Conservation ecology of riparian forest within the agricultural landscape: West Coast, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Craig J.en
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-31T21:24:50Z
dc.date.available2010-10-31T21:24:50Z
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.description.abstractThis study seeks to determine the spatial extent and characteristics of riparian forest on the South Island's West Coast, and to examine the ecological status and condition of riparian forest patches within the West Coast's agricultural landscape. The majority of West Coast riparian forest occurs on south Westland floodplains. Further north these forests were found to comprise <20% of the vegetation cover in 16/27 of the region's Ecological Districts. Today >80 000 ha (53%) of the floodplains are in pasture, and <1% of the farmed areas are in indigenous forest. Remaining forests on the farmed floodplains are comprised of many small patches (mean size 3.7 ± 0.3 ha), with only 13 patches  9 ha.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/4801
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/2915
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Forestryen
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNZCUen
dc.rightsCopyright Craig J. Milleren
dc.rights.urihttps://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/thesesen
dc.titleConservation ecology of riparian forest within the agricultural landscape: West Coast, New Zealanden
dc.typeTheses / Dissertations
thesis.degree.disciplineForestry
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterburyen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen
uc.bibnumber825340en
uc.collegeFaculty of Engineeringen
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