A. Center/Institute/Program

H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest/Oregon State University and USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

Department of Forest Science

Oregon State University

321 Richardson Hall

Corvallis, OR 97331

Phone: 541-750-7324

Fax: 541-737-1393

E-mail: kari.oconnell@oregonstate.edu

Web Page: http://www.fsl.orst.edu/lter

Director/Chairperson: Dr. Kari O’Connell

Representative to AERC: Dr. Kari O’Connell

Alternate: Dr. Mark Harmon, Dr. Fred Swanson

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: $1,500,000/yr, Source: U.S. Forest Service and OSU

Grants: $1,000,000/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)

Bond, Barbara – plant physiology

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

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

O’Connell, 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

Sulzman, Elizabeth – soils

Swanson, Fred – geomorphology

Turner, David – carbon dynamics

Whitlock, Cathie – paleoecology

Wdondzell, Steve – hydrology

H. Long-term data sets (code name, number of years of data, computer accessibility)

From the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest and nearby Research Natural Areas, all in computer storage at Forest Science Department Data Bank. For access go to: http://www.fsl.orst.edu/lter (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.