714cba37-ce09-419d-a8d2-8bb5ef15e36a Data curator NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research curator@niwa.co.nz 2012-08-08T10:43:06 ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 Estuarine Ecology Monitoring Programme (Hawke's Bay Region) Robertson, B.; Gillespie, P.; Asher, R.; Frisk, S.; Keeley, N.; Hopkins, G.; Thompson, S.J.; Tuckey, B.J. 2002. Estuarine Environmental Assessment and Monitoring, A National Protocol. Part A. Development, Part B. Appendices and Part C. Application. Prepared for supporting Councils and the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Management Fund Contract No.5096. Part A. 93p. Part B. 159p. Part C 40p plus field sheets. Physical and biological monitoring of estuaries within the Hawke's Bay region for Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Sampling sites are located in the Porangahau and Ahuriri estuaries. Sampling frequency = annual (Mar). Sampling began in 2006 and is ongoing. Number of sites = 5 total. Extent of site = 1800m2 (60m x 30m). Number of replicates = 10 infaunal cores and 10 sediment samples per site. Measured variables = Infaunal communities (species identified to lowest taxonomic level possible and enumerated). Epifaunal quadrat (0.25m2). Sediment characteristics (Basic grain size only, TOC, ash free dry weight, redox, chlorophyll a, nitrogen, phosphorus, cadmium, nickel, lead, zinc, chromium, copper and arsenic). Sampling protocol & QA = Benthic and sediment sampling use similar methods to those outlined by Robertson et al. (2002). Internal QA procedures. Sediment analysis by Cawthron Ltd and Hills Laboratory. Hawke's Bay Regional Council Anna Madarasz-Smith Hawke's Bay Regional Council Senior Scientist - Coastal Quality 0800 108 838 or +64 6 835 9200 +64 6 835 3601 159 Dalton Street Napier 4110 Anna@hbrc.govt.nz http://www.hbrc.govt.nz/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Hawke's Bay Regional Council Link to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council website marine estuarine coastal benthic soft ecological chemistry physical visual observation core MEMP Permission of Hawke's Bay Regional Council to release data/reports. eng environment Porangahau and Ahuriri estuaries. 176.830 177.010 -39.830 -39.475 2006-01-01T00:01:00 https://dc.niwa.co.nz/niwa_dc/srv/metadata/714cba37-ce09-419d-a8d2-8bb5ef15e36a WWW:LINK-1.0-http--metadata-URL Point of truth URL of this metadata record www.hbrc.govt.nz/Services/Environment/SOE/Pages/default.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--downloaddata Link to the State of the Environment reports and updates Quality assurance was imposed on methods. Geographic data used NZTM (LINZ). Temporal data were in NZST. Data collection information: Infaunal core = 150mm tall x 130mm diameter, intertidal quadrat = 0.5m x 0.5m, sediment sample = top 20mm surface sediment collected.