Person

Gilbert, John Maxwell (Max) (1913 - 2007)

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Born
19 October 1913
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died
09 March 2007
Tasmania, Australia
Occupation
Forester

Summary

Max Gilbert joined the Tasmanian Forestry Department in 1934 at the age of 21. In the late 1940s and 1950s he made significant contributions to improving the quality of Pinus radiata plantations in Tasmania through better nursery practices, selection of superior trees in plantations, establishment of progeny trials and the development of seed orchards. He headed the Silvicultural and Fire Protection Branch from the early 1950s. Max Gilbert studied the regeneration of wet eucalypt forests in Australian Newsprint Mills' concession areas, particularly the Florentine, Styx and Tyenna Valleys. His resultant PhD was the first one on forest ecology to be awarded in Tasmania. He went on to establish that the burn and sow method was consistently successful in regenerating Eucalyptus regnans after clear-fell timber harvesting in Tasmania. He was in charge of the Tasmanian Forestry Commission's silvicultural research activities until his retirement in 1974.

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Chronology

1945 - 1950s
Career position - Fire Protection Officer, Tasmanian Forestry Department
1950s - 1974
Career position - Head, Silvicultural and Fire Protection Branch, Tasmanian Forestry Department
1954
Award - First recipient of Australian Newsprint Mills Fellowship for silvicultural studies
1958
Education - Doctor of Philospohy (PhD), University of Tasmania
1971 - 2007
Award - Fellow, Institute of Foresters of Australia (FIFA)
1973
Award - N. W. Jolly Medal, Institute of Foresters of Australia
1974
Life event - Retired

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Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Journal Articles

  • Gilbert, J.M., 'Forest succession in the Florentine Valley, Tasmania.', Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 95 (1959), 129-151. Details
  • Gilbert, J.M., 'Regeneration of Eucalyptus regnans in the Florentine Valley.', Appita - Journal of the Australian Pulp and Paper Industry, 13 (1960), 132-135. Details
  • Gilbert, J.M.; and Cunningham, T.M., 'Regeneration of harvested forests.', Appita Journal, 26 (1972), 43-45. Details

Resources

Theses

  • Gilbert, J.M., 'Eucalypt-rainforest relationships and the regeneration of the eucalypts', PhD thesis, University of Tasmania, 1958, 123 pp. Details

See also

Roseanne Walker; Peter Fagg

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