Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan 7 Stokes Silver Beech, Stoppy-Stop, Celmisia macmaho nii, Mohua, Sounds, Wet, Weakly to Strongly Schistose Ecosystem Very steep to moderately steep, evenly contoured coastal hills and mountain slopes with steep and rolling upper ridge crests and summits feature here and together form the substantial Stokes massif. The coastline is characterised by several large, deeply incised inlets and prominent headlands. At the land-sea interface, confined coastal inlets and undulating to rolling prograding inlet heads are evident with alluvial flats, fans and dunes present. Foliation of schist baserock into layers ranges from weak to strong. There is a great range in height and rainfall gradient from sea level to mountain tops, which are dominating, highly exposed and sometimes covered in snow. Overall, the influence of the sea is generally high as it surrounds the landmass. Table 8 Indigenous Vegetation and Landforms - Stokes Ecosystem Landform Components Geology Remnant Native Past and Potential Vegetation Native Vegetation 1. Strongly rolling to Siliceous, weakly Alpine Openlands Alpine Openlands moderately steep broad to strongly Shrub-tussock-boulderfield. Shrub-tussock-/sedgeland. mountain summits and developed Shrub-tussock/sedgeland. Shrub-sedge-cushionfield upland ridge crests Marlborough Schist Shrub-sedge-cushionfield (Carpha alpina, Donatia n-z, 1100-1200 m elevation (Carpha alpina, Donatia n-z, Oreobolus pectinatus). Oreobolus pectinatus ). Shrub-tussockland. 2. Steep to very steep upper Siliceous, weakly Celmisia Rockland Celm isia Rockland hill and mountain slopes to strongly Forest Forest 600-1100 m. elevation developed Silver beech forest with Silver beech forest with Marlborough leatherwoodstoppy-stop in leatherwood stoppy-stop in Schist places. places. Silver beech-red beech Silver beech-red beech forest with Halls totara, forest with Hhalls totara, southern rata, toro and toi. southern rata, toro and toi. App Two - 40