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Tree volume models for tropical broadleaved forests. Forest industry perspectives in South-East Asia. Organisation of forest services. Aspects of the autecology and secondary succession of Casuarina st'zticta on Canberra's hills. Teak (Tectona grandis L.F.) seedlings and provenance variation. An environmental approach to land classification for outdoor recreation. Studies on fungi from eucalypt roots. Review of farm forestry problems and possibilities in Australia. Autecology of the grey box EuaaZyptus TrDZuccana Roxb. (s.1 at.) Myrtaceae. . Physiological studies of sprouting of teak (rectona grandis S.L.) planting stumps.

Professor and Head of Department: D.M. Griffin, MA PhD ScD Camb. Readers: L. T. Carron, Di pFor AFS, l:1ScFor Ql d, 01 pFor Oxf.

W.A. Heather, BScFor MSc Syd 9 PhD. _ Phll FIFA Senior Lecturers: R.G. Florence, MScFor Qld, PhD Syd. E.P. Bachelard, BScF Mel b., MF PhD Yale M.T. Tanton, BSc PhD DIC Lond., ARCS I.S. Ferguson, BScF Mel b., OF Yale K.tJ. Groves, BSc Wales, MSc. K. R. Shepherd, BScFor Syd, PhD f-·1el b. D.M. Stodart, BE Adel, MS Texas. G.B. Wood, BScFor Qld, OipFor Oxf, PhD

Lecturers: . E.D. Parkes, BAgrSc NZ, MAgrSc Cant. M.U. Slee, MA Oxf ~ MSc.

Honorary Fellow: l1.E. Hillis, DSc Mel b., FIAt~S, FHJSc, FRACI. Senior Tutors: J.C.G. Banks, BSc(Forestry) MSc.

B. N. Gardiner, B~e l·JAust., PhD Syd. D. Hamilton, BSc Tas, PhD. R.N. Byron, BSc(For), MA PhO Brit.Col.

Tutors: G .• T. Walker, BSc{For) G.J. Hodges, BScF r~lb. BSc{For), MSc M.P. Dawson, BSc{For}.

Visiting Fellows: L.D. Pryor, OSc Adel., OipFor AFS J.K. Sharma, MSc PhD Agra J.O. Allen, BSc(Edin), PhD {Cant)

Visitors.

As in other years, numbers of ~eopl e from other parts of Australia and abroad, both in groups and as individuals, visited the Department.

Staff Movements.

Mr G.J. Hodges resigned from the position of tutor and Dr R.N. Byron and Mr M.P. Oa~son were appointed to the positions of Senior Tutor and Tutor. resp~ctively. Dr W.A. Heather wa~ promoted to Reader.

Dr L.T. Carron was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.

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Two members of the academic staff were overseas on study leave.

Research and research grants. I

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Studies on the decomposition of Eucalyptus bark.

Other activities.

Donor Grant in 1977

RCDF . $16 ,800

.. · During 1977 various projects ~'lere carried 'out by staff members. either individually or as a group. The following major project was commenced in 1977 by ·the Department's Resource and Environment Consultant Group:

Development of a computer-based growth model for A.C.T. pine forests: for Department of the Capita 1 Te·rri tory .

. t Publications.

Ayling, R.D.* - 1976. Ultrastructural changes in leaf and needle segments treated with h~rbicides containing picloram • .. Weed Research, 16: 301-304,

Ayling, R.D.* Anatomical and histochemical changes in 9erminating seeds of Pinus raadiata treated with Tordon herbicides. Canad. J. Bot. 55: 1359-1372. 1976 .

Bacon, G.J. and Hawkins, P.J.t 1977. Studies on the establishment of open root caribbean pine planting stock in southern Queensland. Aust.For. 40: 173-191.

Bacon, G.J., Hawkins, P.J . t and Jermyn , D.t 1977. Root dip evaluation and short t erm storage trials with 1-0 .slash pine seedlings. Aust.For. 40: 167-172.

Banks, J.C.G. and Shep~G rd. K.R. 1977 . Urban Woodlands. P,ustral ian Parks ·a111..: .Rec~tation. Feb. .PP· 27-31.

