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Financial Comparison of Afforestation Using Redwood and Radiata Pine within New Zealand for Regimes That Derive Value from Timber and Carbon by Michael S. Watt, Mark O. Kimberley

“…Carbon sequestration has become an important source of supplementary revenue from forest plantations. Although there are many financial comparisons of species…”
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A Novel Approach to Modelling Stand-Level Growth of an Even-Aged Forest Using a Volume Productivity Index with Application to New Zealand-Grown Coast Redwood by Mark O. Kimberley, Michael S. Watt

“…Empirical growth models are widely used to predict the growth and yield of plantation tree species, and the precise estimation of site quality is an important…”
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Natural forests in New Zealand – a large terrestrial carbon pool in a national state of equilibrium by Paul, Thomas, Kimberley, Mark O., Beets, Peter N.

“…Background Natural forests cover approximately 29% of New Zealand’s landmass and represent a large terrestrial carbon pool. In 2002 New Zealand implemented its…”
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Soil CO2 flux dynamics in the two main plantation forest types in subtropical China by Song, Xinzhang, Yuan, Huanying, Kimberley, Mark O., Jiang, Hong, Zhou, Guomo, Wang, Hailong

“…Chinese Fir and Moso bamboo are the two most important forest plantation species in subtropical China. However, information on greenhouse gas emissions from…”
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Airborne scanning LiDAR in a double sampling forest carbon inventory by Stephens, Peter R., Kimberley, Mark O., Beets, Peter N., Paul, Thomas S.H., Searles, Nigel, Bell, Alan, Brack, Cris, Broadley, James

“…To meet Kyoto Protocol obligations, New Zealand is required to estimate forest carbon stock change over the first commitment period (2008–2012). New Zealand…”
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Modelling the variation in wood density of New Zealand-grown Douglas-fir by Kimberley, Mark O., McKinley, Russell B, Cown, David J., Moore, John R.

“…Background Wood density is an important property that affects the performance of Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) timber. In order to…”
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Characterising prediction error as a function of scale in spatial surfaces of tree productivity by Kimberley, Mark O., Watt, Michael S., Harrison, Duncan

“…Background Two indices, the 300 Index and Site Index, are commonly used to quantify productivity of Pinus radiata D.Don within New Zealand. Although maps of…”
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Economic analysis of a pine plantation receiving repeated applications of biosolids by Wang, Hailong, Kimberley, Mark O, Wilks, Peter J

“…Treated biosolids have been applied to 750-ha of a Pinus radiata forest plantation on Rabbit Island near Nelson City in New Zealand since 1996. A long-term…”
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Decomposition of coarse woody roots and branches in managed Pinus radiata plantations in New Zealand ― A time series approach by GARRETT, Loretta G, KIMBERLEY, Mark O, OLIVER, Graeme R, PEARCE, Stephen H, BEETS, Peter N

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Predicting wood density of growth increments of Douglas-fir stands in New Zealand by Beets, Peter N., Kimberley, Mark O., Oliver, Graeme R., Pearce, Stephen H.

“…Background Douglas-fir comprises 6% of New Zealand’s planted forest area and contributes to the national carbon sequestration estimate. Carbon stock changes in…”
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Allometric Equations for Estimating Carbon Stocks in Natural Forest in New Zealand by Andrea Brandon, J. Doug Graham, Stephen H. Pearce, Mark O. Kimberley, Graeme R. Oliver, Peter N. Beets

“…Species-specific and mixed-species volume and above ground biomass allometric equations were developed for 15 indigenous tree species and four tree fern…”
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Plantation species-specific adjustment functions for the Forest Carbon Predictor in New Zealand by Beets, Peter N., Kimberley, Mark O., Oliver, Graeme R., Pearce, Stephen H., Graham, J. Doug, Henley, David, Meason, Dean F.

“…Background New Zealand’s planted forest area is dominated by radiata pine (90%), but also includes Douglas-fir (6%), and a range of minor species including…”
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Swath pattern analysis from a multi‐rotor unmanned aerial vehicle configured for pesticide application by Richardson, Brian, Rolando, Carol A, Somchit, Chanatda, Dunker, Christina, Strand, Tara M, Kimberley, Mark O

“…BACKGROUND Although unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used to deliver small‐scale aerial pesticide applications, there remains uncertainty over…”
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Long-term biosolids application alters the composition of soil microbial groups and nutrient status in a pine plantation by Wang, Minhuang, Xue, Jianming, Horswell, Jacqui, Kimberley, Mark O., Huang, Zhiqun

“…Tree nutrient concentrations, root biomass, soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) contents, and enzyme activities were determined in a radiata pine plantation (…”
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Effects of competition and habitat heterogeneity on native-exotic plant richness relationships across spatial scales by Rossignaud, Laureline, Kimberley, Mark O., Kelly, Dave, Fei, Songlin, Brockerhoff, Eckehard G.

“…Aim The biotic resistance hypothesis posits that greater native species richness limits invasions of exotic species. However, negative native‐exotic richness…”
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The Application of Stem Analysis Methods to Estimate Carbon Sequestration in Arboreal Shrubs from a Single Measurement of Field Plots by Peter N. Beets, Mark O. Kimberley, Graeme R. Oliver, Stephen H. Pearce

“…Repeated measurements of plots are usually made to directly determine carbon stock changes over time. However, it is sometimes only practical or feasible to…”
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Leaf Area Index, Biomass Carbon and Growth Rate of Radiata Pine Genetic Types and Relationships with LiDAR by Robert J. McGaughey, Graeme R. Oliver, Stephen H. Pearce, Stephen Reutebuch, Mark O. Kimberley, Peter N. Beets

“…Relationships between discrete-return light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data and radiata pine leaf area index (LAI), stem volume, above ground carbon, and…”
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The Inventory of Carbon Stocks in New Zealand’s Post-1989 Natural Forest for Reporting under the Kyoto Protocol by Peter N. Beets, Mark O. Kimberley, Thomas S. H. Paul, Graeme R. Oliver, Stephen H. Pearce, Joanna M. Buswell

“…To meet international greenhouse gas reporting obligations, New Zealand must report on carbon stocks in forests established after 1989 (post-1989 forest)…”
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Ecological impacts of long-term application of biosolids to a radiata pine plantation by Xue, Jianming, Kimberley, Mark O., Ross, Craig, Gielen, Gerty, Tremblay, Louis A., Champeau, Olivier, Horswell, Jacqui, Wang, Hailong

“…Assessment of the ecological impact of applying biosolids is important for determining both the risks and benefits. This study investigated the impact on soil…”
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contribution of spray formulation component variables to foliar uptake of agrichemicals by Forster, W Alison, Kimberley, Mark O

“…BACKGROUND: The objective of the present study was to determine the contribution of the active ingredient (AI) and surfactant, and their concentrations, to the…”
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