Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan 4 Bulwer Kohekohe, Wharariki, Blue Penguin, Western Sounds, Dry, Non to Weakly Schistose Ecosystem Steepish dissected, climatically dry coastal hill slopes stretch fingers at random into the sea, forming many bays and coves, the landmass itself being the most submerged of the Marlborough land ecosystems. Inside these splayed fingers the sea abuts the land abruptly, with few beaches. Rocks are sedimentary and weakly developed schist. Maritime influence and exposure is high, elevation generally low. Fragmented vegetation patterns, with much scrubland. Table 5 Indigenous Vegetation and Landforms - Bulwer Ecosystem Landform Components Geology Remnant Native Past and Potential Vegetation Native Vegetation 1. Steep to very steep upper Siliceous, Pelorus Forest Forest hill and mountain slopes Group sedimentary Silver beech-hard beech-miroSilver beech-hard beech- 500-775 m. elevation rocks and weakly forest, Mt.Mt Shewell miro forest, Mt Shewell developed Summit. Summit. Marlborough Rimu-red beech-miro, Rimu-red beech-miro, Schist kamahi forest. kamahi forest. Tussockland Silver tussockland. App Two - 28