A.
Center/Institute/Program
H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest/Oregon State University and
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Andrews Experimental Forest
P.O. Box 300
Blue River, OR 97413
Phone: 541-822-6336
Fax: 541-822-6329
E-mail: mark.schulze@oregonstate.edu
Web Page: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu
Director/Chairperson:
Dr. Mark Schulze
Representative to AERC:
Dr. Mark Schulze
Alternate: Dr. Barbara Bond, Dr. Sherri Johnson
B. Major objectives of the
Center/Institute/Program
1. To further
understanding of forest and stream ecosystems of montane areas.
2. To communicate that understanding to fellow
scientists, students, land managers, policy makers and the public.
C. Major ecosystem research emphases
1. Forest dynamics-succession, population
of dynamics, coarse woody debris dynamics, C and N dynamics.
2. Structure and function of stream ecosystems
in relation to their geomorphic and riparian vegetation settings.
3. Terrestrial-aquatic interactions.
4. Processes and roles of disturbance
in ecosystems, including wildfire, volcanic eruptions, forestry.
5. Landscape ecology.
D. Staff
Permanent
scientific staff: PhD: 30+, MS: 8
Scientific
support staff: Postdocs: 7, Technicians: 12
Other
support staff: Clerical: 1, Administrative: 1
Graduate
students: PhD: 20, MS:
25
Summer
undergraduates: 16
E. Approximate annual funding (recent year)
Core
funding: $500,000/yr, Source: U.S. Forest Service and OSU
Grants: $1,200,000/yr, Major sources: NSF, NASA, U.S. Forest Service
F. Areas and facilities for ecosystem research studies
Forestry
Sciences Lab (Corvallis), Andrews Forest Headquarters (Blue River), H.J.
Andrews Experimental Forest (Blue River), 37,000 sq. ft. total facilities
G. Research staff directly involved in ecosystem research (names and
specialty areas)
Betts, Mathew ornithology, biodiversity
Black, Bryan - forest ecology
Bolte, John - ecological monitoring
Bond, Barbara – plant physiology
Borer, Elizabeth – community ecology, biodiversity
Bormann,
Bernard forest ecology
Boyle,
James soil science/ecology
Chen,
Hua forest ecology
Cissel,
John landscape ecology
Cohen,
Warren remote sensing
Cromack,
Kermit decomposition
Daly,
Christopher climatology
Emmingham,
William silviculture
Ferrell,
Bill forest ecology
Franklin,
Jerry forest ecology
Garman,
Steve modeling
Gartner,
Barbara tree physiology
Grant,
Gordon hydrology
Gregory,
Stan stream ecology
Halpern,
Charlie plant ecology
Harmon,
Mark forest ecology
Henshaw,
Don data management
Hibbs,
David forest ecology
Homann,
Peter nutrient cycling
Johnson,
Sherri stream ecology
Jones, Julia landscape studies, statistics
Kennedy, Rebecca - forest ecology
Kleber, Markus - soil science
Krankina,
Olga carbon dynamics
Lajtha,
Kate soils
Li,
Judith stream ecology
McDonnell,
Jeffrey hydrology
Miller,
Jeff entomology
Moldenke,
Andy entomology
Myrold,
Dave soil ecology/N-cycling
Neilson,
Ron biogeography
Noller,
Jay soils
OConnell,
Kari forest ecology
Ohmann,
Janet forest ecology
Perakis,
Steven biogeochemistry
Perry,
Dave plant ecology
Schowalter,
Tim entomology
Sollins,
Phil soils/modeling
Spies,
Tom forest ecology
Spycher, Gody data management
Steel, Brent - environmental policy
Sulzman,
Elizabeth soils
Swanson,
Fred geomorphology
Turner,
David carbon dynamics
Whitlock,
Cathie paleoecology
Wondzell,
Steve hydrology
H. Long-term data sets (code name, number of years of data, computer
accessibility)
All long-term datasets from
the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest and nearby Research Natural Areas are in
computer storage at Forest Science Department Data Bank. For access go to: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/data.cfm?topnav=8
(many other data sets are available online or by request).
1. Precipitation amount since 1950,
plus chemistry, throughfall chemistry.
2. Streamflow since 1953, plus chemistry,
litter, watershed inputs, fish distribution and abundance.
3. Natural forest vegetation dynamics
since 1971, plus understory, soil processes, small mammals/inverts.
4. Pre- and post-logging succession, fire
history, forestry practices.