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A process-based population dynamics model to explore target and non-target impacts of a biological control agent

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A survey of herbicide use and a review of environmental fate in New Zealand planted forests

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Advances in modelling and decision support systems for vegetation management in young forest plantations

article by Brian Richardson et al published 15 December 2005 in Forestry

Aerial spot treatment using an oil carrier to apply ester based herbicides for control of Pinus contorta and P. nigra in New Zealand

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Application of remote sensing technologies to identify impacts of nutritional deficiencies on forests

scholarly article

Assessing very high resolution UAV imagery for monitoring forest health during a simulated disease outbreak

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Assessment of herbicides for selectively controlling broom (Cytisus scoparius) growing with radiata pine (Pinus radiata) in New Zealand

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Assessment of multiple climate change effects on plantation forests in New Zealand

scientific article published on 14 July 2018

Characterising prediction error as a function of scale in spatial surfaces of tree productivity

Climate Change and the Potential Global Distribution of Serrated Tussock (Nassella trichotoma)

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Combining Airborne Laser Scanning and Aerial Imagery Enhances Echo Classification for Invasive Conifer Detection

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Comparison of high-density LiDAR and satellite photogrammetry for forest inventory

scholarly article published in August 2018

Comparison of models describing forest inventory attributes using standard and voxel-based lidar predictors across a range of pulse densities

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Defining sustainability of plantation forests through identification of site quality indicators influencing productivity—A national view for New Zealand

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Dense wilding conifer control with aerially applied herbicides in New Zealand

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Development of a hydrothermal time seed germination model which uses the Weibull distribution to describe base water potential

scientific article published on 02 March 2010

Development of models to predict Pinus radiata productivity throughout New Zealand

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Development of regional models of Pinus radiata height from GIS spatial data supported with supplementary satellite imagery

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Differences in intra-tree variation in spiral grain angle for radiata pine

Dothistroma needle blight and pitch canker: the current and future potential distribution of two important diseases of Pinus species

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Early Detection of Invasive Exotic Trees Using UAV and Manned Aircraft Multispectral and LiDAR Data

scientific article published in 2019

Environmental fate of terbuthylazine and hexazinone in a planted forest steepland Recent Soil, New Zealand

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Forest-Scale Phenotyping: Productivity Characterisation Through Machine Learning

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Future wood productivity of Pinus radiata in New Zealand under expected climatic changes

scientific article published in 2012

Growth, biomass, leaf area and water-use efficiency of juvenile Pinus radiata in response to water deficits

Herbicide options for managing competitive vegetation during the establishment of Pinus radiata and Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii in Southland, New Zealand

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How robust is the Australian Weed Risk Assessment protocol? A test using pine invasions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres

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Hyperspectral VNIR-spectroscopy and imagery as a tool for monitoring herbicide damage in wilding conifers

scientific article published on 11 July 2019

Increased risk of pitch canker to Australasia under climate change

scholarly article by Rebecca J. Ganley et al published 23 March 2011 in Australasian Plant Pathology

Influence of stand and site conditions on the quality of digital elevation models underlying New Zealand forests

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Key features of the seed germination response to high temperatures

scientific article published on 10 August 2012

Linking climate suitability, spread rates and host-impact when estimating the potential costs of invasive pests.

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Maximising biodiversity in plantation forests: Insights from long-term changes in clearfell-sensitive beetles in a Pinus radiata plantation

Modelling environmental variation in Young's modulus for Pinus radiata and implications for determination of critical buckling height

scientific article published on 24 July 2006

Modelling the influence of environment on basic density of the juvenile wood for Pinus radiata grown in Chile

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Modelling the influence of predicted future climate change on the risk of wind damage within New Zealand's planted forests.

