Master of Philosophy Scholar

Changing stand structures and the consequences of silviculture in White Cypress forests

E-mail: andrewde@sf.nsw.gov.au

This study is investigating the effects of silviculture on stand structures in White Cypress forests in NSW. It uses current forest strip assessments in combination with a retrospective analysis of past strip assessments (circa 1919, 1932 and 1949, and re-sampling the same strips), to characterize stand structures at particular points in time. Results from these assessments will be collated to quantify progressive changes in stand structure since forest management commenced.

Structural changes and stand development will be aligned with records of silvicultural treatments, and analysed to determine the separate and cumulative effects of various treatments on stand structures.

Note: This entry remains unchanged from the SRES Yearbook 2002.