Land Use Capability Classification of the Marlborough Region

I H Lynn

Landcare Research Science Series No. 12

This report is one of a series documenting the New Zealand Land Resource Inventory (NZLRI); a physical resource inventory for land management and land-use planning. It describes the Land Use Capability (LUC) for the second-edition NZLRI (1:50 000 scale) for the Marlborough region.

The report provides keys to the recognition of 154 LUC units established for the region, and includes a detailed description of each LUC unit, outlining its physiography, rock types, soils, erosion status and potential, vegetation, agricultural and forestry productivity, and present and potential land use.

Other LUC reports are available in the Landcare Research Science Series.

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Author: I H Lynn
ISBN: 978-0-47-804541-3
Publisher: Manaaki Whenua Press
Publication date: 1996
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback