Fine scale monitoring of Paraparaumu and Waikanae Beaches, Kāpiti Coast, Wellington
- Author
- Forrest BM, Stevens LM
- Year
- 2019
- Journal / Source
- Salt Ecology Report 013, prepared for Greater Wellington Regional Council, May 2019.
- Pages
- 29 pp.
- Summary
- This report describes a baseline assessment and characterisation of two Kāpiti Coast beaches located at Paraparaumu and Waikanae, conducted in January 2019 by Salt Ecology for Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC). Sampling methods were based on recent previous beach surveys undertaken further north along the Kāpiti Coast at Peka Peka, at sites in Wellington Harbour, and on the Wairarapa coast. The approach consisted of monitoring key ecological health indicators along transects from the high tide zone to slightly deeper than the low spring tide zone.