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… and cyclones, or by human activity such as cutting down forests. This is known as accelerated erosion. When only … the soil In the North Island, much of the land was once forested up to altitudes of 1,500 metres. The forest had …
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Part of story: Soil erosion and conservation
… drought can kill stands of trees. These leave gaps in the forest that trigger dynamic responses. Small gaps are … become available, and the seedlings can grow into trees. In forests of mixed beech, or beech with other trees, responses …
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Part of story: Southern beech forest
… they produced about 9,000 litres of wine a year. Native forests By 1900 it was obvious that the indigenous forests … Farming and forestry …
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Part of story: Northland region
… when invited to chair the board of newly formed New Zealand Forest Products. It was the successor to New Zealand Perpetual Forests, a bond-selling company that had established over …
Type: Biography
… Inventory methods Forest inventory methods refined over many years by Forest Research Institute researchers are now used by …
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Part of story: Forestry research
… grew potatoes widely by the early 1800s, clearing more forest and bracken to make way for gardens. European … in New Zealand, they brought more changes to the remaining forests, animal diversity and landscape stability. Along …
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Part of story: Human effects on the environment
… from volcanic rocks are often very fertile. Species-rich forests The moist, warm, temperate climate encouraged the growth of the country’s most species-rich and complex forests. Most of New Zealand’s conifer species are found …
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Part of story: Ecoregions
… and the term has been used differently by different groups. Foresters have traditionally used it for the wise management of forests to ensure future timber supplies, giving their chief …
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Part of story: Conservation – a history
… 20 tree-forming olearia species, some are widespread in forests. These have typical daisy flowers with white to … ) are grown widely in gardens, only two are common in forests. Most brachyglottis are shrubland or forest margin …
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Part of story: Shrubs and small trees of the forest
… The bush: dense native forest In New Zealand the primary meaning of ‘bush’ – or ‘native bush’ – is the indigenous forest. Before humans arrived around 1250–1300 CE, 80% of … grass … are called the bush, as well as the impenetrable forests of lofty trees’. 2 Bush words The dictionary of New …
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Part of story: The New Zealand bush
… dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere. A 1,000-hectare forest can absorb 15,000–26,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per … native species For long periods while they grow, plantation forests are relatively undisturbed ecosystems, and provide …
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Part of story: Radiata pine
… 1,800 and 1,900 – less than Timaru, but more than Dunedin. Forests A visitor to the West Coast is immediately struck by the extent of native forest. Although some of the river flats and lowlands have …
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Part of story: West Coast region
… civil engineer. In March 1921 he became engineer in forest products in the newly created State Forest Service. … being sensitive to the claim that he was not a professional forester. His early Forest Service work was wide-ranging. …
Type: Biography
… at the sea edge. A western district of conifer–broadleaf forest (rimu, northern rātā and tawa), stretching from the … Mt Victoria, but the rest of the region remained heavily forested. European settlers then cleared large tracts of … lowland forest survives. The beech and conifer–broadleaf forests in the hills to the north and east were saved when …
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Part of story: Wellington region
… the palatable plants within reach, and began to damage the forests irreversibly. Their diet included large-leaved … or to capture them for farming. Today, red deer inhabit forests from East Cape to Stewart Island (Rakiura). Other …
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Part of story: Introduced animal pests
… drainage and clearing the land destroyed expanses of forest and many animals. Naturalists recorded the country’s … for the effects of widespread changes. Attempts to save forests Concerns were being expressed in the 1860s about the …
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Part of story: Conservation – a history
… the summit of Moehau and regenerating conifer–broadleaf forests cover the lower slopes of the Coromandel Range, but …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region
… the types of pollen in different sediment layers indicate forest clearance by fires lit by the earliest permanent … pollen records before 1250 CE, they represent only minor forest disturbance. Because they were so small, these … vegetation changes were due to settlers burning the forests for kūmara (sweet potato) cultivation, to create …
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Part of story: When was New Zealand first settled?
… trichomanoides ) is a medium-sized tree found in lowland forests in the northern half of the North Island and the … in outline. It is common on infertile soils in central forests of the North Island, where it is usually found as a …
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Part of story: Conifers
… were sometimes harvested for use as pit props in the mines. Forest protection In 1920 New Zealand Forest Service … areas of native conifers such as rimu. Much of the forested area on the West Coast was designated as a state … Forestry and fishing …
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Part of story: West Coast region