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Coastal Dune Ecosystem Reference Database

Seed biology Metrosideros excelas (Myrtaceae) Journal Paper

Author
Schmidt-Adam, G.; Gould, K.S.; Murray, B.G.
Year
2010
Journal / Source
New Zealand Journal of Botany
Volume
40
Pages
419-425
Keywords
fertile seeds; filled seeds; germination; infertile seeds; seed dimensions; pohutukawa; unfilled seeds; viability
Summary
The Aupouri Ecological District consists of the narrow sand tombolo isthmuses of the Aupouri and Karikari Peninsulas and is connected in the north to a wide club-like head of the Te Paki Ecological District and in the south to the Ahipara and Maungataniwha Ecological Districts. The District is characterised by shifting and consolidated dunes interspersed with small lakes, marshy hollows and peat swamps, and three large shallow harbours. Natural areas of ecological significance were identified from a reconnaissance survey undertaken in 1994