# Assessing the Functional Response to Streamside Fencing of Pastoral Waikato Streams, New Zealand
## 2 Materials and Methods
### Study Sites and Design
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Treatment**} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**SR Length (m) +**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**SR Mean**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**SR Mean**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**SR Mean**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**TCA (ha) + GR**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Domainat**} \\
**Site (Site Code)** & **Fenced (W)** & **Vears since** & **S** **R Proportion (\%)** & **SR Proportion (\%)** & **SR Proportion (\%)** & **SR Mean** & **Riparian Area** & **Discharge** & **Riparian Area** & **Bed** & **Sloep** \\  & **Unfenced (U)** & **Fencing** &
\begin{tabular}{c} **of Total Upstream** \\ **River Length** \\ \end{tabular} & **Width (m)** & **Depth (m)** & **Width (m)** & **(J/s)** & **Catchment Area)** & **Substrate** & **Substrate** \\ \hline Whatawhata (Wh) & F & 5 & 560 (29.3) & 1.5 & 0.21 & 53.5 & 22.6 & 301.6 (1.73) & Silt & 0.1 \\  & U & 0 & 500 (20.7) & 2.0 & 0.20 & 7.4 & 52.0 & 301.6 (0.24) & Gravel & 1.15 \\ \hline Waitete (Wie) & F & 8 & 900 (21.5) & 3.4 & 0.34 & 5.0 & 126.9 & 636.1 (0.03) & Coble & 0.03 \\  & U & 0 & 640 (19.5) & 5.2 & 0.33 & 0.0 & 130.3 & 636.1 (\(<0.01\)) & Coble & 0.17 \\ \hline Ragland (Rag) & F & 12 & 480 (8.5) & 1.9 & 0.15 & 36.9 & 17.9 & 619.9 (0.12) & Silt & 3.3 \\  & U & 0 & 470 (77.7) & 2.0 & 0.24 & 4.9 & 14.7 & 619.9 (0.02) & Silt & 2.5 \\ \hline Matarava (Mat) & F & 13 & 1100 (22.5) & 2.2 & 0.35 & 7.7 & 90.0 & 1025.3 (0.01) & Punice & 0.10 \\  & U & 0 & 1250 (33.1) & 1.8 & 0.23 & 3.7 & 69.1 & 850.9 (0.03) & Punice & 0.46 \\ \hline Little Waipa (Lw) & F & 14 & 670 (3.9) & 7.1 & 0.34 & 7.8 & 248.0 & 8612.5 (0.01) & Coble & 0.27 \\  & U & 0 & 994 (6.1) & 4.1 & 0.31 & 20.0 & 391.5 & 3467.2 (0.02) & Punice & 0.73 \\ \hline Waitetuna (Wai) & F & 16 & 1600 (13.5) & 6.0 & 0.67 & 8.2 & 783.1 & 5586.1 (0.02) & Silt & 0.19 \\  & U & 0 & 920 (8.4) & 4.4 & 0.47 & 1.8 & 604.3 & 5427.5 (0.01) & Silt & 0.11 \\ \hline Mangawhara (Mg) & F & 18 & 1200 (9.9) & 6.1 & 0.28 & 14.8 & 188.2 & 3151.3 (0.01) & Gravel & 0.37 \\  & U & 0 & 1200 (11.5) & 6.7 & 0.27 & 0.6 & 245.0 & 3077.8 (\(<0.01\)) & Gravel & 0.82 \\ \hline Tappakang (TP) & F & 20 & 650 (0.1) & 5.8 & 0.13 & 11.4 & 140.7 & 997.4 (0.23) & Coble & 0.87 \\  & U & 0 & 1000 (18.4) & 5.5 & 0.15 & 9.9 & 173.6 & 997.4 (0.20) & Gravel & 0.12 \\ \hline Kakahu (Ka) & F & 30 & 1500 (11.1) & 5.7 & 0.31 & 15.3 & 604.5 & 3715.6 (0.15) & Gravel & 0.28 \\  & U & 0 & 715 (0.1) & 2.8 & 0.27 & 0.0 & 151.8 & 1005.3 (\(<0.01\)) & Gravel & 0.73 \\ \hline Waitomo (Wto) & F & 30 & 1200 (16.0) & 3.9 & 0.49 & 22.7 & 265.7 & 1949.6 (0.25) & Punice & 0.15 \\  & U & 0 & 1200 (17.6) & 2.6 & 0.56 & 3.6 & 287.6 & 1835.7 (0.04) & Punice & 0.27 \\ \hline Taupo (To) & F & 34 & 1700 (16.0) & 2.1 & 0.18 & 75.0 & 131.5 & 3101.9 (1.02) & Gravel & 1.14 \\  & U & 0 & 830 (0.1) & 1.1 & 0.21 & 0.0 & 59.6 & 387.7 (0.54) & Gravel & 0.74 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: Site characteristics (describing treatment) listed according to number of years since fencing. SR = Study Reach; TCA = Total Catchment Area; Dominant bed substrate size range: silt (\(<\)0.063 mm), pumice/sand (0.063–2.00 mm), gravel (2.00–64.00 mm) and coble (\(>\)64.00 mm).