pools Transect 6: Piha, Lion Rock transect bearing 270 , slightly protected by rock o volcanic neck andesite breccia 1 Nodilittorina antipoda, N. cincta 2 Chamaesipho brunnea 3 Lichina confinis 7 Dicathais orbita 4 Chamaesipho columna 5 Cellana ornata 6 Xenostrobus pulex 8 Pachymenia lusoria 9 Gigartina alveata 10 Stichaster australis 11 Haliptilon roseum 12 Corallina paint 13 Melanthalia abscissa, Pterocladia lucida 14 Durvillaea antarctica Rhizoclonium . sp 2 1 1 2 0 metres ELWS 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 13 14 11 10 Fig. 11 Transect 6 showing the intertidal zonation of the dominant plants and animals on the steep rocky shore on the exposed western end of Lion Rock, Piha. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), Powell (1979, 1987), and Adams (1994). Thick line = interval as dominant or co-dominant zoning organism, solid line = interval as subdominant zoning organism, dashed lines = interval of sporadic occurrence. 1 Intertidal Life Around the Coast of the Waitakere Ranges, Auckland - TP 298 81
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Transect 6: Piha, Lion Rock
transect bearing 270 , slightly protected by rocko
volcanic neckandesite breccia
1 N
odili
ttorin
a an
tipod
a, N
. cin
cta
2 C
ham
aesi
pho
brun
nea
3 L
ichi
na c
onfin
is
7 D
icat
hais
orb
ita4 C
ham
aesi
pho
colu
mna
5 C
ella
na o
rnat
a
6 X
enos
trobu
s pu
lex
8 P
achy
men
ia lu
soria
9 G
igar
tina
alve
ata
10 S
ticha
ster
aus
tralis
11 H
alip
tilon
rose
um
12 C
oral
lina
pain
t
13 M
elan
thal
ia a
bsci
ssa,
Pte
rocl
adia
luci
da
14 D
urvi
llaea
ant
arct
ica
Rhizoclonium .sp
2
1
1 2
0
metres
ELWS
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
2
3
4 5
6
7
9
8
13
1411
10
Fig. 11 Transect 6 showing the intertidal zonation of the dominant plants and animals on the steep rocky shore on the exposed western end of Lion Rock, Piha. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), Powell (1979, 1987), and Adams (1994). Thick line = interval as dominant or co-dominant zoning organism, solid line = interval as subdominant zoning organism, dashed lines = interval of sporadic occurrence.
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00 1 2
2
metres
Transect 7: Piha, Lion Rock
andesite breccia
Top of rock
1 C
ham
aesi
pho
brun
nea
2 C
ham
aesi
pho
colu
mna
3 U
lva
lact
uca
4 E
pope
lla p
licat
a
5 X
enos
trobu
s pu
lex
6 P
erna
can
alic
ulus
7 D
icat
hais
orb
ita
8 S
ticha
ster
aus
tralis
9 M
egab
alan
us ti
ntin
nabu
lum
linz
ei
10 C
oral
lina
pain
t
11 D
urvi
llaea
ant
arct
ica
ELWS
3
4
5
1
2
4
5
3
11
6
8 9
7
transect bearing 250 , exposed to direct swello
Fig. 12 Transect 7 showing the intertidal zonation of the dominant plants and animals on the sloping rocky shore on the exposed south-western end of Lion Rock. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), Powell (1979, 1987), and Adams (1994). Thick line = interval as dominant or co-dominant zoning organism, solid line = interval as subdominant zoning organism, dashed lines = interval of sporadic occurrence.
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volcanic conglomerate
Transect 8: Paratutae, West side
transect bearing 345o
1 N
odili
ttorin
a an
tipod
a
4 X
enos
trobu
s pu
lex
2 C
ham
aesi
pho
brun
nea
3 C
ella
na ra
dian
s, C
. orn
ata
5 L
epsi
ella
alb
omar
gina
ta
6 S
ypha
roch
iton
pelli
serp
entis
7 C
ham
aesi
pho
colu
mna
8 E
pope
lla p
licat
a
9 G
igar
tina
lain
gii
10 P
atel
loid
ea c
ortic
ata
11 D
icat
hais
orb
ita
12 P
erna
can
alic
ulus
13 M
egab
alan
us ti
ntin
nabu
lum
14 C
oral
lina
pain
t
15 C
arpo
phyl
lum
mas
chal
ocar
pum
16 O
smun
daria
col
enso
i
20
1metres
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
ELWS
1
2
3
4
5
67
8
1011
12
15
13
9
16
Fig. 13
Transect 8 showing the intertidal zonation of the dominant plants and animals on the rocky shore on the western side of Paratutae, Whatipu. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), Powell (1979, 1987), and Adams (1994). Thick line = interval as dominant or co-dominant zoning organism, solid line = interval as subdominant zoning organism, dashed lines = interval of sporadic occurrence.
