Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere is a large
coastal lake, intermittently open to
the sea. It is highly regarded for its
conservation and related values, some of
which are of international significance. Its
function as a sink for nutrients from its large
predominantly agriculturally based catchment,
currently undergoing accelerated intensification,
is also recognised, at least implicitly.
It is the resulting conflict from these value
sets which is mainly responsible for the ongoing
debate about the future of the lake.
This book serves to quantify the nature of
this debate by documenting changes to lake
values, both over time and spatially. It provides
a standardised approach to reporting
these changes, set against indicators that
are value-specific. Ultimately, it provides a
template for thinking about future management
scenarios for the lake and its environs.
Given this approach the book ultimately serves
as a resource for helping understand the
ever-changing and current and possible future
states of the lake, under a variety of management
requirements and implications.[Show full abstract]
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