6b5f7f37-eb1c-4db5-ac2b-0d8b26380f8e custodian National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research curator@niwa.co.nz Data curator 2013-07-19T10:03:10 creation ISO 19115-3 Delaware Inlet intertidal zone 1977-01-28T00:36:00 publication A survey was made of the local environment and flora and fauna of Delaware Inlet, Nelson, during February-April 1976. Extent of site = Delaware Inlet. Measured variables = Five textural surfaces (mud, sand, gravel, cobbles, and shell). Five principal types of macroscopic vegetation (Salicomia ausiralis, eelgrass Zostera muelleri, Sea lettuce Viva lactuca, Enteromorpha). The four dominant genera of molluscs (mud snails Amphibola crenata, cockles Chione stutchburyi, pipis Paphies australe, mussels Mytilus edulis) occupying distinct habitats. Water parameters (salinity, nitrogen). Depth range: 2 m (neap) to 4 m (Spring tide). Sampling protocol = mapping. The aim was to provide a base for further studies of the inlet by surveying the texture, flora, and fauna of its intertidal flats, and by assaying the salinity and nitrogen levels of its waters. Cawthron Institute +64 03 548 2319 voice +64 03 546 9464 facsimile 98 Halifax Street East Nelson New Zealand info@cawthron.org.nz environment Delaware Inlet, east Tasman Bay, Nelson 173.415 173.469 41.175 41.16 1976-02-29T08:00:00 1976-04-29T12:22:00 marine estuarine benthic soft habitat invertebrate shellfish seagrass macroalgae baseline survey macroscopic vegetation eelgrass mollusc salinity nitrogen TBGB Stanton, D.J.; Bohlool, B.B.; Beasley, C. (1977). Intertidal zone of Delaware Inlet, Nelson, New Zealand. NZ Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11(3): 577-587. largerWorkCitation eng utf8 https://dc.niwa.co.nz/niwa_dc/srv/metadata/6b5f7f37-eb1c-4db5-ac2b-0d8b26380f8e WWW:LINK-1.0-http--metadata-URL Point of truth URL of this metadata record