Euan Mason
Encyclopedia
Euan Mason is Associate Professor at the School of Forestry at the University of Canterbury
in Christchurch
, New Zealand. His main research areas include silviculture
, growth and yield modelling
, hybrid modelling
and decision-support (applied artificial intelligence
). He is skilled in the field of dendrology
, the identification of tree species. He was editor of the New Zealand Journal of Forestry
from 2006.
Euan was born in Invercargill, New Zealand but raised in Lower Hutt
and Geneva
before moving on to New Jersey
. His hobbies include astronomy, music, computer programming and football.
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand. His main research areas include silviculture
Silviculture
Silviculture is the practice of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests to meet diverse needs and values. The name comes from the Latin silvi- + culture...
, growth and yield modelling
Growth and yield modelling
Growth and yield modelling is the creation of models of tree growth and yield that forest managers use for forest planning.-External links:* A to register existing models for forestry...
, hybrid modelling
Hybrid models of forest production
Hybrid models of forest production, sometimes abbreviated to hybrid models, combine growth and yield modelling with physiological modelling. -Common hybrid models:JABOWA , FORECAST , SORTIE , ZELIG, TRIPLEX , SILVA -External links:...
and decision-support (applied artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
). He is skilled in the field of dendrology
Dendrology
Dendrology or xylology is the science and study of wooded plants . There is no sharp boundary between plant taxonomy and dendrology. However, woody plants not only belong to many different plant families, but these families may be made up of both woody and non-woody members. Some families include...
, the identification of tree species. He was editor of the New Zealand Journal of Forestry
New Zealand Journal of Forestry
The New Zealand Journal of Forestry is the journal of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry. It publishes articles on a wide range of forestry-related topics, primarily on issues that are relevant to New Zealand and the South Pacific region. The published articles include peer reviewed scientific...
from 2006.
Euan was born in Invercargill, New Zealand but raised in Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the...
and Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
before moving on to New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. His hobbies include astronomy, music, computer programming and football.
Selected works
- Mason, E.G., & P.G. Milne. 1999. 'Effects of weed control, fertilisation and soil cultivation on the growth of Pinus radiata D.Don at mid-rotation in Canterbury, New Zealand'. Canadian Journal of Forest ResearchCanadian Journal of Forest ResearchThe Canadian Journal of Forest Research is a peer-reviewed journal of the NRC Research Press covering many research topics related to forest resource management. The journal publishes several manuscript types, including articles, reviews, notes and commentaries...
29 (7):985-992. - Mason, E.G., & B. Kirongo. 1999. 'Responses of radiata pine clones to varying levels of pasture competition in a semi-arid environment'. Canadian Journal of Forest ResearchCanadian Journal of Forest ResearchThe Canadian Journal of Forest Research is a peer-reviewed journal of the NRC Research Press covering many research topics related to forest resource management. The journal publishes several manuscript types, including articles, reviews, notes and commentaries...
29 (7):934-939. - Mason, E.G. 2000. 'Evaluation of a model of beech forest growing on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand'. New Zealand Journal of ForestryNew Zealand Journal of ForestryThe New Zealand Journal of Forestry is the journal of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry. It publishes articles on a wide range of forestry-related topics, primarily on issues that are relevant to New Zealand and the South Pacific region. The published articles include peer reviewed scientific...
, 44 (4): 26-31. - Mason, E.G. 2001. 'A model of the juvenile growth and survival of Pinus radiata D. Don: Adding the effects of initial seedling diameter and plant handling'. New Forests, 22: 133-158
- Lassere, J., Mason, E.G, & Watt, M.S. 2004. 'The influence of initial stocking on corewood stiffness in a clonal experiment of 11 year old Pinus radiata D.Don'. New Zealand Journal of ForestryNew Zealand Journal of ForestryThe New Zealand Journal of Forestry is the journal of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry. It publishes articles on a wide range of forestry-related topics, primarily on issues that are relevant to New Zealand and the South Pacific region. The published articles include peer reviewed scientific...
