SciWest Consulting. Forestry consultants, Australia. Author of Tree & Forest Measurement text. Plantation specialists. Inventory, modelling, yield prediction, thinning, pruning, yield scheduling, silviculture, carbon sequestration.

Publications - Prof Phil West

Monographs

West,P.W. (2009) Tree and Forest Measurement. 2nd Edition. Springer, Berlin

West,P.W. (2006) Growing Plantation Forests. Springer, Berlin

West,P.W. (2004) Tree and Forest Measurement. Springer, Berlin

Journals

West,P.W., Cawsey,E.M., Stol,J., and Freudenberger, D. (2008) Firewood harvest from forests of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia Part 1. Long-term, sustainable supply available from native forests. Biomass & Bioenergy, 32, 1206-19.

West,P.W., Cawsey,E.M., Stol,J., and Freudenberger,D. (2008) Firewood harvest from forests of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia Part 2. Plantation resource required to supply present demand. Biomass & Bioenergy, 32, 1220-26.

Specht,A. and West,P.W. (2003) Estimation of biomass and sequestered carbon on farm forest plantations in northern New South Wales, Australia. Biomass & Bioenergy, 25, 363-79.

Osler,G.H.R., West,P.W. and Laffan,M.D. (1996) Test of a system to predict productivity of eucalypt plantations in Tasmania. Aust. For. 59, 57-63.

Osler,G.H.R., West,P.W. and Downes,G.M. (1996) Effects of bending stress on taper and growth of stems of young Eucalyptus regnans trees. Trees 10, 239-46.

West,P.W. (1995) Application of regression analysis to inventory data with measurements on successive occasions. For. Ecol. Manage. 71, 227-34.

West,P.W. and Osler,G.H.R. (1995) Growth response to thinning and its relation to site resources in Eucalyptus regnans. Can. J. For. Res. 25, 69-80.

Mattheck,C., Bethge,K. and West,P.W. (1994) Breakage of hollow tree stems. Trees 9, 47-50.

Turnbull,C.R.A., Beadle,C.L., West,P.W. and Cromer,R.N. (1994) Copper deficiency a probable cause of stem deformity in Eucalyptus nitens. Can. J. For. Res. 24, 1434-39.

Turnbull,C.R.A., Beadle,C.L., West,P.W. and Ottenschlaeger,M.L. (1994) Effect of post-planting applications of granulated atrazine and fertiliser on the early growth of Eucalyptus nitens. New Forests 8, 323-33.

West,P.W. and Mattay,J.P. (1993) Yield prediction models and comparative growth rates for six eucalypt species. Aust. For. 56, 211-25.

West,P.W. (1993) Model of above-ground assimilate partitioning and growth of individual trees in even-aged forest monoculture. J. theor. Biol. 161, 369-94.

West,P.W. and Wells,K.F. (1992) Method of application of a model to predict the light environment of individual tree crowns and its use in a eucalypt forest. Ecological Modelling 60,199-231.

West,P.W., Wells,K.F., Cameron, D.M., Rance,S.J., Turnbull,C.R.A. and Beadle,C.L. (1991) Predicting tree diameter and height from above-ground biomass for four eucalypt species. Trees 5, 30-5.

West,P.W. and Wells,K.F. (1990) Estimation of leaf weight of standing trees of Eucalyptus regnans F. Muell. Can. J. For. Res. 20, 1732-8.

West,P.W., Jackett,D.R. and Borough,C.J. (1989) Competitive processes in a monoculture of Pinus radiata D.Don. Oecologia 81, 57-62.

West,P.W., Jackett,D.R. and Sykes,S.J. (1989) Stresses in, and the shape of, tree stems in forest monoculture. J. theor. Biol. 140, 327-43.

West,P.W., Beadle,C.L. and Turnbull,C.R.A. (1989) Mechanistically based, allometric models to predict tree diameter and height in even-aged monoculture of Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell. Can. J. For. Res. 19, 270-3.

West,P.W., Stocker,G.C. and Unwin,G.L. (1988) Environmental relationships and floristic and structural change in some unlogged tropical rainforest plots of North Queensland. Proc. Ecol. Soc. Aust. 15, 49-60.

West,P.W. (1987) A model for biomass growth of individual trees in forest monoculture. Ann. Bot. 60, 571-7.