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Transect 9: Paratutae, East side
transect bearing 030o
volcanic conglomerate
ELWS0
2
2
1
1metres
3
4
1 N
odili
ttorin
a an
tipod
a, N
. cin
cta
2 C
ella
na ra
dian
s, C
. orn
ata
9 C
ham
aesi
pho
colu
mna
3 C
ham
aesi
pho
brun
nea
4 C
rass
ostre
a gi
gas
6 G
igar
tina
lain
gii
5 C
haet
omor
pha
aere
a
7 X
enos
trobu
s pu
lex
8 E
pope
lla p
licat
a
10 L
epsi
ella
alb
omar
gina
ta
11 S
piro
bran
chus
car
inife
rus
12 A
rthro
card
ia c
orym
bosa
13 O
nchi
della
nig
rican
s
14 P
atel
loid
a co
rtica
ta
15 C
arpo
phyl
lum
mas
chal
ocar
pum
16 C
oral
lina
pain
t
17 M
elan
thal
ia a
bsci
ssa
18 E
cklo
nia
radi
ata
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
18
13
17
65
12
Fig. 14 Transect 9 showing the intertidal zonation of the dominant plants and animals on the rocky shore on the eastern side of Paratutae, Whatipu. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), Powell (1979, 1987), and Adams (1994). Thick line = interval as dominant or co-dominant zoning organism, solid line = interval as subdominant zoning organism, dashed lines = interval of sporadic occurrence.
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Transect 10: Kaiteke Point, Lower Huia
transect bearing 090o
volcanic conglomerate
bare rock 1 N
odilit
torin
a an
tipod
a
2 C
ham
aesi
pho
brun
nea
6 A
poph
laea
sin
clai
rii
4 A
ustro
min
ius
mod
estu
s
7 L
epsi
ella
alb
omar
gina
ta
8 C
rass
ostre
a gi
gas
9 S
piro
bran
chus
car
inife
rus
10 N
eosa
bella
ria k
aipa
raen
sis
11 C
oral
lina
offic
inal
is tu
rf
5 G
igar
tina
lain
gii
15 C
arpo
phyl
lum
mas
chal
ocar
pum
14 E
cklo
nia
radi
ata
3 M
elag
raph
ia a
ethi
ops
12 T
urbo
sm
arag
dus
13 C
oral
lina
pain
t
0
2
1
1 2ELWS
3
4
5
6
metres
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
9
10 12
14
15
5
11
Fig. 15
Transect 10 showing the intertidal zonation of the dominant plants and animals on the rocky shore at Kaiteke Point, Little Huia. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), Powell (1979, 1987), and Adams (1994). Thick line = interval as dominant or co-dominant zoning organism, solid line = interval as subdominant zoning organism, dashed lines = interval of sporadic occurrence.
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1 N
otoa
cmea
pile
opsi
s
2 N
odili
ttorin
a an
tipod
a
3 C
ham
aesi
pho
brun
nea
4 E
pope
lla p
licat
a
5 X
enos
trobu
s pu
lex
6 G
igar
tina
lain
gii
12 S
piro
bran
chus
car
inife
rus
8 A
ustro
min
ius
mod
estu
s
15 P
atel
loid
a co
rtica
ta
9 M
elag
raph
ia a
ethi
ops
10 C
ella
na ra
dian
s
11 S
ypha
roch
iton
pelli
serp
entis
7 L
epsi
ella
alb
omar
gina
ta
13 P
erna
can
alic
ulus
clu
mps
20 C
arpo
phyl
lum
mas
chal
ocar
pum
17 C
oral
lina
pain
t
21 E
cklo
nia
radi
ata
16 T
urbo
sm
arag
dus
18 C
oral
lina
offic
inal
is tu
rf19
yel
low
fing
er s
pong
e
& o
rang
e bu
bbly
spo
nge
14 C
rass
ostre
a gi
gas
clum
ps
Transect 11: Huia Point
2
02
metres1
1
ELWS
transect bearing 020° current-swept
volcanic grit
3
4
5
6
7
8
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
20 21
61
18
Fig. 16 Transect 11 showing the intertidal zonation of the dominant plants and animals on the rocky shore at Huia Point. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), Powell (1979, 1987), and Adams (1994). Thick line = interval as dominant or co-dominant zoning organism, solid line = interval as subdominant zoning organism, dashed lines = interval of sporadic occurrence.
