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Flat Point 2016 Fine Scale Rocky Shore Monitoring Wriggle coastalmanagement Flat Point 2016 Fine Scale Rocky Shore Monitoring Prepared for Greater Wellington Regional Council April 2016 Cover Photo: Flat Point - looking south toward Glenburn headland. Flat Point - looking north towards the sand-spit and subtidal reef system. Flat Point 2016 Fine Scale Rocky Shore Monitoring Prepared for Greater Wellington Regional Council By Ben Robertson and Leigh Stevens Wriggle Limited, PO Box 1622, Nelson 7040, Ph 03 545 6315, 021 417 936; 03 540 3060, 0275 417 935, www.wriggle.co.nz Wriggle coastalmanagement iii RECOMMENDED CITATION Robertson, B.P. and Stevens, L.M. 2016. Flat Point 2016 Fine Scale Rocky Shore Monitoring. Prepared by Wriggle Coastal Manage- ment for Greater Wellington Regional Council. 16p. plus appendices. Contents Rocky Shore - Executive Summary . vii 1. Introduction . 1 2. Methods . 5 3. Results and Discussion . 7 4. Summary . 15 5. Monitoring ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 6. Acknowledgements . 16 7. References . 16 Appendix 1. Detailed Results . 17 List of Figures Figure 1. Location of the rocky shore sampling area at Flat Point . 4 Figure 2. General shoreline zonation present at Flat Point . 5 Figure 3. Chamaeosipho columna and Xenostrobus neozelanicus on the high shore . 9 Figure 4. Sypharochiton pelliserpentis and Cellana radians on the mid shore . 10 Figure 5. Hormosira banksii and Corallina officinalis on the low shore . 10 Figure 6. Topshells, limpets and chitons from the upper, mid and low eulittoral zones . 11 Figure 7. n-MDS plot showing the relationship in community composition for Flat Point, Jan. 2016 �������������������� 12 Figure 8. Mean SACFOR rating for species present in 6 fixed quadrats in high, mid and low eulittoral zones. 14 List of Tables Table 1. Summary of the major environmental issues affecting NZ rocky shores. 2 Table 2. SACFOR Percentage Cover and Density Scales (after Marine Nature Conservation Review - MNCR) . 6 Table 3. Results of the semi-quantitative SACFOR assessment at Flat Point, 24-25 January 2016 . 8 Table 4. Summary of richness, abundance and diversity indices in quadrats, Flat Point, 2016. 12 Table 5. Raw data, mean number/percentage cover, and SACFOR rating of shore quadrats, Flat Point, 2016. 13 Wriggle coastalmanagement v All photos by Wriggle except where noted otherwise. Wriggle coastalmanagement vi ROCKY SHORE - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report summarises results of the first year of fine scale monitoring of the rocky shore community at Flat Point, Wairarapa, an eastern coast site exposed to moder- ate-high wave energy, northerly, easterly and southerly winds, and bathed by the relatively cool waters of the Wairarapa Coastal Current. It is a key site in Greater Wel- lington Regional Council’s (GWRC’s) long-term coastal monitoring programme. This report describes: • Fine scale semi-quantitative monitoring of the abundance and diversity of con- spicuous rocky shore plants and animals, and • Fine scale quantitative monitoring of the abundance and diversity of plants and animals in 18 x 0.25m2 fixed quadrats at high, mid, and low eulittoral (intertidal) levels at three sites. FINE SCALE MONITORING RESULTS The semi-quantitative monitoring identified 27 attached or sessile rocky shore spe- cies, excluding those in heavily fissured areas and rock pools. In total, 11 algae, 3 limpet, 7 topshell, 1 chiton, 3 barnacle and 2 bivalve species were observed. The uppermost shore was dominated by eroding coastal duneland fringing a sandy beach, with supralittoral (splash zone) rocky reef habitat limited to the tops of large rocks/bedrock exposed above the beach sands. Present on the rocks were topshells (3), including the brown and blue-banded periwinkles (superabundant/rare), 2 lim- pets (common/rare), 3 barnacles (superabundant/rare), the black mussel (rare), and the red algae Porphyra sp. (frequent). The high eulittoral (intertidal) zone [10 species] was characterised by a dense cover of barnacles - column barnacles (superabundant), 2 limpet species (abundant/frequent), 3 topshell species (frequent/rare), snakeskin chiton (common), Porphyra sp. (occasion- al), and blue and black mussels (frequent/rare). The mid shore [10 species] was largely dominated by column barnacles (abundant). Also present were 2 limpet species (common/occasional), 4 topshells (common/rare), snakeskin chiton (common), and 2 bivalves (rare). The lower shore [17 species] was most diverse and was dominated by a superabun- dant cover of turfing, crustose red algae, and an abundant cover of brown algae (Nep- tune’s necklace). The algal canopy provided shelter and refuge to a range of other species, including: limpets (3), barnacles (1), chitons (1), topshells (2), and subdomi- nant brown (5), red (2) and green (1) algae. Nineteen of the 27 species recorded in the semi-quantitative monitoring were also recorded in the first baseline year of quantitative fixed quadrat sampling. ROCKY SHORE ISSUES AND CONDITION Rocky shore ecology on the Wairarapa coast has been assessed as having a low-mod- erate risk, primarily due to predicted climate change pressures including acceler- ated sea level rise, temperature change, ocean acidification and, to a lesser extent, over-collection of living resources and introduction of invasive species. The risk from pathogens, sedimentation, eutrophication, and toxins was considered low. The first year of baseline monitoring found the coastline in a healthy and unpolluted condition. No introduced invasive species were seen, and there was no indication of excessive nutrient or sediment inputs. RECOMMENDED MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT To provide a robust baseline of rocky shore conditions (particularly to enable moni- toring of changes from predicted accelerated sea level rise and increased tempera- tures), it is recommended that a three year annual fine scale monitoring baseline be established, and then monitored 5 yearly thereafter. The next monitoring is sched- uled for January 2017. While the rocky shore baseline is established, it is proposed that condition ratings be developed to characterise the status of the shore. It is proposed that these ratings focus on measuring shifts in community composition, the presence or absence of key indicator species (including introduced plants and animals), and indicators of nutrient enrichment and sedimentation. Wriggle coastalmanagement vii Wriggle coastalmanagement viii 1. INTRODUCTION OE V RVIEW Developing an understanding of the condition and risks to coastal habitats is critical to the management of biological resources. Importantly, the “Wairarapa Coastal Flat Point Habitats - Mapping, Risk Assessment and Monitoring” report (Robertson and Stevens 2007) identified a low-moderate risk to rocky shore ecology on the Wairarapa coast. This was primarily from predicted climate change effects of accelerated sea level rise and elevated temperatures, the over-collection of living resources, and the intro- Vulnerability Assessment duction of invasive species. The primary ecological responses to such pressures are Identifies issues and recommends considered to be habitat change, and effects on biodiversity. Due to the generally monitoring and management. Completed in 2007 (Robertson and high clarity, low nutrients, and low disease risk of water that bathes the Wairarapa Stevens 2007) rocky shoreline, the risk from pathogens, sedimentation, eutrophication, and toxins was considered low. Because of this, the number of monitoring indicators can be kept small, although this may change if catchment land use intensifies. Flat Point Issues Therefore, to address the identified risks, and to provide baseline information on Climate change effects of sea level rise and temperature rocky shore ecology at key representative locations, Robertson and Stevens (2007) Introduced invasive species recommended long term monitoring of the abundance and diversity of plants and Over-collection of shellfish animals at regionally representative high diversity rocky shores (e.g. Flat Point and Cape Palliser) using rapid assessment methods developed under the Marine Biodiver- sity and Climate Change Project (Hiscock 1996). Wriggle Coastal Management was Monitoring contracted by Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) to undertake the first year of a 3 year baseline of annual monitoring at Flat Point in 2016. After establishment of the baseline, monitoring is scheduled to be undertaken 5 yearly with the results used Broad Scale Fine Scale Mapping Monitoring to help to determine the extent to which the coast is affected by major environmental Sediment type Semi-quantitative pressures (Table 1), both in the short and long term. Saltmarsh SACFOR Seagrass Intertidal fixed Rocky shores are a dominant and visually dramatic part of the Wairarapa coastline. Macroalgae quadrats Land margin They reflect the erosive effect of waves where softer rocks are worn down, leaving 5 -10 yearly 3yr Baseline then harder rocks exposed. The habitat is physically complex, with rockpools, gullies, First undertaken 5 yearly crevices and boulders providing a diverse range of habitats supporting a variety of in 2007 Baseline started 2016 different species. The harsh and variable physical conditions, including light avail- Next survey 2017 ability, degree of exposure, large shifts in temperature and salinity, aspect, substrate, and biotic features, lead to the development of a characteristic zonation of
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