PPT-Fiordland

Tourism Attractions HISTORY This area was well known to the Maori and many legends pertain to its formation and naming The Demigod Tuterakiwhanoa is said to have carved out the fiords with his adze . WeatherDuring the winter months Fiordland can be very wet and cold. Daylight is limited and the high mountains let little sunlight into the valleys. Alpine areas are usually covered in snow. Track con composition. The density of woody plants in the understorey was reduced in some areas by as much as 50%,and preferred plants became less abundant than those seldom eaten. However, the impact of deer a Fiordland National Park. Between 1969 and 1984, density above timberline was reduced to near zero bycommercial airborne hunting, with smaller decreases in the forest. Overall density declined by 81%. McClanahan,T.R. (1997). Predation and the distribution and abundance of tropical sea ur-chin popuIations.Journal of Experimental Marine, Biology and Ecology221: 231-255.McShane P.E. (1997). A summary McClanahanTR 1997 Predation and the distribution and abundance of tropical sea ur-chin popuIationsJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology221 231-255McShane PE 1997 A summary of commercial c