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Indigenous Forests, Southland - investigations

Document Type
Reports, File notes
Author
Bathgate, J.L., Beveridge, A.E., Cameron, R.J., Holloway, J.T., Smale, M.C.
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000170
Old Accession Number
TTT000170
Location
Room 927 Lever Arch file FRI 28/6/7
MS Number
FRI 168
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1954-1985
Volume
100 pp
Content
Indexed with tagged sections 1-4: 1. Survey of N.E. Longwood, J. Herbert. File note 16.9.77, forest types indicated, kamahi diameter growth to be assessed by Lou Sanson. M.C. Smale note on equipment 20.7.82. Comments by Beveridge on indigenous regeneration survey, Catlins SFP. File note 13.9.82 kamahi is the main 'nurse' for rimu regeneration. Summary of Holloway's climatic change hypothesis from thesis of J. Bathgate on evaluation of forests of the Longwood Range. File note 1981 counters Holloway's views; 2. Longwoods survey. Survey of cutover forests Stewart Island. Note by R Cameron 1968. Plot sheets and photos (Cameron wrote report). Slow growth rates of rimu, often 50-60 rings per inch. Regeneration survey Waitutu and comments by Beveridge 12.11.76; 3. and 4. Waitutu. File note Nicholls, Herbert 19.2.83.
Source
Southland Forest Conservancy, Longwoods, Waitutu Forest, Catlins S.F. Park
Reference
See Southland sample plots, Bathgate thesis on rimu. There should be another file on Rowallan beech forest.
General Note
Mainly deals with podocarp forests
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Reference source only
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
Keywords
Catlins State Forest Park, Ecological Characteristics, Indigenous Species, Longwood Forest, Podocarps, Regeneration, Southland, Stewart Island, Waitutu Forest
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