David Norton: Published papers in peer-reviewed journals and books
Published papers in peer-reviewed journals
Norton, D.A. 1983. Population dynamics of subalpine Libocedrus bidwillii forests, Cropp River, Westland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 21: 127-134.
Norton, D.A. 1983. Modern New Zealand tree-ring chronologies. I. Nothofagus solandri. Tree-Ring Bulletin 43: 1-17.
Norton, D.A. 1983. Modern New Zealand tree-ring chronologies. II. Nothofagus menziesii. Tree-Ring Bulletin 43: 39-49.
Norton, D.A. 1984. Phenological growth characteristics of Nothofagus solandri trees at three altitudes in the Craigieburn Range, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 22: 413-424.
Norton, D.A. and Schönenberger, W. 1984. The growth forms and ecology of Nothofagus solandri at the alpine timberline, Craigieburn Range, New Zealand. Arctic and Alpine Research 16: 361-370.
Norton, D.A. 1984. Tree-growth-climate relationships in subalpine Nothofagus forests, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 22: 471-481.
Gellatly, A.F. and Norton, D.A. 1984. Possible warming and glacier recession in the South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 27: 381-388.
Norton, D.A. 1984. A multivariate technique for estimating New Zealand temperature normals. Weather and Climate 5: 64-74.
Norton, D.A., McGlone, M.S. and Wigley, T.M.L. 1986. Quantitative analyses of modern pollen-climate relationships of indigenous forests in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 24: 331-342.
Norton, D.A. and Ogden, J. 1987. Dendrochronology: A review with emphasis on New Zealand applications. New Zealand Journal of Ecology10: 77-95.
Norton, D.A., Palmer, J.G. and Ogden, J. 1987. Dendroecological studies in New Zealand, Part 1. An evaluation of tree age estimates based on increment cores. New Zealand Journal of Botany 25: 373-383.
Norton, D.A. 1987. Tree-ring reconstructions of past river-flow and precipitation in Canterbury, New Zealand. Journal of Hydrology (N.Z.) 26: 161-174.
Norton, D.A., Herbert, J. and Beveridge, A.E. 1988. The ecology of Dacrydium cupressinum: A review. New Zealand Journal of Botany 26: 37-62.
Norton, D.A. and Kelly, D. 1988. Mast seeding over 33 years by Dacrydium cupressinum (Podocarpaceae) in New Zealand: The importance of economies of scale. Functional Ecology 2: 399-408.
Ledgard, N.J. and Norton, D.A. 1988. Shoot growth of different provenances of 2-3 year old Nothofagus seedlings. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 11: 105-108.
Norton, D.A. 1989. Floristics and structure of mire-forest ecotones, west coast South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 19: 31-42.
Norton, D.A. 1989. Tree windthrow and forest soil turnover. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 19: 386-389.
Baxter, W.A. and Norton, D.A. 1989. Forest recovery after logging in lowland dense rimu forest, Westland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 27: 391-399.
Norton, D.A., Briffa, K.R. and Salinger, M.J. 1989. Reconstruction of New Zealand summer temperature back to 1730 A.D. using dendroclimatic techniques. International Journal of Climatology 9: 633-644.
Norton, D.A. and Leathwick, J.R. 1990. The lowland vegetation pattern, south Westland, New Zealand: 1. Saltwater Ecological Area. New Zealand Journal of Botany 28: 41-51.
Woollons, R.C. and Norton, D.A. 1990. Time series analyses applied to sequences of Nothofagus growth-ring measurements. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 13: 9-16.
Lord, J.M. and Norton, D.A. 1990. Scale and the spatial concept of fragmentation. Conservation Biology 4: 197-202. Abstract 1 .
Duncan, R.P., Norton, D.A. and Woolmore, C. 1990. The lowland vegetation pattern, south Westland, New Zealand: 2. Ohinemaka forest. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 28: 131-140.
Grace, J. and Norton, D.A. 1990. Climate and growth of Pinus sylvestris at its upper altitudinal limit in Scotland: evidence from tree growth-rings. Journal of Ecology 78: 601-610.
Adams, J.A. and Norton, D.A. 1991. Soil and vegetation characteristics of some tree windthrow features in a south Westland rimu forest. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 21: 33-42.
