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Marshall<sup>1<\/sup><br><br>Affiliations:<br><sup>1<\/sup> Applied Molecular Solutions Research Group, School of Environmental and Animal Sciences, Manukau Institute of Technology and Unitec, Private Bag 92025, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.<br><sup>2<\/sup> 61 Clinton Road, RD6, Warkworth 0986, New Zealand.<br><sup>*<\/sup> Corresponding author: <a href=\"mailto:pdelange@unitec.ac.nz\">pdelange@unitec.ac.nz<\/a><br><br>Received: 19 March 2026 | Accepted: 26 June 2026 | Published: 13 October 2026<br>Associate Editor: Lilith Fisher<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55457\/pibdiv.004107\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55457\/pibdiv.004107<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/07-PBD-delange-etal-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"8389\">Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong>:<br>The islands of Te Whanga Lagoon, R\u0113kohu \/ Wharekauri \/ Chatham Island are scarcely documented. Two of the islands are shell cays, Moturangaranga and Hi\u2019Tara. In this paper the geology, physiography, landforms, vegetation associations and some of the biota of Hi\u2019Tara are documented. Hi\u2019Tara has a vascular flora of 50 taxa and four fungi (two rusts, one leaf spotting fungus and a mildew). Fifty-two percent of the vascular plants and fungi are naturalised to the Chatham Islands. Five vegetated landforms and vegetation associations are described. The role gulls and terns (Laridae) have in dispersal of plants, especially naturalised species to islands, is noted, and a plea for further study and formal publication of this in studies involving greater Aotearoa \/ New Zealand is made. Similarly, there seems to be a dearth of accessible, formally published literature on shell cay systems in Aotearoa \/ New Zealand. To rectify this, more research into these islands is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cite as<\/strong><br>de Lange, P. J., de Lange, W. P., &amp; Marshall, A. J. (2026). The vegetation associations and flora of Hi\u2019Tara, a shell cay, Te Whanga, R\u0113kohu \/ Wharekauri \/ Chatham Island. <em>Perspectives in Biodiversity<\/em>, 4(1): 83\u201396. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55457\/pibdiv.004107\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55457\/pibdiv.004107<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Paper Volume 4 (1) The vegetation associations and flora of Hi\u2019Tara, a shell cay, Te Whanga, R\u0113kohu \/ Wharekauri \/ Chatham Island Peter J. de Lange1, *, Willem P. de Lange2, Andrew J. 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