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Kōrero: Grasslands

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. Story summary

  2. Tussock grasslands

  3. Types of tussock

  4. Human impact

  5. Land ownership

  6. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Tussock grasslands

Otago tussock landscape

Otago tussock landscape

Flowering tussocks

Flowering tussocks (1 o 3)

Poa matthewsii

Poa matthewsii (2 o 3)

Spinifex

Spinifex (3 o 3)

Extent of grasslands

Extent of grasslands

Takahē browsing

Takahē browsing

Short-horned grasshopper

Short-horned grasshopper

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Types of tussock

Red tussock

Red tussock

Copper tussock

Copper tussock

Curled snow tussock

Curled snow tussock (1 o 4)

Low-alpine curled snow tussock

Low-alpine curled snow tussock (2 o 4)

Narrow-leaved snow tussock

Narrow-leaved snow tussock (3 o 4)

Carpet grass

Carpet grass (4 o 4)

Two tussocks

Two tussocks

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Human impact

Mustering sheep

Mustering sheep

Kaimanawa horses

Kaimanawa horses

Burning and grazing

Burning and grazing

Changing species

Changing species

Iced leaves

Iced leaves (1 o 2)

Less water

Less water (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Land ownership

Sheep farming

Sheep farming

Tramping

Tramping

Te Papanui Park

Te Papanui Park

Wilding pine control

Wilding pine control

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Alan F. Mark, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/grasslands/media (accessed 22 May 2022)

He kōrero nā Alan F. Mark, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007

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