Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN>This dataset contains </SPAN><SPAN>polygon area</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>data </SPAN><SPAN>of the dominant intertidal substrates</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>within </SPAN><SPAN>each of the b</SPAN><SPAN>ay</SPAN><SPAN>s</SPAN><SPAN> as defined in Section</SPAN><SPAN>7.6 </SPAN><SPAN>of Woods and Bolton-Ritchie 2014, Broad scale habitat mapping of Canterbury estuaries 2013-14, Environment Canterbury report. </SPAN><SPAN>The polygons were mapped using</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>aerial photography and</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>the corresponding </SPAN><SPAN>GPS point data </SPAN><SPAN>that </SPAN><SPAN>were collected by field survey to identify dominant substrate boundaries within each mudflat. Once mapped, this information is primarily used for the prioritisation of estuaries for monitoring, in terms of natural value and estuarine health.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Service Item Id: 2a80a50d6ca2453fa834bd73c6a08b04
Copyright Text: Dataset created in 2014 by Environment Canterbury as part of the above report.