Biological Diversity

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, June 3, 2022, 9-11 AM

“Biotic interactions and geographic range boundaries” presented by Anna Lesley Hargreaves, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, McGill University, Canada

“Microclimatic buffering below forest canopies” presented by Pieter De Frenne, Professor of Applied Botany, Department of Environment, Ghent University, Belgium

After our presentations we will move into our general meeting, which includes updates on graduate student activities, site, WNF, community, education, new faces, and recent publications.

Our meetings follow the academic year; this is our last meeting of the 2021-22 academic year. Our next meeting will be October 7, 2022, 9-11 AM. We hope to meet in-person with a zoom option.

Contact Lina DiGregorio for Zoom link.

MS Thesis Defense: “Climate Variability and Plant-Pollinator Networks in the Cascade Range, Oregon”

Melinda Vickers, M.S., Geography

Advisor: Julia Jones

Friday, May 27, 2022

9:00 AM PST

Burt 193 & Zoom

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, April 1, 2022, 9-11 AM

“Linking mycorrhizal fungi to emergent forest carbon capture” presented by Colin Averill, Senior Scientist, ETH Zürich

“Restoring Forest Cover after Wildfire” presented by Robyn Darbyshire, Regional Silviculturist, USDA Forest Service, PNW Region

After our presentations we will move into our general meeting, which includes updates on graduate student activities, site, WNF, community, education, new faces, and recent publications.

Our meetings follow the academic year. Next meetings: May 6, June 3, 2022.  9-11 AM. 

Contact Lina DiGregorio for Zoom link.

"Plant-Pollinator Interactions in a Changing World: Cryptic Specialization, Pollinator Movement, and Landscape Genetics of Pollinator-Dependent Plants"

PhD Defense Seminar:  Dusty Gannon – Botany and Plant Pathology
Advisors: Drs. Andy Jones and Matt Betts

9 AM PST on 17 March 2022
302 Peavy Hall and via zoom.  Contact Dusty Gannon for zoom link

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, March 4, 2022, 9-11 AM

“The underground economies of trees and fungi: how resource movement and strategic investments may structure forest communities” presented by Laura Bogar, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Santa Barbara. Assistant Professor, UC Davis starting fall 2022

“Forest endophytes: Diversity, applications and a cautionary tale” presented by Joey Tanney, Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada

After our presentations we will move into our general meeting, which includes updates on graduate student activities, site, WNF, community, education, new faces, and recent publications.

Our meetings follow the academic year. Next meetings: April 1, May 6, June 3, 2022.  9-11 AM. 

Contact Lina DiGregorio for Zoom link.

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, January 7, 2022, 9-11 AM

"Examining species interactions at multiple spatiotemporal scales at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest.”  Presented by Ivan Arismendi, Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University

"Is early growth long growth? An update on LTER8 plant phenology.”  Presented by Mark Schulze, Andrews Forest Director, Department of Ecosystems and Society, COF, Oregon State University

Our meetings follow the academic year. Next meetings: Feb 4, Mar 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, 2022.  9-11 AM. 

Contact Lina DiGregorio for Zoom link.

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, December 3, 9-11 AM

“Investigating how species interactions influence population and community responses to environmental change: update on the LTER8 reciprocal transplant experiment” presented by:

• Posy Busby, Assistant Professor, Botany and Plant Pathology, OSU
• Joe LaManna, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Marquette University
• Abigail Neat, PhD student, Botany and Plant Pathology, OSU

After our presentations, we will move into our community meeting to share new publications, new faces, and updates from our WNF partner, graduate students, and education and outreach. 

Our meetings follow the academic year. Next meeting: Jan 7, 2022.  9-11 AM. 

Contact Lina DiGregorio for Zoom link.

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, November 5, 9-11 AM

Presentations:

“Postfire delayed mortality of western hemlock at the HJA: rationale and prelim results” presented by Andrés Holz, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Portland State University

“Mapping Moving Birds – A focus on the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest” presented by Dean Walton, Lorry I. Lokey Science & Technology Outreach Librarian / Associate Professor, University of Oregon

After our presentations, we will move into our community meeting to share new publications, new faces, and updates from our WNF partner, graduate students, and education and outreach. 

Our meetings follow the academic year. Upcoming meetings: December 3, Jan 7.  9-11 AM. 

Contact Lina DiGregorio for Zoom link.