Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

• Manley B., Morgenroth J. and Xu C. (2020) Quantifying the area of the small-scale owners’ forest estate in the East Coast, Hawke’s Bay and Southern North Island. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 64(4): 18-26.

• Morgenroth J., Nowak DJ. and Koeser AK. (2020) DBH Distributions in America’s Urban Forests—An Overview of Structural Diversity. Forests 11(2): 135-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11020135.

• Benson AR. and Morgenroth J. (2019) Root pruning negatively affects tree value: A comparison of tree appraisal methods. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 43 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126376.

• Benson AR., Koeser AK. and Morgenroth J. (2019) Responses of mature roadside trees to root severance treatments. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 46 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126448.

• Benson AR., Koeser AK. and Morgenroth JA. (2019) A test of tree protection zones: Responses of Quercus virginiana Mill trees to root severance treatments. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 38: 54-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.10.015.

• Benson AR., Morgenroth JA. and Koeser AK. (2019) The effects of root pruning on growth and physiology of two Acer species in New Zealand. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 38: 64-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.11.006.

• Dash JP., Watt MS., Paul TSH., Morgenroth J. and Hartley R. (2019) Taking a closer look at invasive alien plant research: A review of the current state, opportunities, and future directions for UAVs. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10(12): 2020-2033. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13296.

• Dash JP., Watt MS., Paul TSH., Morgenroth J. and Pearse GD. (2019) Early Detection of Invasive Exotic Trees Using UAV and Manned Aircraft Multispectral and LiDAR Data. Remote Sensing 11(15) 1812: 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs11151812.

• Guo T., Morgenroth J. and Conway T. (2019) To plant, remove, or retain: Understanding property owner decisions about trees during redevelopment. Landscape and Urban Planning 190 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103601.

• Guo T., Morgenroth J., Conway T. and Xu C. (2019) City-wide canopy cover decline due to residential property redevelopment in Christchurch, New Zealand. Science of the Total Environment 681: 202-210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.122.

• Phiri D., Morgenroth J. and Xu C. (2019) Four decades of land cover and forest connectivity study in Zambia-An object-based image analysis approach. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 79: 97-109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2019.03.001.

• Phiri D., Morgenroth J. and Xu C. (2019) Long-term land cover change in Zambia: An assessment of driving factors. Science of the Total Environment 697 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134206.

• Salekin S., Mason EG., Morgenroth J., Bloomberg M. and Meason DF. (2019) Modelling the effect of microsite influences on the growth and survival of juvenile Eucalyptus globoidea (Blakely) and Eucalyptus bosistoana (F. Muell) in New Zealand. Forests 10(10) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f10100857.

• Xu C., Manley B. and Morgenroth J. (2019) Describing area and yield for small-scale plantation forests in Wairarapa region of New Zealand using RapidEye and LiDAR. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 49 http://dx.doi.org/10.33494/nzjfs492019x16x.

• Xu C., Manley B. and Morgenroth J. (2019) Describing area and yield for small-scale plantation forests in Wairarapa region of New Zealand using RapidEye and LiDAR. The New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 49 http://dx.doi.org/10.33494/nzjfs492019x16x.

• Benson A., Koeser A. and Morgenroth JA. (2018) Estimating conductive sapwood area in diffuse and ring porous trees with electronic resistance tomography. Tree Physiology tpy092 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpy092.

• Guo T., Morgenroth J. and Conway T. (2018) Redeveloping the urban forest: The effect of redevelopment and property-scale variables on tree removal and retention. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 35: 192-201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.08.012.

• Millen P., van Ballekom S., Altaner C., Apiolaza L., Mason E., McConnochie R., Morgenroth JA. and Murray T. (2018) Durable eucalypt forests – a multi-regional opportunity for investment in New Zealand drylands. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 63(1): 11-23.

• Phiri D., Morgenroth JA., Xu C. and Hermosilla T. (2018) Effects of pre-processing methods on Landsat OLI-8 land cover classification using OBIA and random forests classifier. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 73: 170-178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2018.06.014.

• Salekin S., Burgess JH., Morgenroth J., Mason EG. and Meason DF. (2018) A comparative study of three non-geostatistical methods for optimising digital elevation model interpolation. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 7(8) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi7080300.

• Xu C., Manley B. and Morgenroth JA. (2018) Evaluation of modelling approaches in predicting forest volume and stand age for small-scale plantation forests in New Zealand with RapidEye and LiDAR. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 73: 386-396. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2018.06.021.

• Gomez C., Kataoka K., Saputra A., Wassmer P., Urabe A., Morgenroth JA. and Kato A. (2017) Photogrammetry-based Texture Analysis of a Volcaniclastic Outcrop-peel: Low-cost Alternative to TLS and Automation Potentialities using Haar Wavelet and Spatial-Analysis Algorithms. Forum Geografi 31(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.23917/forgeo.v31i1.3977.

• Manley B., Morgenroth J., Visser R. and Final year BForSc students. (2017) Quantifying the small-scale owners' estate in Canterbury, Otago and Southland. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 62(3): 24-32.