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Modelling the influence of weed competition on growth of juvenile Pinus radiata at a dryland site

2003 doctoral thesis by Michael Watt at University of Canterbury

Modelling variation in Pinus radiata stem volume and outerwood stress-wave velocity from LiDAR metrics

Monitoring biochemical limitations to photosynthesis in N and P-limited radiata pine using plant functional traits quantified from hyperspectral imagery

scientific article published on 07 August 2020

Multi-sensor modelling of a forest productivity index for radiata pine plantations

Optimising prediction of forest leaf area index from discrete airborne lidar

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Partititioning concurrent influences of nitrogen and phosphorus supply on photosynthetic model parameters of Pinus radiata

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Phenotyping Whole Forests Will Help to Track Genetic Performance

scientific article published on 11 September 2018

Predicting the severity of <i>Cyclaneusma minus</i> on <i>Pinus radiata</i> under current climate in New Zealand

scientific article published in 2012

Predicting the severity of Dothistroma on Pinus radiata under current climate in New Zealand

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Predicting the severity of Swiss needle cast on Douglas-fir under current and future climate in New Zealand

scientific article published in 2010

Preprocessing Ground-Based Visible/Near Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy Data Affected by Smile Effects

scientific article published on 30 March 2019

Previsual and Early Detection of Myrtle Rust on Rose Apple Using Indices Derived from Thermal Imagery and Visible-to-Short-Infrared Spectroscopy

scientific article published in 2023

Relative persistence of commonly used forestry herbicides for preventing the establishment of broom (Cytisus scoparius) seedlings in New Zealand plantations

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Soil quality relationships with tree growth in exotic forests in New Zealand

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Spatial comparisons of carbon sequestration for redwood and radiata pine within New Zealand

scientific article published in 2022

Stand variation in Pinus radiata and its relationship with allometric scaling and critical buckling height

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Suppression by three grass species of broom seedling emergence and survival

Taking a closer look at invasive alien plant research: A review of the current state, opportunities, and future directions for UAVs

scientific article published in 2019

The Invasive Buddleja davidii (Butterfly Bush)

article by Nita G. Tallent-Halsell & Michael S. Watt published 22 May 2009 in The Botanical Review

The Potential Global Distribution of Tall Buttercup (<i>Ranunculus acris</i> ssp. <i>acris</i>): Opposing Effects of Irrigation and Climate Change

scientific article published in 2013

The evaluation of aerially applied triclopyr mixtures for the control of dense infestations of wilding Pinus contorta in New Zealand

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The hosts and potential geographic range of Dothistroma needle blight

scientific article published in 2009

The impact of defoliation on nitrogen translocation patterns in the woody invasive plant,Buddleia davidii

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The influence of LiDAR pulse density and plot size on the accuracy of New Zealand plantation stand volume equations

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The influence of LiDAR pulse density on the precision of inventory metrics in young unthinned Douglas-fir stands during initial and subsequent LiDAR acquisitions

article published in 2014

The influence of N and P supply and genotype on carbon flux and partitioning in potted Pinus radiata plants

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The influence of nitrogen and phosphorus supply and genotype on mesophyll conductance limitations to photosynthesis in Pinus radiata

scientific article published on 16 July 2009

The potential global distribution of the invasive weed Nassella neesiana under current and future climates

The status of forest carbon markets in Latin America

scientific article published in 2024

UAV Multispectral Imagery Can Complement Satellite Data for Monitoring Forest Health

scientific article published on 03 August 2018

Use of LiDAR to estimate stand characteristics for thinning operations in young Douglas-fir plantations

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Use of regression kriging to develop a Carbon:Nitrogen ratio surface for New Zealand

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Using a climatic niche model to predict the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on the distribution of Douglas-fir in New Zealand

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Using hyperspectral plant traits linked to photosynthetic efficiency to assess N and P partition

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

Using seasonal measurements to inform ecophysiology: extracting cardinal growth temperatures for process-based growth models of five Eucalyptus species/crosses from simple field trials

scholarly article by Michael S Watt et al published 11 June 2014 in New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Using species niche models to inform strategic management of weeds in a changing climate

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What determines pine naturalization: species traits, climate suitability or forestry use?

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