Evolution of the Forestry Industry in South Australia: 1975-2025

$35

This book traces the major developments in South Australia’s forestry industry over five decades. It explores changes in plantation and processor ownership, shifts in government policy, and regional industry growth. Dramatic improvements in nursery infrastructure, genetics, silvicultural practices, weed control and pest management are documented, along with evolving thinning strategies. Forest mensuration and yield regulation has been transformed through advances from labour intensive individual tree measurement to LiDAR. Fire history, major plantation losses and improvements in detection and firefighting equipment are detailed. The book includes social forestry and native forest management, and highlights key pests and diseases of radiata pine and Tasmanian blue gum. It charts the transition in harvesting, transport and sawmill technologies. This is a comprehensive account of innovation, resilience, and industry transformation from 1975 to 2025.

• Specs:

  246 pages; 250 x 175mm case bound (hard cover)

• ISBN:

  978-0-646-71709-8

• Author:

  Various. Edited by: DJ Geddes, DB Boomsma and MG Underdown

• Publisher:

  DJ Geddes, DB Boomsma and MG Underdown

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