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Biodiversity in New Zealand plantations
Authors: Rob Allen, Kevin Plat, Susan WiserPublication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 1994, Issue N.Z.J.For. 39(4) 1995, pp 26-29, Jan 1995
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry
Abstract: A common view that New Zealand's plantations are mono- cultures reflects negatively on forestry as a land use. This paper evaluates components of biodiversity in plantations by addressing two questions: 1) are plantations biological deserts?; and, 2) how does plantation management influence species composition? An ecological perspective is presented showing the relevance of human-induced ecosystems to the maintenance of biological diversity, and illustrating the value of compositional information to other facets of plantation management.