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.

6.            Climate variation and associated impacts on forest function and biodiversity.

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

Caldwell, Bruce - soil science/ecology

Chen, Hua – forest ecology

Cissel, John – landscape ecology

Cohen, Warren – remote sensing

Cromack, Kermit – decomposition

Daly, Christopher – climatology

Dietterich, Thomas - remote sensing, modeling

Emmingham, William – silviculture

Fern, Xiaoli - computer science

Ferrell, Bill – forest ecology

Franklin, Jerry – forest ecology

Ganio, Lisa - statistics

Garman, Steve – modeling

Gartner, Barbara – tree physiology

Grant, Gordon – hydrology

Gregory, Stan – stream ecology

Haggerty, Roy - hydrology

Halpern, Charlie – plant ecology

Harmon, Mark – forest ecology

Henshaw, Don – data management

Hibbs, David – forest ecology

Homann, Peter – nutrient cycling

Hulse, David - stream ecology

Johnson, Sherri – stream ecology

Jones, Julia – landscape studies, statistics

Kennedy, Rebecca - forest ecology

Kleber, Markus - soil science

Krankina, Olga – carbon dynamics

Lach, Denise - environmental policy

Lajtha, Kate – soils

Li, Judith – stream ecology

Lynch, Kathryn - forest ecology

Marshall, Christopher - entomology

Marshall, John - ecophysiology

McDonnell, Jeffrey – hydrology

McKane, Robert - forest ecology

Miller, Jeff – entomology

Moldenke, Andy – entomology

Myrold, Dave – soil ecology/N-cycling

Neilson, Ron – biogeography

Nolin, Anne - hydrology

Noller, Jay – soils

O’Connell, Kari – forest ecology

Ohmann, Janet – forest ecology

Perakis, Steven – biogeochemistry

Perry, Dave – plant ecology

Plantinga, Andrew - biodiversity

Pypker, Thomas - ecophysiology, micrometeorology

Remillard, Suzanne - data management

Schowalter, Tim – entomology

Schulze, Mark - forest ecology

Seabloom, Eric - community & ecosystem ecology

Selker, John - hydrology

Shafer, Sarah - landscape studies

Sollins, Phil – soils/modeling

Spies, Tom – forest ecology

Spycher, Gody – data management

Steel, Brent - environmental policy

Sulzman, Elizabeth – soils

Swanson, Fred – geomorphology

Taylor, Stephen - geomorphology

Tullos, Desiree - ecological engineering, stream ecology

Turner, David – carbon dynamics

Unsworth, Michael - environmental physics

Valentine, Theresa - spatial information management

Whitlock, Cathie – paleoecology

Wondzell, Steve – hydrology

Yeakley, Alan - nutrient cycling, ecology

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.