Integrated Catchment Management

Habitat loss

Development and environmental stressors cause changes in the area and type of various ecological habitats. Surveys of the coastal regions around Tasman Bay in the region of the Motueka River show signficant decline.

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Habitat loss 19470-2001

Habitat loss 1947-2001

 

1947 habitat map 2001 habitat map

Habitat maps from 1947 (on the left) and 2001 (on the right) showing changes in various habitats.