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Jana ComptonForest EcologistVoice: 541-754-4620 |
Education:
- B.S., Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., Biology - Chemistry, 1988
- M.S., University of Washington, Seattle, Forest Ecosystem Analysis, 1990
- Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, Forest Biogeochemistry, 1994
Previous Positions:
- 1996-1999: Assistant Professor of Forest Biogeochemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston
- 1994-1996: Post-doctoral researcher, Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, Mass.
- 1988-1994: Research Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle
- 1991: Intern at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Research Interests and Skills:
- Biogeochemistry
- Soil microbial processes
- Impacts of present and past land use on nutrient and organic matter dynamics
- Role of plant species in soil and watershed processes
- Use of stable isotopes as tracers and integrators of ecosystem processes
Keywords:
- Scientific Disciplines: Ecosystem Ecology, Biogeochemistry
- Stressors: Nutrient Enrichment, Land Use Practices, Climate
Professional Societies:
- Ecological Society of America
- Soil Science Society of America - Forest and Range Soils
- Northwest Forest Soils Council
- Association for Women in Science
Appointments / Honors:
- Panelist, USDA-NRICGP Managed Ecosystems, 2002, 2003
- Associate Editor for the Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2001-2003
- Editor's Citation for Excellence in Manuscript Review, Soil Science Society of America, 1999
- Professor (adjunct), Dept. Forest Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis 1999-present
- Reviewer for Biogeochemistry, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, EcoScience, Ecology, Ecological Applications, Ecosystems, Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Environmental Quality, Northeast Naturalist, Oecologia, Plant & Soil, Soil Science Society of America Journal, and Trees
Shaff, C.D., and J.E. Compton. 2009. Differential incorporation of natural spawners vs. artificially placed salmon carcasses into stream food webs: Evidence from δ15N of juvenile coho salmon. Fisheries 34:62-72.
Granek, E.F., J.E. Compton and D.L. Phillips. 2009. Mangrove-exported nutrient incorporation by sessile coral reef invertebrates. Ecosystems.
Compton, J.E., T.D. Hooker and S.S. Perakis. 2007. Nitrogen distribution and δ15N in a 115-year white pine chronosequence. Ecosystems 10: 1197-1208.
Wigington, P.J., Jr., J.L. Ebersole, M.E. Colvin, S.G. Leibowitz, B. Miller, B. Hansen, H. Lavigne, D. White, J.P. Baker, M.R. Church, J.R. Brooks, M.A. Cairns, and J.E. Compton. 2006. Coho salmon dependence on intermittent streams. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4: 513–518.
Ebersole, J.L., P.J. Wigington, J.P. Baker, M.A. Cairns, M.R. Church, B.P. Hansen, B.A. Miller, J.E. Compton and S. Leibowitz. 2006. Juvenile coho salmon growth and survival across stream network seasonal habitats. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135: 1681–1697.
Asano, Y., J. E. Compton, and M. R. Church. 2006. Hydrologic flowpaths influence inorganic and organic nutrient leaching in a forest soil. Biogeochemistry 81:191–204.
Pardo, L.H., P. H. Templer, C. L. Goodale, S. Duke, P. M. Groffman, M. B. Adams, P. Boeckx, J. Boggs, J. Campbell, B. Colman, J. Compton, B. Emmett, P. Gundersen, J. Kjønaas, G. Lovett, M. Mack, A. Magill, M. Mbila, M. J. Mitchell, G. McGee, S. McNulty, K. Nadelhoffer, S. Ollinger, D. Ross, H. Rueth, L. Rustad, P. Schaberg, S. Schiff, P. Schleppi, J. Spoelstra and W. Wessel. 2006. Regional assessment of N Saturation using foliar and root δ15N. Biogeochemistry 80:143–171.
Claeson, S.M., J.L. Li, J.E. Compton, P.A. Bisson. 2006. Response of nutrients, biofilm, and benthic insects to salmon carcass addition. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 63: 1230-1241.