Benson, A.O.* and Shepherd, K.R. 1977. Effects of nursery practice on Pinus radiata seedling characteristics and field perf9rmance. II. Nursery root wrenching. N.Z.J.For.Sci. 7(1): 68-76.

Carron, L.T. 1977. The Golden Jubilee of Professional Forestry Education in Canberra. · Aust. For. 40(2).

Carron, L.T. 1977~ -Professional education in forestry. Paper B-19. ANU submission to Inquiry into Education and Traini.ng~ April. Edwards , I.J. 1970. · The ecological impact of pedestrian traffic on alpine vegetation in Kosciusko National Park. Aust.For. 40(2): 108-120.

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Ferguson, I.S. 1977. Decentralization and the forest products and forest industries. Australian Forest Industries Journal. 40(12): 13-15.

Ferguson, I.S. 1977. Internat ional trade and -Aus·t.ralian markets. Proceed-,. ings, Institute of Foresters of Australia, Eighth Triennial Confer-

ence, Adelaide. Vol. 2, Session 5, 21 pp.

Ferguson, I.S. 1977. ~Joodlots or lots of wood? . AFDI Forestr~ Conference Traralgon, Papers and Proceedings , Part 1 . . ,pp. 21-2 .

Ferguson, I.S. and Parkes, E.D. 1977. International Trade in Forest Products - 2. Deve 1 opments and Prospects. Consu.l tants Report for Department of Industry and Commerce, A.G.P.S., Canberra, 52pp •

Ferguson, l.S. and Leech, J . l·J. 1971. Stand dynamics and density in radiata pine plantations~ , New Zealand Journal of ,forestry Science. 6(3): 443-454.

Ferguson, I.S. and .J.J •.. Reilly°*. '' 1977. The social discount rate and opportunity cost of capital in forestry _development projects. pp. 85-93 in A.J. Grayson (Ed. }; ·Evaluatidn -·of the Contribution of Forestry to Economic Development. United Kingdom Forestry Convnission Bulletin. No. 56, H. M.S.O., Londo11·. ~·. ·

Ferguson, l.S. and Leech, J. H> . 1977. Generalized least· squares estimation of stand yield functions. Proc. t·Research '1tfarking Group No. 2; Mensuration and Management, Melbourne,- l:,:Jpp .1 '

,Florence, R.G. 1977.- Resource use conflict in the Victorian ·Alps. Aust.For. 40: 6-12. ·

.. . .. Florence, R.G. 1977 . . A. review of the indigenous forest policy for New .... ,:: '· _South t-!ales. · Paper to meeting of Institute of Foresters, Port

Macquarie, N.S. !. July. 9pp. :

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., Florence, ·R.G. 1977. The concept and status of multiple use in the ·, ., Australian forests. Paper to Intersection Symposium, Sections

12 and 13, ANZAAS, Melbourne, l2pp. ·,

Florence; R.G. 19.77. The ecosystem concept in native forests. Proc.

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$~~0Sh.HTi ·Orl nutrient cycling in native ·•forests. CS.IRcr-OV sion of Land Resourtes Management arlcl Department of Forestry, W.A. Perth (1977) .

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Griffin, O.M. 1977. Water potential and wood-decay fungi. Ann. Rev. Phytopathol. - --15: 319-29. :.

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Heather, W.A.; ~ratt , B.H. * and Chin, -T. Y·. * 1977. Pre- 'and post-emergence damping off of seedlings of Pinus species by Phytophthora

. h.! cinnamomi and Ph.· dreahaleri. Aust. J. Bot. 25: 385-393.

Heather, W.A. and Sharma, J.K. 1977. Some aspects of poplar rust research in .Australia. Aust.For. 40:1 pp. 28-43.

Heather, W.A. 1977. Beyond the Pinus monoculture, Australian Forest Grower. 1:1 pp.26.

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Leech, . J. W. .1977.. Information systems ·and the · fores.ter . . Aust. For. · . 4onr P~ 13-19. ·

Sharma, J.K. and Heather, W.A. 1977. Infection of PopuLus alba var. hickeUana by Me"lampsora medusae Thum. Eur.J.For~Path. 7:2 pp. 119-124.

