Tauranga Ecological District phase 1 Protected Natural Areas Programme Report
- Author
- Wildland Consultants
- Year
- 2003
- Journal / Source
- Contract report 751. Report prepared for Environment Bay of Plenty
- Publisher / Organisation
- Environment Bay of Plenty
- Pages
- 58 pp.
- Summary
- The Tauranga Ecological District is situated in the western Bay of Plenty, between the eastern foothills of the Kaimai-Mamaku range and the Pacific Ocean, encompassing the western half of the coastal dune systems that stretch between Waihi beach and Opotiki. The district includes three estuarine environments, including the entire expanse of the Tauranga Harbour. The ecological district is largely within the coastal bioclimatic zone, as only small portions of the area extend for more than approximately 1 km from the coastal or estuarine environments. Beyond the coastal zone, the rest of the ecological district is in the semi-coastal bioclimatic zone (refer to Figure 1). This report presents a summary of existing information on the physical nature of the Tauranga Ecological District and identifies what is needed to complete a protected natural areas programme survey of the ecological district.