West,P.W., Davis,A.W. and Ratkowsky,D.A. (1986) Approaches to regression analysis with multiple measurements from individual sampling units. J. Statist. Comp. Simul. 26, 149-75.

Stocker,G.C., Unwin,G.L. and West,P.W. (1985) Measures of richness, evenness and diversity in tropical rainforest. Aust. J. Bot. 33, 131-7.

West,P.W. and Inglis,D.J. (1984) Present value of regrowth eucalypt forest in southern Tasmania. Aust. For. 47, 259-65.

West,P.W. (1984) Inter-tree competition and small-scale pattern in monoculture of Eucalyptus obliqua L'Herit. Aust. J. Ecol. 9, 405-11.

Myers,B.J., Benson,M.L., Craig,I.E., Wear,J.F. and West,P.W. (1984) Shadowless or sunlit photos for forest disease detection? Phot. Eng. and Remote Sensing 50, 63-72.

West,P.W., Ratkowsky,D.A. and Davis,A.W. (1984) Problems of hypothesis testing of regressions with multiple measurements from individual sampling units. For. Ecol. Manage. 7, 207-24.

West,P.W. (1983) Accuracy and precision of volume estimates from a simulation model for regrowth eucalypt forest. Aust. For. Res. 13, 183-8.

West,P.W. and Borough,C.J. (1983) Tree suppression and the self-thinning rule in a monoculture of Pinus radiata D.Don. Ann. Bot. 52, 149-58.

West,P.W. (1983) Comparison of stand density measures in even-aged regrowth eucalypt forest of southern Tasmania. Can. J. For. Res. 13, 22-31.

West,P.W. (1982) Functions to estimate tree height and bark thickness of Tasmanian regrowth eucalypts. Aust. For. Res. 12, 183-90.

West,P.W. (1981) Comparitive growth rates of several eucalypts in mixed-species stands in southern Tasmania. N.Z. J. For. Sci. 11, 45-52.

West,P.W. (1981) Simulation of diameter growth and mortality in regrowth eucalypt forest of southern Tasmania. For. Sci. 27, 603-16.

Davis,A.W. and West,P.W. (1981) Remarks on 'Generalized Least Squares Estimation of Yield Functions' by I.S. Ferguson and J.W. Leech. For. Sci. 27, 233-9.

West,P.W. and Podger,F.D. (1980) Loss in timber volume and value due to regrowth dieback of eucalypts in southern Tasmania. Aust. For. 43, 20-8.

West,P.W. (1980) Use of diameter increment and basal area increment in tree growth studies. Can. J. For. Res. 10, 71-7.

West,P.W. (1979) Estimation of height, bark thickness and plot volume in regrowth eucalypt forest. Aust. For. Res. 9, 295-308.

West,P.W. (1979) Date of onset of regrowth dieback and its relation to summer drought in eucalypt forest of southern Tasmania. Ann. Appl. Biol. 93, 337-50.

West,P.W. (1979) Release to shoots of copper stored in roots of Pinus radiata D.Don. Ann. Bot. 42, 237-40

West,P.W. (1977) Alkali-labile IAA complexes in Pinus radiata D.Don. Ann. Bot. 40, 265-8.

Book Chapters

West,P.W. (2002) Multipurpose sustainable forest management, in Agricultural Sciences and Resources, in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, (EOLSS), EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, UK, [http://www.eolss.net].

West,P.W. (1994) Forestry technology in Australia - its context and impact. pp. 101-16 In Farming Forever: Technologies for Better Crop Production. Proc. Symposium of Aust. Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Adelaide, October 1994.

West,P.W. (1991) Thinning response and growth modelling. pp. 28-49 In Kerruish,C.M. and Rawlins, W.H.M. (Eds) The Young Eucalypt Report. CSIRO, Melbourne.

