Appendix Two Table 9 (cont) Indigenous Vegetation and Landforms - Nydia Ecosystem Landform Components Geology Remnant Native Past and Potential Vegetation Native Vegetation 2. Moderately steep to steep Siliceous, Pelorus Fores t Fores t lower hil l slopes Group sedimentary Rimu/hard beech forest with Rimu/hard beech forest with 0-600 m elevation rocks and weakly kamahi, toro, ponga, and kamahi, toro, ponga, and developed abundant scarlet rata vine. abundant scarlet rata vine. Marlborough Schist Black beech-ponga-mingi- Black beech-ponga- mingi forest on headlands. mingimingi forest on Tawa-pukatea-mixed headlands. broadleaf forest with nikau, Rimu-miro-tawa-hinau- kiekie, supplejack, puka, mixed broadleaf forest kawakawa. Rimu-miro-tawa- (mahoe, pigeonwood, hinau-mixed broadleaf forest putaputaweta, mamaku, (mahoe, pigeonwood, supplejack, kiekie). putaputaweta, mamaku, supplejack, kiekie). Manuka Manuka scrub (with emergent pines in places). Kanuka scrub & forest with ponga & mixed secondary broadleaf species. Fernland Bracken fernland (where most recently burnt). 3. Undulating terraces, Recent alluvium Forest floodplains, fans and from Kahikatea-pukatea-tawa- asso ciated we tlands and predominantly nikau forest. de ltas [e.g; P27/750966] sedimentary and 0-20 m elevation schistose rocks 4. Minor prograding inlet Recent alluvium Forest Flax - Shrubland hea ds and fan s and from Tawa-pukatea-mixed Toetoe - Coprosma wet lands [eg; P27/758030, predominantly broadleaf forest with nikau, propinq ua - manuka- Nydia Bay; P26/736116, sedimentary and kiekie, supplejack, puka, harakeke wetlands at bay Tuna B ay] schistose rocks; kawakawa. heads. 0-20 m elevatio n minor swamp Kahikatea-pukatea-tawa- Forest deposits nikau forest. Kanuka scrub Kahikatea-pukatea-tawa- and forest with ponga and nikau forest. mixed secondary broadleaf Matai-rimu-hinau-tawa species. forest. Scrub Manuka scrub (with emergent pines in places). Flax - Shrubla nd Toetoe - Coprosma propinqua - manuka-harakeke wetlands at bay heads. 5. Estuaries and tidal flats Recent fluvial and Oioi rushland. Oioi rushland. [eg; P27/763963] estuarine deposits Sea primrose herbfield. Sea primrose herbfield. 0-3 m elevation Coastal shrub daisy- Coastal shrub daisy- tauhinu-manuka tauhinu-manuka estuarine estuarine shrubland shrubland A. The Physical Environment 1. Landforms/Geology Sedimentary strata and weakly developed schists. Small deposits of alluvium. Mostly very steep to moderately steep Inner Sounds hill and mountain slopes. Infrequent bluffs. Moderately dissected coastline with numerous large, deeply indented inlets, especially Tennyson Inlet and Nydia Bay. Numerous large and prominent headlands. A few islands, islets and stacks. App Two - 45