Kermit Cromack, JR

Professor
Forest Ecosystems Analysis

206 Richardson Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331

• Office: 206 Richardson Hall
• Phone: 541-737-6590
• Fax: 541-737-1393

• B.A., 1963, University of Texas, Austin
• M.A., 1967, University of Texas, Austin
• Ph.D., 1973, University of Georgia, Athens

Decomposition and nutrient cycling processes in forest ecosystems; N2- fixation in forest soils; soil animals as ecosystem components; role of saprophytic and mycorrhizal fungi in nutrient cyclingprocesses; role of cations in forest nutrition.

Nutrient cycling and decomposition processes in forest ecosystems; N2- fixation and N availability in forest soils; role of saprophytic and mycorrhizal fungi in nutrient cycling processes; fire's effectson forest ecosystems; NSF Microbial Observatory based at the HJ Andrews LTER.