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Technical References

Technical data about the impacts of soil conservation have been quoted from a number of scientific papers and reports, some of which are not easily accessed by the general public. The ones listed below contain useful summaries, often reviewing findings from a number of different sources. Most items on the list can be found in the libraries of government research institutes or universities.

1	Clough, P Hicks, D	1993	Soil Conservation and the Resource Management Act. MAF Policy Tech. Paper 93/2
	Eyles, G 0 et a/.	1979	New Zealand Land Resource Inventory. Water and Soil Division, MWD
2	Eyles, G 0	1983	The distribution and severity of present soil erosion in New Zealand. NZ Geographer, v39,pp
3	Clough, P Hicks, D	Unpub	Soil conservation and the Resource Management Act. Contract Report to MAF Policy, NZIER, 1992.
4	Hicks, D L	Unpub	Sustainability of pastoral farming in the hill country; and options for sustainable land management. Appendices 1 and 2, Contract Report, Wellington Regional Council, 1994.
5	Hicks, D	1994	A way to estimate the frequency of rainfall-induced mass movement. N.Z. Jour. Hydrology, in press.
6	Hicks, D	Unpub.	A way to estimate the magnitude of rainfall-induced mass movement. In prep.
7	Haynes, R	1995	Soil structural breakdown and compaction in New Zealand soils. MAF Policy Tech. Paper 95/5
8	Suckling, E	1966	Hill pasture improvement. Newton King, Palmerston North.
9	Haynes, R Francis, G S	1991	Towards sustainable cropping rotations. Pp l34-140 in Proc. Int. Conf. on Sustainable Land Use, Napier. NZ Association of Water and Soil Conservation.
	Shepherd, G	1991	Towards sustainable soil and crop management on arable land. Tech. Record 56, DSIR Land Resources.
	Clough, P Hicks, D	Unpub	Production impacts of soil conservation problems. Ch. 8, Soil Conservation and the Resource Management Act, NZIER Contract Report to MAF Policy, 1992.
	Basher, L R	1989	Surface erosion: a review of techniques for assessing the magnitude of soil loss. Tech. Record CH1, DSIR Land Resources.
	Benny, LA Stephens, P R	1985	The feasibility of determining the influence of arable land management on topsoil depth. Publ.7, Soil Conservation Centre, MWD.
10	Baver, L D	1952	Soil Physics. Pp465-467.
	Rose, C W	1988	Research progress on soil erosion processes. Pp 119-139 in Lal,R. (ed.), Soil Erosion Research Methods. Soil and Water Conservation Society of America.
	Epplin, FM	1994	Impacts of alternative tillage methods for continuous wheat on grain yield and economics. Am. Jour. Soil and Water Conservation, v49,pp390-393
11	Baver, L D	1952	Soil Physics. Pp 465-467.
	Hudson, NW	1981	Soil Conservation. Pp 161-189. Cornell University Press.
	Lafond, G P et a/.	1994	An agronomic evaluation of conservation tillage systems and continuous cropping. Am. Jour. Soil and Water Conservation, v49, pp387-389
12a	Wilkie. D R	1955	Soil conservatron by contour methods. SCRCC Bulletin 10.
	Wilkie, D R	1965	Effect of some land management practices on the hydrology of small catchments. Proc. Conservation Section, 10th N.Z. Sci. Cong., pp 25-37.
	Hudson, NW	1981	Soil Conservation. Cornell University Press
12b	Stringer, D J	1977	A guide to the establishment of windbreaks. Publication 16, South Canterbury Catchment Board.
	Smith, H (ed.)		National Shelter Working Party Report. Crop Research Division, DSIR
13	Campbell, D	1945	Soil conservation studies applied to farming in Hawkes Bay. Parts 1-3. NZ Jour. SCI. Tech., v26,pp301-332, v27,pp147-172, v27,pp426-444.
	Brown, K R Evans, P S	1973	Animal treading : a review of the work of the late D.B. Edmond. NZ Jour. Exp. Agriculture, v1 ,pp217-226.
	Cossens, G	1983	Physical conditions of the soil influencing pasture productron NZ Agric. Science, vl8,pp111-115.
14a	Campbell, D	1945	Soil conservation studies applied to farming in Hawkes Bay. Parts 1-3 NZ Jour. Sci. Tech., v26,pp301-332, v27,pp147-172, v27,pp426-444.
	Suckling, E	1966	HiII pasture improvement. Newton King, Palmerston North.
	Barker, DJ Chu, AC	1985	Strategies for dryland pasture management : a review Proc. Agronomy Society N.Z., v15, pp115-120.
14b	Goh, KM Nguyen, M L	1991	Fertiliser needs for sustainable agriculture in New Zealand. Pp 216-220 in Proc. Int. Conf. on Sustainable Land Management, Napier. NZASWC
	O’Connor, M B et al.	1990	Long-term effects of withholding phosphate on North island hill country. Proc. NZ Grasslands Association, v51, pp 21-24.
15	Basher, L R et a/.	1990	The effect of burning on soil properties and vegetation. Tech. Record 18, DSIR Land Resources.
16	O’Connor, K Harris, P S	1991	Brophysical and cultural factors affecting the sustainability of High Country pastoral land uses. Pp304-313 in Proc. Int. Conf. on Sustainable Land Management, Napier. NZ Association of Water and Soil Conservation.
