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Podocarp planting after windfall salvage by helicopter

Document Type
Plans, Data sheets
Author
Bathgate, J.L.
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000132
Old Accession Number
TTT000132
Location
Held in Scion archives
MS Number
FRI 132
Other Reference Number
FRI 28/6/0/1
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1982
Volume
8 pp
Content
Copy of register sheet for Field Experiment 1699 with control plan, locality plan and map. Three trial sites are now included in southern fringe of Mokaihaka Ecological Area in Horohoro Forest, Southern Mamaku Plateau, with access from Nathewson Rd.
Source
Horohoro Forest
Future Work
Suitable for establishment of podocarps after salvage by 'bushmilling' in line with Resource Management Act requirements after salvage of windfalls in private forests.
Reference
Annotated Mamaku bibliography. Article on helicopter logging and bushmills by Bathgate and others. Simulated helicopter salvage and planting of rimu at Pikiariki Ecological Area, Pureora.
General Note
Area probably never remeasured or assessed. Regular kokako surveys are done in the area by DOC, who probably came across these sites.
Researchers
John Bathgate
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum), kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides), matai (Prumnopitys taxifolia)
Keywords
Bush Milling, Canopy Gaps, Helicopter Logging, Horohoro Forest, Podocarps
Subject Areas