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Christian P. AndersenResearch Plant Physiologist |
Education:
- B.S., Slippery Rock State University, Slippery Rock, PA; Biology, cum laude, 1980
- M.S., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Forest Biology, 1983
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Plant Physiology, 1987
Previous Positions:
- 1987-1988: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
- 1986-1987: Acting Project Leader, Department of Forest Research, University of Minnesota
Research Interests and Skills:
- Whole-plant physiology, with special emphasis on carbon allocation and root metabolism.
Keywords:
- Disciplines: Physiology-Plant, Experimental Ecosystems, Ecosystem Ecology, Ozone, Soil Ecology
Professional Societies:
- Soil Ecology Society
- Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Appointments / Honors:
- Professor (affilliate) Forest Science, Oregon State University, 1991-present
- Associate Editor, J. of Environmental Quality, 1999- 2004
- Board of Editorial Advisors, New Phytologist, 1998- 2003
- Editorial Review Board, Tree Physiology, 1991, 1999
- Sabbatic Scholar, Technical University of Munich, Germany April-September 2002
- Panel member, 1998 USDA NRICGP Competitive Grants Program
- Deputy Coordinator, IUFRO Section S2.01.13, “Root Physiology and Symbiosis,” and Section S7.04.02 “Mechanisms of Actions and Indicator Development”
- EPA Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards, Level I, 2004; Level II, 1992, 1994, 1996; Level III, 2000
- T. Schantz-Hansen Memorial Research Fellowship, 1983-85
- President, Lambda Chapter, Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honorary, 1979-80
- Andersen, C.P., I. Nikolov, P. Nikolova, K-H Haeberle, and R. Matyssek. 2005. Estimating root respiration in Spruce and Beech Forests: Decreases in soil respiration following girdling. European J. Forestry Research 124:155-163.
- Grams, TEE and C.P. Andersen. 2007. Competition for Resources in Trees: Physiological versus morphological plasticity. Progress in Botany 68:356-381.
- Andersen, C.P. 2003. Source-sink balance and carbon allocation below ground in plants exposed to ozone. Tansley Review, New Phytologist, 157:213-228.
- Laurence, J.A. and C.P. Andersen, 2003. Ozone and Natural Systems: Understanding exposure, response, and risk. Environ. International, 29:155-160.
- Andersen, C.P., W.E. Hogsett, M. Plocher, K. Rodecap, and H. Lee. 2001. Blue wild-rye grass competition increases pine seedling sensitivity to ozone. Tree Physiol. 21(5):319-328.
- Andersen, C.P. 2001. Ozone Stress and Changes Below-ground: Linking Root and Soil Processes. Phyton 40:7-12.
- Andersen, C.P. and N.E. Grulke 2001. Complexities in understanding ecosystem response to ozone stress. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 7:1169-1182.
- Andersen, C.P., and P.T. Rygiewicz. 1999. Understanding plant-soil relationships using controlled environment facilities. Advances in Space Research 24:(3)309-318.
- Grulke, N.E., C.P. Andersen, M.E. Fenn, and P.R. Miller. 1998. Ozone and nitrogen deposition lowers root biomass of Ponderosa pine in the San Bernardino Mountains, California. Envron. Pollut. 103:63-73.
- Andersen, C.P., R. Wessling, M. Plocher, and W.E. Hogsett. 1997. Carry-over effects of ozone on ponderosa pine root growth and carbohydrate concentrations. Tree Physiol. 17:805-811.
- Andersen, C.P., and C.F. Scagel. 1997. Nutrient availability alters below-ground respiration of ozone-exposed ponderosa pine. Tree Physiol. 17:377-387.
- Andersen, C.P., and P.T. Rygiewicz. 1995. Effects of ozone on temporal allocation of carbon in mycorrhizal Pinus ponderosa seedlings. New Phytol. 131:471-480.
- Taylor, G.E., D.W. Johnson, and C.P. Andersen. 1994. Air pollution and forest ecosystems: A regional to global perspective. Ecological Applications 4:662-689.
- Rygiewicz, P.T., and C.P. Andersen. 1994. Mycorrhizae alter the quality and quantity of carbon allocated below ground. Nature 369:58-60.