Norton, D.A. 1991. Trilepidea adamsii: an obituary for a species. Conservation Biology 5: 52-57. Abstract 2.
Stewart, C., Norton, D.A. and Ferguson, J.E. 1991. Historical monitoring of heavy metals in kahikatea ring wood in Christchurch, New Zealand. Science of the Total Environment 105: 171-190.
Norton, D.A. 1991. Seedling and sapling distribution patterns in a coastal podocarp forest, Hokitika Ecological District, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 29: 463-466.
Norton, D.A. and Roper-Lindsay, J. 1992. Conservation, tourism and commercial recreation: conflict or co-operation - a New Zealand perspective. Natural Areas Journal 12: 20-25.
McDonald, D. and Norton, D.A. 1992. Light environments in temperate New Zealand podocarp rainforests. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 16: 15-22.
Morgan, M.D. and Norton, D.A. 1992. Growth response to light of Carex inopinata Cook, an endangered New Zealand sedge. New Zealand Journal of Botany 30: 429-433.
Given, D.R. and Norton, D.A. 1993. A multivariate approach to assessing threat and for priority setting in threatened species conservation. Biological Conservation 64: 57-66. Abstract 3 .
Norton, D.A., Lord, J.M., Given, D.R. and de Lange, P.J. 1994. Over-collecting: an over-looked factor in the decline of plant taxa. Taxon 33: 181-185.
Norton, D.A. 1994. Relationships between pteridophytes and topography in a lowland south Westland podocarp forest. New Zealand Journal of Botany 32: 401-408.
Powell, G.A. and Norton, D.A. 1994. Contrasts in crown development of the Loranthaceae mistletoes Alepis flavida and Peraxilla tetrapetala parasitic on Nothofagus solandri, Craigieburn Ecological District New Zealand Journal of Botany. 32: 497-508.
Owen, H.J. and Norton, D.A. 1995. The diet of introduced brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in a low diversity Nothofagus forest and possible implications for conservation management. Biological Conservation 71: 339-345.
Garnock-Jones, P.J. and Norton, D.A. 1995. Lepidium naufragorum (Brassicaceae), a new species from South Island's west coast, and notes on other New Zealand coastal Lepidium. New Zealand Journal of Botany 33: 43-51.
Norton, D.A., Hobbs, R.J. and Atkins, L. 1995. Fragmentation, disturbance and plant distribution: mistletoes in woodland remnants in the Western Australian wheatbelt. Conservation Biology 9: 426-438. Abstract 4 .
Norton, D.A. 1995. Vegetation on goat-free islands in a low-alpine lake, Paparoa Range, and implications for monitoring goat control operations. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 19: 67-72.
Awimbo, J.A., Norton, D.A. and Overmars, F.B. 1996. An evaluation of representativeness for nature conservation, Hokitika Ecological District, New Zealand. Biological Conservation 75: 177-186. Abstract 5 .
Hobbs, R.J. and Norton, D.A. 1996. Towards a conceptual framework for restoration ecology. Restoration Ecology 4: 93-110. Abstract 6 .
Williams, P.A., Norton, D.A. and Nicholas, J.M. 1996. Germination and seedling growth of an endangered native broom, Chordospartium muritai A.W. Purdie (Fabaceae), in Marlborough, South Island. New Zealand Journal of Botany 34: 199-204.
de Lange, P.J. and Norton, D.A. 1996. To what New Zealand plant does the vernacular “scurvy grass” refer? New Zealand Journal of Botany 34: 417-420.
Norton, D.A., de Lange, P.J., Garnock-Jones, P.J. and Given, D.R. 1997. The role of seabirds and seals in the survival of coastal plants: lessons from New Zealand Lepidium (Brassicaceae). Biodiversity and Conservation 6: 765-785.
Norton, D.A. and Reid, N. 1997. Conservation and management of threatened and pest loranthaceous mistletoes in Australasia: lessons for ecosystem management. Conservation Biology 11: 759-769.
Widyatmoko, D. and Norton, D.A. 1997. Conservation of the threatened shrub Hebe cupressoides (Scrophulariaceae), eastern South Island, New Zealand. Biological Conservation 82: 193-201.