• Mason EG. and Morgenroth J. (2017) Potential for forestry on highly erodible land in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 62(1): 8-15.

• Mason EG., Salekin S. and Morgenroth J. (2017) Comparison between meteorological data from the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and data from independent meteorological stations. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 47(7) http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40490-017-0088-0.

• Morgenroth J., O’Neil-Dunne J. and Apiolaza LA. (2017) Redevelopment and the urban forest: A study of tree removal and retention during demolition activities. Applied Geography 82: 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.02.011.

• Pearse GD., Morgenroth JA., Watt MS. and Dash JP. (2017) Optimising prediction of forest leaf area index from discrete airborne lidar. Remote Sensing of Environment 200: 220-239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2017.08.002.

• Phiri D. and Morgenroth J. (2017) Developments in Landsat Land Cover Classification Methods: A Review. Remote Sensing 9(9) 967: 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs9090967.

• Xu C., Morgenroth JA. and Manley B. (2017) Mapping Net Stocked Plantation Area for Small-Scale Forests in New Zealand Using Integrated RapidEye and LiDAR Sensors. Forests 8(12): 487-487. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f8120487.

• Koeser AK., Roberts JW., Miesbauer JW., Lopes AB., Kling GJ., Lo M. and Morgenroth J. (2016) Testing the accuracy of imaging software for measuring tree root volumes. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 18: 95-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2016.05.009.

• Livesley SJ., Escobedo FJ. and Morgenroth J. (2016) The biodiversity of urban and peri-urban forests and the diverse ecosystem services they provide as socio-ecological systems. Forests 7(12) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f7120291.

• Morgenroth J. and Livesley S. (2016) Right Species, Right Place: A Perspective on the second International Conference on Urban Tree Diversity. Arborist News 25(2): 56-57.

• Morgenroth J., Hughes MW. and Cubrinovski M. (2016) Object-based image analysis for mapping earthquake-induced liquefaction ejecta in Christchurch, New Zealand. Natural Hazards 82(2): 763-775. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2217-0.

• Morgenroth J., Östberg J., Konijnendijk van den Bosch C., Nielsen AB., Hauer R., Sjöman H., Chen W. and Jansson M. (2016) Urban tree diversity-Taking stock and looking ahead. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 15: 1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2015.11.003.

• Olivera A., Visser R., Acuna M. and Morgenroth J. (2016) Automatic GNSS-enabled harvester data collection as a tool to evaluate factors affecting harvester productivity in a Eucalyptus spp. harvesting operation in Uruguay. International Journal of Forest Engineering (early access online) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14942119.2015.1099775.

• Pearse GD., Watt MS. and Morgenroth J. (2016) Comparison of optical LAI measurements under diffuse and clear skies after correcting for scattered radiation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 221: 61-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.02.001.

• Quigley MC., Hughes MW., Bradley BA., van Ballegooy S., Reid CM., Morgenroth J., Horton TW., Duffy B. and Pettinga JR. (2016) The 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence: Environmental effects, seismic triggering thresholds and geologic legacy. Tectonophysics 672–673: 228-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.01.044.

• Scharenbroch BC., Morgenroth J. and Maule B. (2016) Tree Species Suitability to Bioswales and Impact on the Urban Water Budget. Journal of Environmental Quality 45(1): 199-206. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/jeq2015.01.0060.

• Sjöman H., Morgenroth J., Sjöman JD., Sæbø A. and Kowarik I. (2016) Diversification of the urban forest—Can we afford to exclude exotic tree species? Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 18: 237-241. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2016.06.011.

• Manley B., Morgenroth J., Visser R. and Final year BForSc students of 2014. (2015) What proportion of the small-scale owners' estate in the North Island is likely to be harvested? New Zealand Journal of Forestry 60(3): 26-34.

• Miller J., Morgenroth J. and Gomez C. (2015) 3D modelling of individual trees using a handheld camera: Accuracy of height, diameter and volume estimates. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 14(4): 932-940. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2015.09.001.

• Morgenroth J., Santos B. and Cadwallader B. (2015) Conflicts between landscape trees and lawn maintenance equipment - The first look at an urban epidemic. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 14(4): 1054-1058. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2015.10.002.

• Pont D., Kimberley M., Brownlie R., Morgenroth J. and Watt MS. (2015) Tree counts from airborne LiDAR. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 60(1): 38-43.

• Xu C., Morgenroth J. and Manley B. (2015) Integrating Data from Discrete Return Airborne LiDAR and Optical Sensors to Enhance the Accuracy of Forest Description: A Review. Current Forestry Reports 1(3): 206-219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40725-015-0019-3.

• Gamlen-Greene R., Clemens J., Morgenroth J., Lechner M. and Godsoe W. (2014) When belowground rumbles: a plant's interactions with antagonists are robust to earthquake-induced shifts in the below-ground environment. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 38(1): 39-44.

• Morgenroth J. and Gomez C. (2014) Assessment of tree structure using a 3D image analysis technique - a proof of concept. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 13(1): 198-203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2013.10.005.

