Table 2 The proportion (and number) of forest plots from three river gorges assigned to different vegetation associations
Associations (Code, Name) | Area (ha) Nationally | Mokihinui lower gorge (n = 45) | Mokihinui upper gorge (n = 42) | Karamea lower gorge (n = 43) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
a:BlPF15 Weinmannia racemosa – Hedycarya arborea (Melicytus ramiflorus) / Dicksonia squarrosa – Freycinetia banksii – Ripogonum scandens forest | 15,100 | 29% (13) | 0 | 40% (17) |
a:BBlF3 Fuscospora truncata – Weinmannia racemosa / Myrsine salicina – Metrosideros fulgens – Coprosma foetidissima / Blechnum discolor forest | 45,400 | 20% (9) | 0 | 5% (2) |
a:BlPF12 Weinmannia racemosa – Prumnopitys ferruginea / Pseudowintera axillaris – Myrsine salicina – Cyathea smithii forest | 60,500 | 9% (4) | 0 | 7% (3) |
a:PF4 Weinmannia racemosa – Dacrydium cupressinum – Hedycarya arborea / Dicksonia squarrosa – Freycinetia banksii – Metrosideros fulgens forest | 37,800 | 2% (1) | 0 | 2% (1) |
a:BBlPF4 Weinmannia racemosa – Fuscospora fusca (Lophozonia menziesii) / Griselinia littoralis / Blechnum discolor – Grammitis billardierei forest | 173,900 | 2% (1) | 38% (16) | 16% (7) |
a:BPF2 Lophozonia menziesii – Pseudowintera colorata – Weinmannia racemosa / Cyathea smithii / Microlaena avenacea – Metrosideros diffusa forest | 52,900 | 0 | 17% (7) | 0 |
a:BPF4 Fuscospora truncata–Weinmannia racemosa / Blechnum discolor forest | 60,500 | 0 | 5% (2) | 0 |
a:BlPF13 Weinmannia racemosa – Pseudowintera colorata – Carpodetus serratus – Griselinia littoralis / Asplenium flaccidium – Blechnum discolor forest | 30,250 | 0 | 5% (2) | 0 |
a:BF16 Fuscospora fusca – Lophozonia menziesii / Carpodetus serratus / Blechnum discolor forest | 128,550 | 0 | 2% (1) | 0 |
a:BF17 Weinmannia racemosa – Fuscospora fusca – Lophozonia menziesii / Griselinia littoralis – Coprosma foetidissima / Blechnum discolor forest | 30,250 | 0 | 2% (1) | 0 |
a:BF21 Fuscospora truncata – Lophozonia menziesii – Weinmannia racemosa/ Griselinia littoralis – Leucopogon fasciculatus forest | 37,800 | 0 | 2% (1) | 0 |
a:BPF3 Lophozonia menziesii – Weinmannia racemosa – Prumnopitys ferruginea – Dacrydium cupressinum / Pseudopanax crassifolius – Coprosma foetidissima / Grammitis billardierei forest | 37,800 | 0 | 2% (1) | 0 |
a:BBlPF2 Lophozonia menziesii – Metrosideros umbellata –Weinmannia racemosa – Quintinia serrate – (Fuscospora truncata) / Phyllocladus alpinus forest | 68,000 | 0 | 2% (1) | 2% (1) |
a:BF20 Fuscospora fusca – Lophozonia menziesii / Pseudowintera colorata – Griselinia littoralis – Carpodetus serratus / Blechnum fluviatile forest | 90,700 | 0 | 0 | 2% (1) |
Outliers | 38% (17) | 24% (10) | 26% (11) |