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Intertidal Life Around the Coast of the Waitakere Ranges, Auckland - TP 298 86
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21
0
1
metres
Transect 12: South-West Puponga Point
transect bearing 180o
volcanic grit
ELWS
1 N
odili
ttorin
a an
tipod
a
2 N
otoa
cmea
pile
opsi
s
3 C
ham
aesi
pho
brun
nea
4 C
ella
na o
rnat
a
5 C
ham
aesi
pho
colu
mna
6 E
pope
lla p
licat
a
7 L
epsi
ella
alb
omar
gina
ta
8 C
ella
na ra
dian
s
9 G
elid
ium
cau
laca
nthe
um
10 S
piro
bran
chus
car
inife
rus
11 P
atel
loid
a co
rtica
ta
12 C
oral
lina
pain
t
13 P
erna
can
alic
ulus
14 D
icat
hais
orb
ita
15 M
elan
thal
ia a
bsci
ssa
16 E
cklo
nia
radi
ata
17 C
arpo
phyl
lum
mas
chal
ocar
pum
3
4
5
6
7
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
11
13
14
16 17
15
9
2
Fig. 17 Transect 12 showing the intertidal zonation of the dominant plants and animals on the rocky shore on the south-west corner of Puponga Point, Cornwallis. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), Powell (1979, 1987), and Adams (1994). Thick line = interval as dominant or co-dominant zoning organism, solid line = interval as subdominant zoning organism, dashed lines = interval of sporadic occurrence.
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Transect 13: East Puponga Point
transect bearing 080o
volcanic conglomerate
bare rock
12 G
elid
ium
cau
laca
nthe
um
1 fo
liose
lich
ens
2 N
odilit
torin
a an
tipod
a
3 C
ham
aesi
pho
brun
nea
4 A
ustro
min
ius
mod
estu
s
5 L
epsi
ella
alb
omar
giin
ata
6 C
rass
ostre
a gi
gas
7 T
urbo
sm
arag
dus
8 M
elag
raph
ia a
ethi
ops
9 S
piro
bran
chus
car
inife
rus
10 P
erna
can
alic
ulus
11 C
oral
lina
pain
t
13 T
ethy
a au
rant
ium
14 C
arpo
phyl
lum
mas
chal
ocar
pum
15 E
cklo
nia
radi
ata
2
2
metres
1
1
0
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
ELWS
6
5
8
2
7
10
3
4
14 1513
912
Fig. 18 Transect 13 showing the intertidal zonation of the dominant plants and animals on the rocky shore on the south-east corner of Puponga Point, Cornwallis. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), Powell (1979, 1987), and Adams (1994). Thick line = interval as dominant or co-dominant zoning organism, solid line = interval as subdominant zoning organism, dashed lines = interval of sporadic occurrence.
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9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
~ ~ ~~
v
v
v
v
v
00
000
00
0
00
0
Tasman Sea coast
Manukau Harbour
Major Animals Intertidal Zones - Waitakeres Coast
v
exposedsheltered
v
v
v
v
~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~
~~
~~~~
v
~
Piha Pillow LavaBay
Otakamiro Pt. Te Henga W. Paratutae Kaiteke Pt. Huia Pt.E. Paratutae
inside
v
v
vv
v v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Chamaesipho brunnea
Austrominius modestus
Epopella plicata
v Chamaesipho columna
0 Patelloida corticata
Perna canaliculus
Xenostrobus pulex
Neosabellaria kaiparaensis~
Nodilittorina antipoda, N. cincta Spirobranchus cariniferus
sponges
ELWS
metres
ManukauHeads
bare rock zone
periwinkle zone
barnacle zone
mussel, tubeworm and coralline zone
Fig. 19 Diagram illustrating the change in dominant zoning intertidal animals and their decreasing elevational ranges on the Waitakere’s rocky shore, from the most exposed transects on the west coast at Lion Rock to the most sheltered inside the Manukau Harbour at Puponga Point. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), and Powell (1979, 1987).