• Morgenroth J., Almond P., Scharenbroch BC., Wilson TM. and Sharp-Heward S. (2014) Soil profile inversion in earthquake-induced liquefaction-affected soils and the potential effects on urban trees. Geoderma 213: 155-162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.07.038.

• Evison D. and Morgenroth J. (2013) Help make forestry a positive career choice. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 57(4): 36.

• Morgenroth J. and Visser RJM. (2013) Uptake and barriers to the use of geospatial technologies in forest management. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 43: 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1179-5395-43-16.

• Morgenroth J. and Visser RJM. (2013) Uptake and barriers to the use of geospatial technologies in forest management. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 43: 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1179-5395-43-16.

• Morgenroth J., Buchan G. and Scharenbroch BC. (2013) Belowground effects of porous pavements - soil moisture and chemical properties. Ecological Engineering 51: 221-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.041.

• Morgenroth J. and Armstrong T. (2012) The impact of significant earthquakes on Christchurch, New Zealand's urban forest. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 11(4): 383-389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2012.06.003.

• Park D., Manley B., Morgenroth J. and Visser R. (2012) What proportion of the forest of small-scale owners is likely to be harvested: A Whanganui case study. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 57(3): 4-11.

• Morgenroth J. (2011) Root Growth Response of Platanus orientalis to Porous Pavements. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 37(2): 45-50.

• Morgenroth J. and Visser R. (2011) Above-Ground Growth Response of Platanus orientalis to Porous Pavements. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 37(1): 1-6.

• Morgenroth J. and Buchan GD. (2009) Soil Moisture and Aeration Beneath Pervious and Impervious Pavements. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 35(3): 135-141.

• Morgenroth J. (2008) A review of root barrier research. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 34(2): 84-88.

Student Supervision

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Current
• PhD - Boczniewicz D: Modelling stem properties for eucalyptus in New Zealand’s dryland environments
• PhD - Dash J: Developing a landscape-scale phenotyping platform for plantation forestry
• PhD - Magalhães Cordeiro Teixeira A: Fire ecology in non-fire prone vegetation in New Zealand: implications for restoration and conservation
• PhD - Meiforth JJ: Kauri dieback disease – developing a method for monitoring based on remote sensing
• Masters - Whiteley Y: Spatially-explicit empirical models for tree top faults and single-tree wind-throws in a Pinus radiata plantation in New Zealand
Completed
• PhD - Benson A: The effects of root pruning on the growth, physiology and monetary value of Quercus virginiana and two species of Acer (2020)
• PhD - Farias A: The use of geospatial technologies in forest harvesters as a tool for site specific management in plantation forests (2016)
• PhD - Guo T: The Effect of Residential Property Redevelopment on Urban Forest Dynamics in Christchurch, New Zealand (2019)
• PhD - Pearse G: LiDAR Measurement of Leaf Area Index for Site Quality Assessment (2017)
• PhD - Phiri D: Monitoring Land Cover Dynamics for Zambia Using Remote Sensing: 1972–2016 (2020)
• PhD - Pont D: Tree size and quality from aerial LiDAR (2016)
• PhD - Salekin S: Hybrid growth models for Eucalyptus globoidea and E. bosistoana: Explaining within and between site variability (2019)
• PhD - Xu C: Obtaining forest description for small-scale forests using an integrated remote sensing approach (2017)
• Masters - Berkett H: An examination of the current slope gradients being experienced by ground-based forest machines in New Zealand plantation forests (2012)
• Masters - Fong S: Effective management of New Zealand’s urban forest: Governance and legislation (2019)
• Masters - Le TS: Spatial analysis-based model to determine optimal locations for permanent sample plot establishment of Eucalyptus bosistoana and Eucalyptus globoidea in New Zealand drylands (2018)
• Masters - Miller J: Can the SfM-MVS method for 3D modelling produce dimensionally-accurate 3D model for a range of tree sizes and species? (2015)
• Masters - Sau A: Quantifying the Deforestation Rate and Understanding the Underlying Causes of Deforestation using a Geographical Information System (GIS). A Case Study in the Three Provinces: East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and South-East Sulawesi, Indonesia. (2013)
• Masters - Skurupey J: A comparison study of mapping scales for estimating soil erosion susceptibility in New Zealand (2013)
• Masters - Zhao H: Fusion of LiDAR data and RGB images to monitor the Land Cover/Use Change in Christchurch City (2018)
• Masters - Park D: What proportion of the small-scale owners’ estate is likely to be harvested – a Wanganui case study. (2011)
• Honours - de Gouw S: A survey of geospatial technology uptake and barriers to use in the New Zealand forestry sector (2018)
• Honours - Slui B: Assessing the effect of co-registration error on LiDAR inventory metrics (2014)
• Honours - Tansey J: Quantifying the effects of unevenly distributed cutover waste on the line intersect sampling method (2014)

Editorial Work

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• Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Associate Editor ( 2013 - 2020)
• Arboriculture & Urban Forestry Associate Editor ( 2014 - 2019)
• Forests Editor, Special Issue ( 2016 - 2017)

Research Groups