, 44 (3), 18-23. - Mason, E.G. 2005. 'Effects of soil cultivation, fertilisation, initial seedling diameter and plant handling on the development of maturing Pinus radiata D.Don on Kaingaroa gravelly sand in the Central North Island of New Zealand'. Bosque 25 (2): 43-55.
- Lasserre, J.P., Mason, E.G. and Watt, M.S. 2005. 'The effects of genotype and spacing on Pinus radiata D.Don corewood stiffness in an 11 year old experiment'. Forest Ecology and ManagementForest Ecology and ManagementForest Ecology and Management is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles linking forest ecology with the management of forest resources. The journal publishes research manuscripts that report results of original research, review articles, and book reviews...
, 205, 375-383. - Richardson, B., Watt, M.S., Mason, E.G., & Kriticos, D.J. 2006. 'Advances in modelling and decision support systems for vegetation management in young forest plantations'. Forestry 79: 29-42.
- Mason, E.G. 2006. 'Interactions between influences of genotype and grass competition on growth and wood stiffness of juvenile radiata pine in a summer-dry environment'. Canadian Journal of Forest ResearchCanadian Journal of Forest ResearchThe Canadian Journal of Forest Research is a peer-reviewed journal of the NRC Research Press covering many research topics related to forest resource management. The journal publishes several manuscript types, including articles, reviews, notes and commentaries...
. 36 (10): 2454-2463. - Pinjuv, G., Mason, E.G, and Watt, M.S. 2006. 'Quantitative validation and comparison of a range of forest growth models'. Forest Ecology and ManagementForest Ecology and ManagementForest Ecology and Management is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles linking forest ecology with the management of forest resources. The journal publishes research manuscripts that report results of original research, review articles, and book reviews...
. 236, 37-46. - Mason, E.G., and Dzierzon, H. 2006. 'Applications of modeling to vegetation management'. Canadian Journal of Forest ResearchCanadian Journal of Forest ResearchThe Canadian Journal of Forest Research is a peer-reviewed journal of the NRC Research Press covering many research topics related to forest resource management. The journal publishes several manuscript types, including articles, reviews, notes and commentaries...
, 36, 2505-2514. - Dzierzon, H. and Mason, E.G. 2006. 'Towards a nationwide growth and yield model for radiata pine plantations in New Zealand'. Canadian Journal of Forest ResearchCanadian Journal of Forest ResearchThe Canadian Journal of Forest Research is a peer-reviewed journal of the NRC Research Press covering many research topics related to forest resource management. The journal publishes several manuscript types, including articles, reviews, notes and commentaries...
, 36 2533-2543. - Bown, H.E., Watt, M.S., Clinton, P.W., Mason, E.G., & Richardson, B. 2007. 'Partititioning concurrent influences of nitrogen and phosphorus supply on photosynthetic model parameters of Pinus radiata'. Tree Physiology, 27, 335 – 344.
- Lasserre, J.P., Mason, E.G., & Watt, M.S. 2007. 'Assessing corewood acoustic velocity and modulus of elasticity with two impact based instruments in 11 year old trees from a clonal-spacing experiment of Pinus radiata D.Don'. Forest Ecology and ManagementForest Ecology and ManagementForest Ecology and Management is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles linking forest ecology with the management of forest resources. The journal publishes research manuscripts that report results of original research, review articles, and book reviews...
, 279, 217-221. - Waghorn, M.J., Mason, E.G., & Watt, M.S. 2007. 'Assessing interactions between initial stand stocking and genotype on growth and form of 17 year old Pinus radiata in Canterbury, New Zealand Journal of ForestryNew Zealand Journal of ForestryThe New Zealand Journal of Forestry is the journal of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry. It publishes articles on a wide range of forestry-related topics, primarily on issues that are relevant to New Zealand and the South Pacific region. The published articles include peer reviewed scientific...
, 52 (1).