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Description: A saline site approximately 1 km to the east of the Galloway No. 1 site 1
Type/Class: Inland saline 2
Size: 6.2 ha
Altitude: 200 - 240 m above sea level
Approximate location: 2.5 km East of the intersection of Crawford Hills Road and Galloway Road, Alexandra | NZTM (centre point): E1325100 N4988300
Regional Plan: Water for Otago | Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.49, Map F12
Territorial Authority: Central Otago District Council
Value | Description |
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A1 | Habitat for nationally or internationally rare or threatened species or communities. The threatened salt tolerant plant Lepidium kirkii is present, along with populations of Buck’s-horn plantain (Plantago coronopus) and Atriplex buchananii. Also the rare grasshopper Sigaus minutes. 1, 8, 24 |
A5 | Scarce in Otago in terms of its ecological or physical character. Less than 18% of inland saline areas remain in Otago. 2 |
A2 - A4, A6 - A9 | No relevant information is currently held by the ORC. |
1 Otago Regional Council (2004) Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Published by the Otago Regional Council, Dunedin.
2 Ausseil, A.G., Newsome, P., Johnson, P. (2008) Wetland Mapping in the Otago Region. Landcare Research Contract Report prepared for the Otago Regional Council.
8 Allen, R.B. and McIntosh, P.D. (1997) Guidelines for conservation of salt pans in Central Otago. Science for Conservation: 49. Published by the Department of Conservation, Wellington.
24 Patrick, B.H. (1989) Lepidoptera, Cicadidae, Acrididae of the Manorburn Ecological District. Science and Research Internal Report no. 60. Published by the Department of Conservation, Wellington.
51 Otago Regional Council – Photo Archive.
55 Central Otago District Council (2008) Central Otago District Plan, Published by Central Otago District Council, Alexandra.