Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (1974) 21: 1–4
©New Zealand Ecological Society

Research article
Ecology and management of South Island beech forests: New Zealand Forest Service proposals for management and use of South Island beech forests.

A. Kirkland

New Zealand Forest Service, Wellington.

Abstract: The Forest Service proposals for fuller use of some South Island beech forests have focussed unparalleled attention on the management of indigenous forests; and the fact that the New Zealand Ecological Society has conducted a symposium on the ecology of beech forests is a manifestation of this widespread interest. This paper is an attempt to place the proposals directly before ecologists so that final evaluation can follow a reasonably complete understanding.

Keywords: Beech forest; Nothofagus; New Zealand Forest Service;