Waihi North Project: Assessment of Terrestrial Ecological Values & Effects 62138 WNP AEE 74 • If protected from the adverse effects of plant and animal pests and of adjacent land and water use (e.g. stock, discharges, erosion, sediment disturbance), can maintain its ecological sustainability over time. representative example of any recognised ecosystem type. 10 It is an area of indigenous vegetation or habitat that forms part of an ecological sequence, that is either not common in the Waikato region or an ecological district, or is an exceptional, representative example of its type. Not significant- vegetation fragments do not provide or support any uncommon sequences or are exceptional, representative examples. 11 It is an area of indigenous vegetation or habitat for indigenous species (which habitat is either naturally occurring or has been established as a mitigation measure) that forms, either on its own or in combination with other similar areas, an ecological buffer, linkage or corridor and which is necessary to protect any site identified as significant under criteria 1-10 from external adverse effects. Not significant- vegetation fragments do not provide or support any significant ecological buffer, stepping stone or linkage corridor.
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