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National Vegetation Survey Databank

Also known as New Zealand National Vegetation Survey Databank · NVS

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 121,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 25,000 permanent plots in New Zealand. The data can be explored online and requested for download. The NVS Databank provides data spanning more than 60 years of indigenous and exotic plant plot records from throughout New Zealand's terrestrial ecosystems. The physical archive includes plot sheets, maps, and photographs from many years of vegetation surveys. Purpose-built software for entering, validating and summarising data is available. NVS is accorded the status of a Nationally Significant database and upkee…

Getting access

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How to apply
Not yet verified — we don’t publish a route we haven’t checked.

Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.

About this database

Websitehttps://nvs.landcareresearch.co.nz/
SubjectsLife Sciences · Natural Sciences · Biology · Geosciences (including Geography) · Plant Sciences · Geography
Last updated2026-09-12

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