Jane E. Smith

Professor (Courtesy)
Forest Mycology

FSL 016
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331

• Office: FSL 016
• Phone: 541-750-7387
• Fax: 541-750-7329

• B.S., 1982, Humboldt State University
• M.S., 1993, Oregon State University
• Ph.D., 2004, Oregon State University

Forest fungi, mycorrhizal fungi, soil microbial diversity, invasive plant species, influences of wildfire and forest management on belowground diversity and function

Impacts of severe wildfire and fuel reduction methods on belowground ecosystems, Microbial interactions with native and non-native invasive plant species, Biological and functional diversity of mycorrhizal fungi, Influence of old-growth legacy on forest fungal diversity

1. Joint Fire Science Program, “Impacts of post-fire salvage logging and wildfire burn intensity on productivity and forest recovery”, 2005–2009, (co-PIs E. Sulzman, D. Shaw), $297K
2. USDA Special Technology Development Program, “Risk rating guides for fire and beetle-caused mortality of large- diameter ponderosa pine following prescribed and wildfires in eastern Oregon”, 2004–2009, (co-PI with C. Niwa), $187K
3. USDA PNW Research Station, “Multi-species approach to conservation”, 2003–2004, (co-PI with R. Molina), $160K
4. USDA PNW Research Station, “Habitat analysis and modeling across multiple scales for ROD-listed fungi”, 1999–2002, (co-PI with T. Dreisbach), $340K
5. USDA NRICGP, “Alternative fuels reduction methods in Blue Mountain dry forests”, 1997–2001, (co-PI with J. McIver), $225K

1. Jennings TN, Smith JE, Sulzman E, Cromack K,Jr., and Caldwell BA. Biogeochemical responses to postfire salvage logging in a mixed-conifer forest soil in central Oregon. Forest Ecology and Management, submitted.
2. Hebel CL, Smith JE, and Cromack K,Jr. 2009. Invasive plant species and soil microbial response to wildfire burn severity in the Cascade Range of Oregon. Journal of Applied Soil Ecology 42: 150-159.
3. Elliott JC, Smith JE, Cromack K Jr, Chen H, and McKay D. 2007. Chemistry and ectomycorrhizal communities of coarse wood in young and old-growth forests in the Cascade Range of Oregon. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37: 2041-2051.
4. Smith JE, McKay D, Brenner G, McIver J, Spatafora J. 2005. Early impacts of restoration treatments on the ectomycorrhizal fungal community and fine root biomass in a mixed conifer forest. Journal of Applied Ecology 42: 526–535.
5. Smith JE, McKay D, Niwa CG, Thies WG, Brenner G, Spatafora JW. 2004. Short-term effects of seasonal prescribed burning on the ectomycorrhizal fungal community and fine root biomass in ponderosa pine stands in the Blue Mountains of Oregon. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34: 2477–2491.
6. Smith JE, Molina R, Huso M, Luoma D, McKay D, Castellano MA, Lebel T, Valachovic Y. 2002. Species richness, abundance, and composition of hypogeous and epigeous ectomycorrhizal fungal sporocarps in young, rotation-age, and old-growth stands of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in the Cascade Range of Oregon, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Botany 80: 186–204.