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Summary
The Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve is renowned for its unique assemblage of marine flora and fauna, its rich diversity of marine life, and unusual subtidal habitats, and consequently has been the focus of a number of scientific research studies.
The last comprehensive literature review of the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve was by Kelly (1983). Over the last 25 years significant new information has been generated on the habitats of the Poor Knights Islands and the marine flora and fauna that inhabit them.
The overall aim of this project is to collate and review scientific information that has been generated on the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve since 1983 to increase our overall understanding of the Poor Knights Islands ecosystem. However, owing to funding constraints the document will be written in stages as time and funding allows. This first report covers the physical environment of the reserve, marine vertebrates, fish monitoring, marine macroalgae, subtidal habitats, and biosecurity aspects.
Publication information
Aerial view of the Poor Knights Islands
Prepared for Department of Conservation, Northland Conservancy by NIWA
Authors: Carina Sim-Smith and Michelle Kelly
NIWA Client Report: AKL2008-20
NIWA Project: DOC08103