Lake Submerged Plant Index, 1991–2016

Submerged plants are good indicators of the ecological quality of lakes. Because they are attached to the bed of lakes, submerged plants are easy to observe and identify, and they are unable to move away from environmental changes. The plant species found within lakes can tell us about their level of habitat degradation and exotic weed invasion.

The file contains Lake submerged plant index scores for each sampling occasion.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Theme
Author Ministry for the Environment
Maintainer Ministry for the Environment
Maintainer Email Ministry for the Environment
Source https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/53606-lake-submerged-plant-index-19912016/
Source Created 2017-04-25T20:52:25.975157Z
Source Modified 2019-11-20T00:33:27.007937Z
Language English
Spatial
Source Identifier https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/53606-lake-submerged-plant-index-19912016/
Dataset metadata created 2 February 2020, last updated 3 March 2025