New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts

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THE VEGETATION OF KAPITI ISLAND

A. E. Esler

Massey University, Palmerston North

Abstract Most of Kapiti Island was forested in the distant past. In the nineteenth century about half of the forest was cleared for farming, and at this time or earlier fire swept the whole island; reafforestation has been proceeding for various lengths of time. In 1965 the following areas were mapped: grassland 453 acres, shrubland (mostly kanuka shrubland) 1,449 acres, serai forest 1,232 acres, and forests of kohekohe together with minor areas of tawa forest and karaka forest 874 acres. Major vegetation types are described and the pathways of succession detailed.

Received for publication 22 December 1966 N.Z. Jl Bot. 5: 353-93

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