九州影院

Our researchers are working on a range of industry-driven and academic projects individually and within research groups and clusters within our two disciplines: Forestry Science and Forest Engineering.

Research is being conducted into Sustainable Land Management听in order to sustain New Zealand's unique and endemic biodiversity. The focus is on both agricultural and forestry systems where the primary management objective is economic use听(meat, wool or timber production).听

Our research in Forest Engineering is aimed at improving the operational performance of the NZ forest industry. Topics include Biomass/Bioenergy and Environmental Impacts.

Research strengths

Sustainable land management

Areas of current research in sustainable land management include:

• Biodiversity conservation in primary production systems
• Restoration ecology
• Pest management in primary production systems
• Continuous cover forestry (CCF)
• Dryland forestry
• Forest-scale site assessment

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Research centres and groups

• Sustainable Land Management听in the School of Forestry

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Researchers and supervisors

Staff actively working in these areas are:

Forest engineering

Areas of current research forest engineering听include:

• Biomass and bioenergy
• Operational efficiency
• Environmental impacts
• Forest roading

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Research centres and groups

• Forest Engineering听in the School of Forestry

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Researchers and supervisors

Staff actively working in these areas are:

Forest variability

Areas of current research in forest variability听include:

• Wood quality
• Breeding
• Silviculture
• Modelling

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Research centres and groups

• Managing Forest Variability听in the School of Forestry

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Researchers and supervisors

Staff actively working in these areas are:

Forestry business management

Areas of current in forestry business management听include:

• Economic and market analysis
• Valuation
• Carbon forestry
• Business performance
• Land management planning, and land use change
• Ecosystem services

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Research centres and groups

• Forestry as a Business听in the School of Forestry

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Researchers and supervisors

Staff actively working in these areas are: