Silviculture, yield potential, and relative economics modelling for a softwood sawlog project
Specifications
- Client: Timbercorp
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Scope:
Silviculture, yield potential, and relative economics modelling for a greenfield softwood sawlog project including:
- productivity benchmarking
- 3PG modelling of measured sites to calibrate model projections to empirical growth data
- development of indicative site index productivity criteria
- germplasm options
- nursery supply options
- silvicultural options
- development of draft silvicultural regimes within productivity bands and germplasm options
- development of a matrix of productivity, germplasm and silvicultural regimes
- modelling of plantation growth and product yield for the defined range of silvicultural regimes and productivities
(Under sub-contract to MBAC Consulting Group)
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Benefit to Client:
The project provided the client with a comprehensive understanding of the potential productivity, product options and germplasm availability to support investment in a large-scale, greenfield forestry investment project.
- Market Sector: Renewable resources - agriculture, grazing and forestry
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Capabilities:
- Forest and fodder crops
- General land, water and vegetation technical services
- Project commercial services
- Location: NSW
- Year: 2007