	Hunter, G G	1991	Guidelines for assessing land use capability in South Island high country lands Tech. Record 22, DSIR Land Resources.
	Foran, B (ed.)	1992	A research potpourri. Rabbit and Land Management Program Newsletter, MAF.
17	Campbell, D	1964	Restoring severely eroded and depleted tussock country at Tara Hills SCRCC Bulletin 17. MWD.
	Anonymous	1973	Protecting the high country : Mid Dome soil conservation reserve WASCO 25, Water and Soil Division, MWD.
	Howard. G	1978	Scientific evidence relevant to South Island High Country policies for class VIII and severely eroded class VII lands. Misc. Pub. U42, Water and Soil Division, MWD.
18	Hicks, D L	1992	Impact of soil conservation on storm-damaged hill grazing lands in New Zealand. Aust. Jour. Soil and Water Conservation
	Hicks, D L et al.	Unpub.	Erosion of hill country in the Manawatu-Wanganui region 1992 : impacts and options for sustainable land use. Contract report LC9394/51, Landcare Research 1993
	Miller, D E et al.	1993	Broadleaved trees’ contribution to sustainable farming of hill country East Asia - Pacific Mountainland Symposium, Lincoln. In press.
19	Phillips, C J et al.	1990	Effectiveness of reforestation in prevention and control of landsliding during large cyclonic storms. Proc. 19th IUFRO Congress, Montreal.
	Kelliher, Fet al.	Unpub.	Stability of land and tree planting density, East Coast Contract Report FWE 92/13, Forest Research Institute, 1992.
	Gain, S et a/.	Unpub.	Sustainable land use study, Hopkirk farm, Makahu. Taranaki Regional Council Report, 1993.
20	Hicks, D L	1991	Erosion under pasture, pine plantations, scrub and indigenous forest : a comparison from Cyclone Bola. N.Z. Forestry,v26,pp21-22.
	Hicks, D L	1990	Landslide damage to pasture, pine plantations, scrub and scrub in Taranaki Tech. Record 31, DSIR Land Resources.
	Beveridge, A E et a/.	1986	Management of selected indigenous species. Pp 67-70 in Levack, H. (ed), Forestry Handbook. N.Z. Inst. Foresters.
21	Quinn, J et a/.	1993	Riparian zones as buffer strips: a New Zealand perspective. Pp 53-88 in Bunn, S (ed), Proceedings of Workshop on Ecology and Management of Riparian Zones in Australia. Griffith University.
22	Hicks. D L	1992	Effect of soil conservation tree plantings on stream bank stability. Tech. Record 118, DSIR Land Resources.
23	Anonymous	1973	Prevention and control of mass movement and gully erosion. MISC. Pub. 257, Water and Soil Division, MWD.
	Thompson, R C Luckman, P G	1991	Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of measures to control erosion in the Gisborne-East Cape region, Parts 4-5. Tech Records 47-48, DSIR Land Resources.
	Hicks, D L	1992	Effect of soil conservation tree plantings on stream bank stability. Tech. Record 118, DSIR Land Resources.
24	Howie, R	1968	A design procedure for gully control by check dams. Misc Pub. 22, Water and Soil Division, MWD.
	Eyles, G 0	1993	Gully erosion control techniques for pumice lands. Landcare Research Publication.
	Thompson, R C Luckman, P G	1991	Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of measures to control erosion in the Gisborne-East Cape region, Parts 4-5. Tech Records 47-48, DSIR Land Resources.
	Blakemore. S	Unpub	Soil conservation and hill country farming. Wairarapa Catchment Board Report, 1983.
	Miller, R C	1987	Gully stabilisation by close planting of poplars, willows and pines, Ihungia. p52 in Cowie,B.(ed), East Coast Project Review. Water and Soil Division, MWD.
	Hicks, D L	Unpub	Effect of soil conservation plantings on damage sustained by the Whareama catchment during the storm of 8-11 April 1991. Contract Report 91/106, DSIR Land Resources, 1991.
26	Evans, A	Unpub	Destocking eroding streams. South Canterbury Catchment Board Report, 1978.
	Anonymous	1981	Land use and development in upper river catchments in relation to fisheries and recreational values : problems and suggestions for control and management. Southland Acclimatisation Society.
	Williamson, R B et a/.	1990	The effects of riparian protection on channel form and stability of six grazed streams, Southland. DSIR Water Quality Centre Publication 19.
27	Van Kraayenoord, C	1975	Review of research and the application of research results in mountainland revegetation. Pp218-226 in Proc. Symp. on revegetation in rehabilitation of mountain lands, Forest Research Institute.
	Hayward, J A	1980	Hydrology and stream sediments in a mountain catchment. TGMLI Special Publication 17.
	Nordmeyer, AH et al.	1983	Review of mountainland revegetation. Forest Research Institute Bulletin, NZFS.

 

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