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Vegetation of a coastal sand dune system in southern New Zealand Journal Paper

Author
Sykes, M.; Wilson, J.
Year
1991
Journal / Source
Journal of Vegetation Science
Volume
2
Pages
531-538
Summary
The vegetation of a dune slack at Mason Bay, Stewart Island, New Zealand was found to comprise a mosaic of communities. Although the broad vegetational patterns could be correlated with the depth of the water table, the patterns were far from simple. Species diversity over the whole slack was lower than values reported from European dune slacks; even the most diverse communities did not reach European mean values.
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