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Unpublished Consultancy reports

West PW (2010) Amended programming of Forestry Tasmania field computers, to provide estimates without bias of log sale volume from small-end diameter and log length. Forestry Tasmania

West PW (2010) Bias in predictions of log sale volumes in Tasmania in relation to the data sets available to assess the issue. Forestry Tasmania

West,P.W. (2010) Assessment and development of a system to predict log volumes from small-end diameter for Tasmanian sawlog sales. Forest Industries Association Tasmania

West,P.W. (2009) Spotted gum production in native forests of southern NSW. Boral Timbers, Australia

West, PW (2009) Critical assessment and development of a project proposal to review native forest practices in remnant vegetation in Queensland. Department of Environment and Resource Management, Qld

West,P.W. (2008) A growth and yield model for native forests stands in Tasmania 4. Revised model and its application. Forestry Tasmania

West,P.W. (2008) A growth and yield model for native forests stands in Tasmania 3. Examination and correction of prediction bias. Forestry Tasmania

West,P.W. (2007) A growth and yield model for native forests stands in Tasmania 2. Validation of the model. Forestry Tasmania

West,P.W. (2007) A growth and yield model for native forests stands in Tasmania 1. Description of the model. Forestry Tasmania

West,P.W. (2006) Critical assessment of a forest growth and yield model which predicts amounts of carbon sequestered by plantations of Pinus radiata in New South Wales. Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (2006) Inventory to assess carbon content of woodland forests in Queensland. The Carbon Store Pty Ltd.

West,P.W. (2005) Estimating, from inventory, the amounts of carbon sequestered in plantations constituting a carbon pool in northern New South Wales . The Carbon Store Pty Ltd.

West,P.W. (2004) Management to maximize financial yields from highly productive plantations of Eucalyptus pilularis. Boral Timbers, Australia.

West,P.W. (2003) Estate area required to produce long-term supply of high quality sawlogs from plantations of Eucalyptus pilularis in northern New South Wales. Boral Timbers, Australia.

West,P.W. (2003) High quality sawlog yields from plantations of Eucalyptus pilularis in northern New South Wales. Boral Timbers, Australia.

West,P.W. (2003) Estimated wood yields from three plantation sites in northern New South Wales. Forest Enterprises, Australia.

Freudenberger,D., Cawsey,E.M., Stohl,J. and West,P.W. (2003) Sustainable firewood supply in the Murray-Darling Basin . CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Consultancy Report to Environment Australia .

West,P.W. (2001) Management to produce poles and piles from hardwood plantations in northern New South Wales. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (2001) Review of ‘Scope for carbon in forestry plantations’. Greenfield Resource Options Pty Ltd, Qld.

West,P.W. (2001) Stand management of hardwood plantations in northern New South Wales for very high value, sliced veneer billets. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (2001) Growth and yield in an experimental bioenergy plantation in northern New South Wales. 1. Results for Eucalyptus grandis at 1.6 years of age. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (2001) Long-term wood yields from a 97,000 ha hardwood plantation estate in northern New South Wales. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (2001) Pre-commercial thinning as a management option for hardwood plantations in northern New South Wales. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (2000) Micro-economics of small-wood plantations on the southern Liverpool Plains. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (2000) Small wood yields for charcoal production from plantation forests in the region around Gunnedah, New South Wales. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (2000) Long-term wood and CO₂ yields from a hardwood plantation estate in northern New South Wales. 2. Maximum economic return with wood yield scheduling. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (1999) Yields from bioenergy plantations and management issues important to their development in northern New South Wales. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (1999) Water use and growth of plantations, with special reference to salinity control, effluent disposal and plantation development in the Hunter Valley. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (1999) Thinning schedules for hardwood plantations in northern New South Wales under varying stand and economic circumstances. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (1999) Wood yields of hardwood plantations in northern New South Wales - their world context and their prediction. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (1999) Using a process-based model to predict site productive capacity for hardwood plantations in northern New South Wales. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (1999) Review of work on modelling systems for wood yield management of rainforests of Papua New Guinea. ACIAR, Contract 98/140

West,P.W. (1999) Micro-economic assessment of the value of pruning in a hardwood plantation estate in northern New South Wales. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (1998) A system to estimate carbon sequestration by a hardwood plantation estate in northern New South Wales. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (1998) Yield management of Eucalypt and Corymbia plantations. 3. Thinning and pruning schedules. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W. (1998) Yield management of Eucalypt and Corymbia plantations. 2. PYP - a model for growth and wood yield prediction. State Forests NSW.

West,P.W., Candy,S.G. and Osborn,T.E. (1988) Developments to a simulation model for prediction of wood volume of forests of Pinus radiata D.Don in the Australian Capital Territory . Forests Branch, Department of Territories, ACT.

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