Euan G. Mason (born c.1953) is

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at the School of Forestry at the

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, New Zealand.

Biography

Mason was born in

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but raised in

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and

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before moving on to

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. His hobbies include astronomy, music, computer programming and football. Mason completed a PhD at the University of Canterbury in 1992. His main research areas include silviculture,

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, hybrid modelling and decision-support (applied

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).Associate Professor Euan Mason – People – New Zealand School of Forestry – University of Canterbury – New Zealand
/ref> He is skilled in the field of dendrology, the identification of tree species. He was editor of the ''

New Zealand Journal of Forestry The ''New Zealand Journal of Forestry'' is the journal of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry. It publishes articles on a wide range of forestry-related topics, primarily on issues that are relevant to New Zealand and the South Pacific region. ...

'' from 2006.

Selected works

* * * Mason, E.G. 2000. 'Evaluation of a model of beech forest growing on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand'. ''

'', 44 (4): 26–31. * Mason, E.G. 2001. 'A model of the juvenile growth and survival of Pinus radiata D. Don: Adding the effects of initial seedling diameter and plant handling'. ''

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'', 22: 133–158 * Lassere, J., Mason, E.G, & Watt, M.S. 2004. 'The influence of initial stocking on corewood stiffness in a clonal experiment of 11-year-old Pinus radiata D.Don'. ''

'', 44 (3), 18–23. * * * * * * * * * * Waghorn, M.J., Mason, E.G., & Watt, M.S. 2007. 'Assessing interactions between initial stand stocking and genotype on growth and form of 17-year-old Pinus radiata in Canterbury, ''

'', 52 (1).

References

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