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Thinning trials, kauri second-growth stands

Document Type
Numerical data
Author
Halkett, J.C.
Project Creator
NZ Forest Service
Current Holder
Forest Research Institute
Accession Number
TTT000078
Old Accession Number
TTT000078
Location
Held in Scion archives
MS Number
FRI 29
Other Reference Number
SP A745, A660, A906
Future Storage
Forest Research Institute archives
Period
1950s and 1975
Volume
150 pp
Content
File starts with 8pp amended (draft) workplan (J Halkett, KMU, 1975?) titled 'Production thinning trial: second crop kauri pole stand, helicopter extraction' Russell Forest SP A745. Bulk of file contains raw measurement data for potential trial at Glenbervie Forest (kauri, podocarps) and some for Russell Forest. Last entry is copy of 16p report with volumetric summaries for Russell stands: 'Thinning of second growth kauri stands' (Halkett, 5.9.75) [also held on?] KMU file 28/2/0/10 or FRI 28/2/0. Plan of Glenbervie kauri stand.
Source
Northland kauri stands A745, A660, A906 (Glenbervie Forest)
Reference
Halkett has published on broad results of helicopter thinning trials (Russell). T Cooper report 1984.
General Note
Data could be valuable for adding to records of other stands. Glenbervie kauri a potential area for helicopter thinning but probably not done owing to change in forest policy from 1975. See also SP A906 on planted kauri in plots.
Sort
Requires sorting - contains data for several forests.
Researchers
J Halkett
Security
Medium
Restriction
Subject to FRI approval
Species
kauri (Agathis australis)
Keywords
Glenbervie Forest, Kauri, Kauri, Second-Growth, Russell Forest, Thinning
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