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Enrichment planting after partial logging, Whirinaki

Document Type
Plans, Data sheets
Author
Bergin, D.O., Beveridge, A.E.
Project Creator
Forest Research Institute
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000131
Old Accession Number
TTT000131
Location
Held in Scion archives
MS Number
FRI 131
Other Reference Number
FRI 28/4/2/1, 28/6/0/2
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1976-1984
Volume
20 pp
Content
Location map. Plot folder for R1069 contains a 1976 register sheet and workplan proposal but no copy of Workplan I58/77. Contains workplan dated 13.7.84 on analysis of growth data for this trial and 3 others entailing planting inside and outside animal exclosures. No analysis or later measurements have been found. Inspection note June 1984 concludes that rimu and kahikatea planted on ground disturbed by 50% partial logging in 1976 had not been severely browsed by mammals over past 8 years. A few planted kahikatea up to 3-4 m high but very poor growth on compacted ground. Whole area near exclosures planted with podocarp wildings by Conservancy in 1977.
Source
Margin of Mangawiri Basin
Future Work
Should be assessed for final development of planted seedlings.
General Note
The background to this trial is given in a typed draft 'notes on Whirinaki' by A E Beveridge and D Bergin, 2005, also in annotated Whirinaki bibliography after brief field inspections by Beveridge, Pardy, Wilcox. Dense regrowth of wineberry that invaded after 50% logging of dense pdocarp forest in 1975, were mostly dead and collapsed in 2005. Much crushing by windfalls and debris. Some planted rimu and kahikatea were vigorous, up to 8m tall.
Publish
Reference source only
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum), kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides), totara (Podocarpus totara)
Keywords
Browsing, Canopy Opening, Enrichment Planting, Exclosures, Partial Logging, Rimu
Subject Areas