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Correspondence file on kauri in FRI 28/5

Author
Bergin, D.O., Ogden, J., Steward, G.A., van Dorsser, J.C., Bartlett, R.
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000059
Old Accession Number
TTT000059
Location
Held in Scion archives
MS Number
FRI 47
Other Reference Number
FRI 28/5, 28/5/1, 28/5/3, 28/0
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1969-1986
Volume
150 pp
Content
Correspondence file with 7 tagged sections:Misc technical information amongst general correspondence, particularly on seed collection, tree stocks. Academic interests in kauri by overseas scientists, some visiting, with interesting views, eg. Curt Geldenhys (S.Africa). Details of university and grant projects - J. Ogden on dendrology, Ruth Bartlett on forest pattern (Trounson Forest), Dept of Botany (Auckland University) plans to record succession from abandoned grassland in Swanson State Forest, (L H Millener) - only initial measurement made then lapsed, discussion of sampling methods, some useful notes on need to retain more valuable kauri sample plots, Van Dorsser's diary notes on visit to Sweetwater Nursery 1978.
Future Work
Would be useful reference if experiment reinstated at Swanson.
Reference
Work under University Grants was published by J. Ogden and J. Enright. Also see Enright & Hill, Ecology of the Southern Conifers; Kauri Bulletin 2004 (D Bergin); Indigenous Trees, Bulletin No.2; G Steward reports on thinning trials.
General Note
Some notes on intended compilation of results of thinning trial and establishment procedure - M C Smale, D Bergin. Elizabeth Miller has interest in study of plant succession at Swanson (from 1968)
Sort
Sorted, indexed
Copy
Swanson Field Experiment ?
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
kauri (Agathis australis)
Keywords
Dendrology, Forest Pattern, Plant Succession, Sweetwater Nursery, Thinning, Trials
Subject Areas