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Department of Forest Science


Becky Fasth
Becky Fasth

Senior Faculty Research Assistant
Forest Science

201L Richardson Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
  • Office: 201L Richardson Hall
  • Phone: 541-737-8431
  • Fax: 541-737-1393
  • B.S. Forestry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1991)
  • A.S. Science, Parkland Community College, Champaign, IL (1989)
Decomposition processes, carbon and nitrogen cycling in forest ecosystems, the influence of woody detritus on avian communities.
  1. Parton, W. W.L. Silver, I.C. Burke, L. Grassens, M.E. Harmon, W.S. Currie, J.Y. King, E.C. Adair, L.A. Brandt, S.C. Hart, and B. Fasth. 2007. Global-Scale Similarities in Nitrogen Release Patterns During Long-Term Decomposition. Science 315(5810):361-364.
  2. Janisch, J.E. M.E. Harmon, H. Chen, B. Fasth, and J. Sexton. 2005. Decomposition of coarse woody debris originating by clearcutting of an old-growth conifer forest. Ecoscience 12(2):151-160.
  3. Chen, H. M.E. Harmon, J. Sexton, and B. Fasth. 2002. Fine-root decomposition and N dynamics in coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A. Can. J. For. Res. 32:320-331.