Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan Table 2 (cont) Indigenous Vegetation and Landforms - D’Urville Ecosystem Landform Components Geology Remnant Native Past and Potential Vegetation Native Vegetation 6. Minor prograding inlet heads Recent Forest and Treeland Forest and fans, eg; P25/790425 alluvium from Tawa-mixed broadleaf Kahikatea-pukatea mixed 0-20 m elevation predominantly forest. broadleaf tall swamp sedimentary Swamp maire treeland. forest. rocks, swamp Kahikatea-pukatea mixed Kahikatea-swamp maire- deposits broadleaf tall swamp forest. pukatea forest. Matai, rimu, miro, kahikatea Kahikatea-matai-totara- forest with scattered tawa, tawa forest. tanekaha, mahoe, kiekie. Matai-rimu-miro-kahikatea Rimu-matai-miro-hinau forest with tawa, mixed broadleaf forest. tanekaha, mahoe, kiekie. Shrubland Rimu-matai-miro-hinau Manuka/baumea shrubland mixed broadleaf forest. 7. Barrier spits tombolos, Recent marine Raou lia sand flats. Raou lia sand flats. beach ridges and dunes, sand and gravel Pohuehue vineland on Pohuehue vineland on eg; P25/780432, O26/628123 boulder bank. boulder bank. 0-20 m eleva tion Spinifex-pingao duneland. 8. Lagoons and estuaries, Recent fluvial Scrub Scrub eg; P25/785437, O26/620120 and lagoonal Marsh ribbonwood-coastal Marsh ribbonwood-coastal 0-3 m elevation deposits shrub daisy - Cop rosma shrub daisy - Coprosma propinqua estuary scrub. propi nqua estuary Rushland and Reedland shrubla nd. Giant spike rush rushland. Rushland and Reedland Oioi-sea rush estuarine Giant spike rush rushland. rushland. Oioi-sea rush estuarine Raupo -pukio reedland. rushland. Herbfield Raupo -pukio reedland. Sea primrose-remuremu- Herbfield glasswort herbfield. Sea primrose-remuremu- glasswort herbfield. 9. Confined inlets [Okiwi Bay, Not applicable - - Camp Bay] 10. Large drowned river valley Not applicable - - harbours [Port Hardy, Greville and Croisilles harbours] 0 m elevation A. The Physical Environment 1. Landforms/Geology Ultrabasic, intermediate, and acid intrusive and extrusive geologies and serpentinitic melange (all mineral belt geology); associated sedimentary strata; minor alluvium. Mineral belt geology, includes iron and magnesium rich minerals, but also nickel, cobolt, manganese and chromium trace elements in concentrations toxic to many species. Steep hills and mountains, cliffs, headlands and peninsulas, harbours, inlets, spits, estuaries, beaches, dunes; minor fans, deltas and alluvial terraces; islets and islands. App Two - 16