Shepherd, K.R. 1977. Forest tree breeding in Australia. CSIRO Division of Forest Research. Divisional Report 2. 29p.

Slee, M.U. 1977. A. model r~lating needleless·. shoots and dieback in Pinu~ caribaea to strobilus production and climatic conditions. Silvae Genetica. 2~:3/4 .

Tanton., M.T. 1977. Response to food plant stimuli by larvae of the · mustard beetle P~n ·ooch"lea.riae Fab. Ent. Exp. and Appl•: 2i 18p.

Tanton. M.T. 1977. Behavioural response to differ~nt wavelength bands and attraction to colour by larvae of the mustard beetle Phaedon cochteariae Fab. Ent. Exp. and .. Appl • . 22: 35-42.

Tanton, ··:M. T. and Alder, 1977. Effects of infestations of the woolly aphid Pineus (Adelgidae: . Homoptera) on Pinus radiata D. Don.

· gr:owing in the .Australian Capital Territory. Aust.For.Res. 7.

West, p·;w. ·.]977. Alkali-labile ~AA complex~s in . Pinus .. radiata D. Don.

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DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Eri'roi 1 ed · Pel'centaqe of No •. Enro 11 ei:I p t ercen acie o f N S1tti o.

Subject or Unit . .as at I - · ' ::·30.4.77 ' Sitting .· l\•!astage ·Failure -(

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Sit~f~g ~istinction 1 ion Credit • • J • ' .. -

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1 801 Forest Botany I ·-. : 139 100 1132 95 7

t 802 Forest Botany II 87 100 I 64 74 23 ! 803 Soil Science . ·, 79 100 I 11 97 ' 2 COl Fore~t Ecology ·-: J 60 100 58 97 . 2 C02 Silviculture I , 55 100 ·. 51 93 4

( C04 Wildlife and Range , .. :·17 130 Management 1 13 100

017 Fir£ ~ana9ement ; 1 ?.2 100 io·6 87 16 Dl8 nent'. rology I 5 lfJO 6 120 020 ~ood .Anatcmy and .. · I

Timl:er ld£ntifi- · -· cation 3 100 3 100

030 Grour1J and Aerial . I Sur\cying 77 100 l 13 95 4 ..

031 ForPst Bfometrks ,. ''< & Computer Methods

1 74 100 '.t -{)5 ss - 9

D32 Fortst Economics I 68 100 I .63 93 . 5 I 035 Wood Scier.ce and · Tech~oloqy · 33 100 31 94 2

l 038· Operatfons Analys,is i - .. '• 1

and .,lann·ing 50 100 I 49 9ff ' 1 f 044 Sil vicul_ture II I 54 100~ t:·· 51 94 3

D 46 Forest -~ng1ne~r1ng i .. f '1

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Sitting ~ist1nctionj ion Credit : Pass Fail I

No. % No. % , No. % No. % 047 Resource Policy 50 100 48 96 ' 2 4 - -I 048 Forest Managen-ent ' 52 100 48 92 4 s 1 1 2 050 Conservation and I Recreation 36 100 35 97 l 2~ I ~ 6 052 Wood Products I 120 100 89 74 31 .8 053 Princi plfS of

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No. % ' No. % I Mo. % No. % I % No. % I 1 Mo. 48 100 ' - - I 2 4 26 54 1 20 41 - -48 100 1 ~ - i 2 4 23 48 I 22 46 1 2

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I I I I I I ' I j Enrolled Sitting Results

(as at 30Apr11'77} Final Honours IV 4 2 2 First class.

Final Honours v 4 4 4 Second class Div. B. M< s ters Qua 1i f ying (by research) 5 1 1 Pass

f1csters Qualifying (by course work) 2

r.lasters Degree (by research) 18 6 .. i, Pass, 2 results to come.

1·1asters Degree (by course work) 5 3 3 Pass.

Ph.D. 23 7 1 Pass, 6 results to come.