Management of Sand Beaches for the Protection of Shellfish Resources Thesis
- Author
- Taylor, Gareth Foley
- Year
- 2013
- Journal / Source
- PhD thesis
- Publisher / Organisation
- University of Canterbury
- Pages
- 258
- Species
- Paphies donacina, southern tuatua
- Keywords
- tuatua, vehicle, horse, beach, canterbury, paphies
- Summary
- The impacts of vehicle and horse users on shellfish survival were experimentally investigated, and novel in situ methods were developed to examine the effects of horses on bivalve survival. The thesis results were used to evaluate current management techniques and provide management options to minimise the potential impacts of beach users on shellfish resources.