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6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Tasman Sea coast
Manukau Harbour
Major Plants Intertidal Zones - Waitakeres Coast
exposed sheltered
Piha Pillow LavaBay
Otakamiro Pt. Te Henga W. Paratutae Kaiteke Pt. Huia Pt.E. Paratutae
inside
metres
ELWS
Lichina confinisl l
Corallina paint
Gigartina alveata
Ulva lactuca
Gigartina laingii
Melanthalia abscissa
Carpophyllum maschalocarpum
Ecklonia radiata
Pachymenia lusoria
Gigartina marginifera
ManukauHeads
l ll l l ll l
l ll l
l l l l
l l
l ll l
l l l l
l l
l ll l
l ll l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l l
l ll l
l l
l ll l
l l
l ll l
l l
l ll ll l
l l
l l
l l
Durvillaea antarctica
subtidal fringe
Fig. 20
Diagram illustrating the change in dominant zoning intertidal plants and their decreasing elevational ranges on the Waitakeres’ rocky shore, from the most exposed transects on the west coast at Lion Rock to the most sheltered
inside the Manukau Harbour at Puponga Point. Illustrations by Margaret Morley, Morton & Miller (1968), and Adams (1994).
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100 km
TOTAL MOLLUSCAN SPECIES (LIVE + DEAD)
RECORDED FROM INTERTIDAL AND
SHALLOW SUBTIDAL
194237274
238
334
472
340179
259
403
360
551
266
238
192
192
188
197
150
367
Parengarenga Hbr
Bay of IslandsAhipara & Herekino Hbr
KaweruaWhananaki Hbr & coast
Great Barrier I.
Whangapoua Hbr & coast
Waiheke I.
offshore Pakiri
intertidal outer Waitemata Hbr
inner & middle Waitemata Hbr
Waitakere west coastnorth Manukau Hbr coast
Waitakeres coast total
Raglan Hbr & coast
north Taranaki
New Plymouth
Wellington Hbr & coast Mahia Peninsula
Kawhia Hbr & coast
100 km
TOTAL SPECIES(LIVE + DEAD)
RECORDED FROM INTERTIDAL AND
SHALLOW SUBTIDAL
409407
375
397
558
623
522
480
452
321
351
406
218
569
Mahia Peninsula
New Plymouth
north Taranaki
Raglan Hbr & coast
north Manukau Hbr coastWaitakere west coastWaitakeres coast total
inner & middle Waitemata Hbr
Whangapoua Hbr & coast
intertidal Waitemata Hbr
Great Barrier I.
Whananaki Hbr & coast
Ahipara & Herekino Hbr
Parengarenga Hbr
Fig. 21
522
385
Recorded biodiversity of intertidal biota and wash-up (including shallow subtidal dredging in some instances, excluding salt marsh plants and mangrove lichens) for various sections of coast of the northern half of the North Island. Top: Total biota, live and dead. Bottom: Total molluscan biota, live and dead. Sources of data: Ahipara and Herekino Harbour – Hayward & Morley (unpub.); Bay of Islands – Morley & Hayward (1999a); Great Barrier Island – Hayward & Morley (unpub.); Kawerua – Hayward et al. (1995); Kawhia Harbour & coast – Morley et al. (1997); Mahia Peninsula – Hayward & Morley (unpub.); New Plymouth – Hayward & Morley (2002); north Taranaki – Hayward et al. (1999); Pakiri offshore – Morley et al. (1996, 1997); Parengarenga Harbour – Hayward et al. (2001); Raglan Harbour & coast - Hayward et al. (submitted); Waiheke I. – Morley (unpub.); Waitakeres’ coasts (this study); Waitemata Harbour, inner & middle – Hayward et al. (1999a); Waitemata Harbour, intertidal out to Whangaparaoa Peninsula – Hayward & Morley (unpub.); Wellington Harbour & coast – Marshall (1998); Whananaki Harbour and coast – Hayward & Morley (unpub.); Whangapoua Harbour and coast, east Coromandel Peninsula – Hayward & Morley (unpub.).
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