Graham West

Scientist, and Project Leader (Intensive Forest Systems)

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Qualifications

MForSc , University of Canterbury, NZ -1988
NZCS (Forestry), Central Institute of Technology, Wellington, NZ -1973

Research capabilities

  • Research programme leadership;
  • Design, development and application of Forest Management Systems.
  • Systems development and mathematical modelling.
  • Intensive silvicultural systems for plantations, site management techniques, biological and business modelling, and design and implementation of value chain decision support systems.

Career highlights

  • Facilitate the development of new research management entity - Future Forests Research Ltd.
  • Board member – Future Forests Establishment Board.
  • Founding manager of ATLAS software – developed strategic vision and capability for production, sales and support teams.
  • Value chain DSS Project Leader – project management, business development, strategic vision.
  • STANDPAK Manager - responsible for the product support, system development and user training; of a widely used forest production and economics computer modelling system.

Selected papers

West, G.G, Shula B. 2009. Intensive forest systems – a new forest management research programme. NZ Journal of Forestry. Vol 53 (4)

Kimberley, M.O., West, G.G., Dean, M. G., and Knowles, L. R., 2005. The 300 Index - a volume productivity index for radiata pine. N. Z. Journal of Forestry 50(2) 13-18.

West, G.G., 2005: Modelling at the stand level. Forestry Handbook 2005. NZ Institute of Forestry.

West, G.G., 2005 - Impact of extending rotation age on wood quality and forest economics Wood Quality Initiative - Project :Res 8.2.1

West, G.G., Laroze, A., 2002: ATLAS – An integrated Computer Modelling System– In proceedings – XVI Silvotecna, November 14th and 15th 2002. Concepcion Chile.

Todoroki C., West G., Knowles L., 2001: Sensitivity analysis of log and branch variables influencing sawn timber grade. NZ Jor For Sci vol 31(1).

Smith, C.T., Gordon, A.G., Payn, T.W., Richardson, B., Schoenholtz, S.H., Skinner, M.F., Snowdon, P., West, G.G., 2001: Indicators for sustained productive capacity of a New Zealand and Australian plantation forests. In Criteria and Indicators for sustainable forest management. CAB International 2001. Chapter 11.