State of the environment monitoring of Waimea Inlet: broad scale habitat mapping 2007 Technical Report
- Author
- Clark, K.; Gillespie, P.; Forrest, R.; Asher, R.
- Year
- 2008
- Publisher / Organisation
- Cawthron Institute
- Number
- 1473
- Pages
- 24
- Keywords
- report, Waimea Inlet, mapping, state of the environment, monitoring
- Summary
- Broad scale mapping of intertidal habitats was carried out in Waimea Inlet, based on aerial photographs collected in November 2006. This was the second of two State Of the Environment (SOE) mapping surveys conducted within the Estuary. It was originally intended that the survey be repeated at approximately 5-year intervals, in conjunction with fine scale monitoring of representative sites, as a means of identifying long-term changes in estuary condition. This report describes the mapping methodology and results along with observations of changes that have occurred over a 7-year monitoring interval. Implications for overall estuary ecological health are discussed and recommendations are made regarding possible management responses and ongoing Waimea Inlet SOE monitoring.