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Assessing the invertebrate fauna trajectories in remediation sites of Winstone Aggregates Hunua quarry in Auckland

Curtis, K.
Bowie, Michael H.
Barber, Keith S.
Boyer, Stephane
Marris, John W. M.
Patrick, B.
Date
2016-04
Type
Report
Fields of Research
ANZSRC::050206 Environmental Monitoring , ANZSRC::050202 Conservation and Biodiversity , ANZSRC::050207 Environmental Rehabilitation (excl. Bioremediation)
Abstract
This study monitored the invertebrates in restoration plantings in the Winstone Aggregates Hunua Quarry. This was to assess the re-establishment of invertebrates in the restoration planting sites and compare them with unplanted control and mature sites. This study follows on from a baseline study carried out in 2014-2015 measuring the restoration trajectory of invertebrates in the Winstone Aggregate Hunua quarry site. A range of entomological monitoring techniques were used and found that dung beetles, millipedes, foliage moths, leaf litter moths and some mite species increased in numbers from the control sites through to the mature sites, while ants, rove beetles, grass moths, some carabid beetles, and worms showed a downwards trend from the mature sites to the control sites. Further monitoring of invertebrates in the restoration area should be carried out.
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