, Otago, monitoring
Summary
Otago Regional Council (ORC) engaged Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research to prepare a monitoring plan for the coastal turf communities (a naturally uncommon ecosystem) in Otago as part of the ORC’s wider workstream to develop naturally uncommon ecosystem monitoring. This report identifies representative sampling sites and monitoring methods for the timely detection of ecological changes in coastal turf communities.