The measurement of forestry trials is a costly and time-consuming process. Over the past few years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have provided some significant developments that …
G Melville, C Stone, R Turner - New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, 2015 - Springer
Background Precision in describing plantation attributes is a key requirement for forestry managers and inventory surveys aim to extract the most precise information possible using …
MS Watt, A Meredith, P Watt, A Gunn - New Zealand Journal of Forestry …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) has been successfully used to describe a wide range of forest metrics at local, regional and national scales. However, little …
D Cown, L Dowling - NZ J. Forestry, 2015 - academia.edu
Juvenile wood has been known as a concept since the 1960s, but its full impact has not been felt until it comprises a major proportion of the wood harvested. A conservative …
Y Kijidani, T Tsuyama, H Oda, R Hirata, S Ito - Journal of Wood Science, 2022 - Springer
The current stumpage price in harvesting of a 50-year-old sugi (Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica) plantation is not enough to motivate forest owners to reforest …
Forest managers aim to maximise the productivity, profitability, health, and sustainability of New Zealand's plantation forests. There is an increasing need for high quality information …
World population is raising, especially the part of people living in cities. With increased population and complex roles regarding their inhabitants and their surroundings, cities …