Norton, D.A., Ladley, J.J. and Owen, H.J. 1997. Distribution and population structure of the loranthaceous mistletoes Alepis flavida, Peraxilla colensoi and Peraxilla tetrapetala within two New Zealand Nothofagus forests. New Zealand Journal of Botany 35: 323-336.
Norton, D.A., Ladley, J.J. and Sparrow, A.D. 1997. Development of non-destructive age indicies for three New Zealand loranthaceous mistletoes. New Zealand Journal of Botany 35: 337-343.
Norton, D.A. and Carpenter, M.A. 1998. Mistletoes as parasites; host specificty and speciation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 13: 101-105. Abstract 7 .
Norton, D.A. and Ladley, J.J. 1998. Establishment and early growth of Alepis flavida in relation to Nothofagus solandri branch size. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36: 213-217.
Norton, D.A. and de Lange, P.J. 1998. Hebe paludosa (Scrophulariaceae) - a new combination for an endemic wetland Hebe from Westland, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36: 531-538.
Norton, D.A. 1998. Indigenous biodiversity conservation and plantation forestry: options for the future. New Zealand Forestry 43(2): 34-39. Abstract 8 .
Reay, S.D. and Norton, D.A. 1999. Phormium tenax, an unusual nurse plant. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 23: 81-85.
Norton, D.A. and Stafford Smith, M. 1999. Roadsides are good mistletoe sites. Australian Journal of Ecology 24: 193-198.
Mursidawati, S., Norton, D.A. and Astuti, I.P. 1999. Distribution of Pomatocalpa spicata Breda (Orchidaceae) within and among host trees in Manusela National Park, Seram, Maluku Archipelago. Selbyana 20: 116-119.
Norton, D.A. and de Lange, P.J. 1999. Host specificity in parasitic mistletoes (Loranthaceae) in New Zealand. Functional Ecology 7: 551-559.
Reay, S.D. and Norton, D.A. 1999. Assessing the success of restoration plantings in a temperate New Zealand Forest. Restoration Ecology 7: 298-308.
de Lange, P.J., Heenan, P.B., Given, D.R., Ogle, C.C., Johnson, P.N., Cameron, E.K. and Norton, D.A. 1999. Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 37: 603-628.
Yates, C.J., Norton, D.A. and Hobbs, R.J. 2000. Grazing effects on soil and microclimate in fragmented woodlands in south western Australia: implications for restoration. Austral Ecology 25: 36-47.
Norton, D.A. and Miller, C.J. 2000. Some issues and options for the conservation of native biodiversity in rural New Zealand. Ecological Management and Restoration 1: 29-37.
de Lange, P.J., Norton, D.A. and Crowcroft, G.M. 2000. Taxonomy, ecology, and conservation of Atriplex billardierei and A. hollowayi sp. nov. (Chenopodiaceae) in Australasia. New Zealand Journal of Botany 38: 551-567.
Saunders, A. and Norton, D.A. 2001. Ecological restoration at mainland islands in New Zealand. Biological Conservation 99: 109-119.
Dungan, R.J., Norton, D.A. and Duncan, R.P. 2001. Seed rain in successional vegetation, Port Hills Ecological District, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 39: 115-124.
Norton, D.A. 2001. Is the amount and focus of ecological research in New Zealand sufficient to sustain indigenous biodiversity on private land? New Zealand Journal of Ecology 25: 77-82.
James, I.L. and Norton, D.A. 2002. Helicopter based natural forest management for New Zealand’s rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum, Podocarpaceae) forests. Forest Ecology and Management 155: 337-346.
Hurst, S.E., Turnbull, M.H. and Norton, D.A. 2002. The effect of light environment on mycorrhizal colonisation in field-grown seedlings of podocarp-angiosperm forest tree species. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40: 65-72.
Whitehead, D., Hall, G.M.J., Walcroft, A.S., Brown, K.J., Landsberg, J.J., Tissue, D.T., Turnbull, M.H., Griffin, K.L., Schuster, W.S.F., Carswell, F.E., Trotter, C.M., James, I.L. and Norton, D.A. 2002. Analysis of the growth of rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) in south Westland, New Zealand, using process-based simulation models. International Journal of Biometeorology 46: 66-75.
Norton, D.A., Godley, E.J., Heenan, P.B. and Ladley, J.J. 2002. Germination of Sophora seeds after prolonged storage. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40: 389-396.
Norton, D.A., Ladley, J.J. and Sparrow, A.D. 2002. Host provenance effects on germination and establishment of two New Zealand mistletoes (Loranthaceae). Functional Ecology 16: 657-663.
Dungan, R.J., O'Cain, M.J., Lopez, M.L. and Norton, D.A. 2002. Contribution by possums to seed rain and subsequent seed germination in successional vegetation, Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 26: 121-128.
Norton, D.A. and de Lange, P.J. 2003. Fire and vegetation in a temperate peat bog: implications for threatened species management. Conservation Biology 17: 138-148.
Cochrane, C.H., Norton, D.A., Miller, C.J. and Allen, R.B. 2003. Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) diet in a north Westland mixed-beech (Nothofagus) forest. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 27: 61-65.
Norton, D.A. and de Lange P.J. 2003. A new species of Coprosma (Rubiaceae) from the South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41: 223-231.
de Lange, P.J. and Norton, D.A. 2004. The ecology and conservation of Kunzea sinclairii (Myrtaceae), a naturally rare plant of rhyolitic rock outcrops. Biological Conservation, in press.
Papers published in peer-reviewed books
Norton, D.A. 1985. A dendrochronological study of Nothofagus solandri tree growth along an elevational gradient, South Island, New Zealand. In (eds), Establishment and Tending of Subalpine Forest: Research and Management , (eds H. Turner and W. Tranquillini). Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Institute of Forestry Research, Report 270. 159-171.
Norton, D.A. 1989. Dendrochronology in the Southern Hemisphere. In: Methods of Dendrochronology: Applications in the Environmental Sciences, (eds E.R. Cook and L.A. Kairiukstis). Dordrecht, Kluwer. 17-21.
Norton, D.A. and Ogden, J. 1989. Problems associated with the use of tree-rings in the study of forest population dynamics. In: Methods of Dendrochronology: Applications in the Environmental Sciences, (eds E.R. Cook and L.A. Kairiukstis). Dordrecht, Kluwer. 284-288.
Norton, D.A. 1991. Scientific basis for the conservation management of New Zealand plant communities. In: The Scientific Management of Temperate Communities for Conservation (eds I.F. Spellerberg, B. Goldsmith and M.G. Morris). Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications. 349-381. Abstract.
Norton, D.A. 1992. Disruption of natural ecosystems by biological invasion. In: Science and Management of Protected Areas (eds J.H.M. Willison, S. Bondrup-Nielsen, C. Drysdale, T.B. Herman, N.W.P. Munro and T.L. Pollock). Amsterdam, Elsevier Science Publishers. 309-319.
Norton, D.A. 1999. Forest reserves. In: Maintaining Bioidversity in Forest Ecosystems (ed M.L. Hunter, Jr.). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 525-555.
Norton, D.A. 2000. Benefits of possum control for indigenous vegetation. In: T. Montague (ed). Possums in New Zealand: The Biology, Impact and Management of an Introduced Marsupial. Lincoln, Mannaki Whenua Press. 232-240.
Norton, D.A. 2000. Sand plain forest fragmentation and residential development, Invercargill City, New Zealand. In: J.L. Craig, N.D. Mitchell, and D.A. Saunders(eds). Nature Conservation 5: Nature Conservation in Production Environments: Managing the Matrix. Surrey Beatty and Sons, Chipping Norton, N.S.W. 157-165.
Kelly, D., Ladley, J.J., Robertson, A.W. and Norton, D.A. 2000. Limited forest fragmentation improves reproduction in the declining New Zealand mistletoe Peraxilla tetrapetala (Loranthaceae). In: Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations (eds A.G. Young and G.M. Clarke), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 241-252.
Norton, D.A. 2002. Sustainable forest management in New Zealand. In: A transition to forest sustainability. (eds. D. Lindenmayer and J. Franklin), CSIRO Publishing, Canberra. 167-188.
Hobbs, R.J. and Norton, D.A. 2003. Ecological filters, thresholds and gradients in resistance to ecosystem reassembly. In: Assembly Rules and Ecosystem Restoration. (eds V. Temperton, R.J. Hobbs, R.J., Halle and M. Fattorini), Island Press, Washington D.C. In press.