Compton, J. E., C. P. Andersen, D. L. Phillips, J. R. Brooks, M. G. Johnson, M. R. Church, W. E. Hogsett, M. A. Cairns, P. T. Rygiewicz, B. C. McComb, and C. D. Shaff. 2006. Ecological and water quality consequences of nutrient addition for salmon restoration in the Pacific Northwest. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4:18-26.
Perakis, S.S., J.E. Compton, and L.O. Hedin. 2005. Nitrogen retention across a gradient of 15N additions to an unpolluted temperate forest soil in Chile. Ecology 86: 96-105.
Compton, J.E., L. Watrud, L.A. Porteous and S. DeGrood. 2004. Response of soil microbial biomass and community composition to chronic N additions at Harvard Forest. Forest Ecology and Management 196:143-158.
Davis, A.A., M.H. Stolt and J.E. Compton. 2004. Spatial distribution of soil carbon in southern New England hardwood forest landscapes. Soil Science Society of America Journal 68:895–903.
Compton, J.E., and R.D. Boone. 2004. Land-use legacies in soil properties and nutrients. In: D.R. Foster and J.D. Aber, eds. Forests in time: The environmental consequences of 1000 years of change in New England. p. 189-201. Yale University Press.
Compton, J.E., M.R. Church, S.T. Larned and W.E. Hogsett. 2003. Nitrogen export from forested watersheds in the Oregon Coast Range: The role of N2-fixing red alder. Ecosystems 6:773-785.
Hooker, T.D., and J.E. Compton. 2003. Forest ecosystem C and N accumulation during the first century after agricultural abandonment. Ecological Applications 13:299-313.
Compton, J.E., and R.D. Boone. 2002. Gross nitrogen mineralization and the role of light fraction organic matter in forest soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 34:933-943.
Compton, J.E. and D.W. Cole. 2001. Fate and effects of phosphorus additions in soils under N2-fixing red alder. Biogeochemistry 53: 225-247.
Canary, J.D., R.B. Harrison, J.E. Compton and H.N. Chappell. 2000. Additional carbon sequestration following repeated urea fertilization of second-growth Douglas-fir stands in western Washington. Forest Ecology and Management 138: 225-232.
Compton, J.E. and R.D. Boone. 2000. Long-term impacts of agriculture on soil carbon and nitrogen in New England forests. Ecology 81: 2314-2330.
Compton, J.E., R.D. Boone, G. Motzkin, and D.R. Foster. 1998. Soil carbon and nitrogen in a pine-oak sand plain in central Massachusetts: Role of vegetation and land-use history. Oecologia 116:536-542
Compton, J.E., and D.W. Cole. 1998. Phosphorus cycling and soil P fractions in Douglas-fir and red alder stands. Forest Ecology and Management 110:101-112.
Compton, J.E., D.W. Cole and P.S. Homann. 1997. Leaf element concentrations and soil properties in successive rotations of red alder (Alnus rubra). Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 27: 662-666.
Harrison, R.B., S.P. Gessel, D. Zabowski, C.L. Henry, D. Xue, D. W. Cole and J.E. Compton. 1996. Mechanisms of negative impacts of three forest treatments on nutrient availability. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 60:1622-1628.
Cole, D.W., J. Compton, P.S. Homann, R.L. Edmonds and H. Van Miegroet. 1995. Carbon accumulation in Douglas-fir and red alder forests. pp. 527-546. In: Carbon forms and functions in forest soils: Proceedings of the 8th North American Forest Soils Conference. W.W. McFee and M.J. Kelly, eds. Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI.
Homann, P.S., D.W. Cole, H. Van Miegroet and J.E. Compton. 1994. Cation-nitrate relationships in soil solutions from undisturbed and harvested red alder stands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 24:1646-1652.
Cole, D. W., J.E. Compton, H. Van Miegroet, and P.S. Homann. 1991. Changes in soil properties and site productivity caused by red alder. Water Air and Soil Pollution 54:231-246.