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David M. OlszykEcologistEcological Effects BranchVoice: 541-754-4397Email: olszyk.david@epa.gov |
Education:
- B.S., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Zoology, 1973
- M.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Horticulture, 1975
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Horticulture and Botany, 1979
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Research Council, USEPA, ERL, Corvallis, OR, 1981-1983
Previous Positions:
- 1989: Associate Research Plant Physiologist, Statewide Air Pollution Research Center, Univ. of CA, Riverside
- 1983-1989: Asst. Research Plant Physiologist, Statewide Air Pollution Research Center, Univ. of CA, Riverside
- 1985-1988: Head of Plant Sciences Section; Statewide Air Pollution Research Center, Univ. of CA, Riverside
- 1981: Instructor, Department of Biology, Edgewood College, Madison, WI
- 1979-1981: Planning Analyst, Wisconsin Public Service Commission, Bureau of Environmental Review, Madison, WI
Research Interests and Skills:
- Ecophysiological effects of environmental stresses on plants and terrestrial ecosystems
- Plant gas exchange, water relations, growth and productivity, chemistry
Keywords:
- Disciplines: Agroecology, crop science, ecology, plant physiology
- Stressors: Herbicides, air pollutants, elevated CO2, global climate change, UV-B, water stress, nutrient stress
Professional Societies:
- American Society of Agronomy
- Crop Science Society of America
- Weed Science Society of America
- Ecological Society of America
Appointments / Honors:
- Courtesy Faculty Member and member of Graduate Faculty, Crop and Soil Science Dept., Oregon State Univ., 1989-present
- Adjunct Faculty Member, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Portland (Oregon), August, 1996-present
- Foreign Editor, Japanese Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, 2001-present
- Associate Editor, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 1998-present
- Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Quality, 1986-91, 1995-1997
Selected Publications:
- Olszyk, D., M. Johnson, D. Tingey, G. King, M. Storm and M. Plocher. (In press). Effects of Carbon Dioxide and Ozone on Growth and Biomass Allocation in Pinus ponderosa. Ecology (Bratislava).
- Hobbie, E.A, D.T. Tingey, P.T. Rygiewicz, M.G. Johnson, and D.M. Olszyk. (In press). Carbon Allocation to Fine Roots under Climate Change Estimated by 13C Isotopic Analyses. Plant and Soil.
- Olszyk, D.M., M.G. Johnson, D.T. Tingey, P.T. Rygiewicz, C. Wise, E. VanEss, A. Benson, M.J. Storm, and R. King. 2003. Whole seedling biomass allocation, leaf area and tissue chemistry for Douglas-fir exposed to elevated CO2 and temperature for four years. Can. J. For. Res.
- Snow, M.D., R.D. Bard, D.M. Olszyk, L.M. Minster, A.N. Hager, and D. T. Tingey. 2003. Monoterpene levels in needles of Douglas fir exposed to elevated CO2 and temperature. Physiologia Plantarum 117:352-358.
- Tingey, D.T., R.B. McKane, D.M. Olszyk, M.G. Johnson, P.T. Rygiewicz, and E. H. Lee. 2003. Elevated CO2 and temperature alter nitrogen allocation in Douglas-fir. Global Change Biology 9:1038-1050.
- Olszyk, D., D. Tingey, C. Wise, and E. Davis. 2002. CO2 and O3 alter photosynthesis and water vapor exchange for Pinus ponderosa needles. Phyton 42:121-134.
- Hobbie, E.A., J. Gregg, D.M. Olszyk, P.T. Rygiewicz, and D.T. Tingey. 2002. Effects of Climate Change on Labile and Structural Carbon in Douglas-fir Needles as Estimated by delta 13C and Carea measurements. Global Change Biology 8:1-13.
- Lewis, J.D., M. Lucash , D.M. Olszyk, and D.T. Tingey. 2002. Stomatal Responses of Douglas-fir Seedlings to Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Temperature During the Third and Fourth Years of Exposure. Plant Cell Environment 25:1411-1421.
- Olszyk, D.M., M. G. Johnson, D. L. Phillips, R. J. Seidler, D. T. Tingey, and L. S. Watrud. 2001. Interactive effects of CO2 and O3 on a ponderosa pine plant/litter/soil mesocosm. Environmental Pollution 115:447-462.
- Hobbie, E.A, D.M. Olszyk, P.T. Rygiewicz, D.T. Tingey and M.G. Johnson. 2001. Foliar nitrogen concentrations and natural abundance of 15N suggest nitrogen allocation patterns of Douglas-fir and mycorrhizal fungi during development in elevated carbon dioxide concentration and temperature. Tree Physiology 21:1113-1122.
- Lewis, J.D., M. Lucash, D. Olszyk, and D.T. Tingey. 2001. Seasonal patterns of photosynthesis in Douglas-fir seedlings during the third and fourth year of exposure to elevated carbon dioxide and temperature. Plant Cell Environ. 24:539-548.
- Olszyk, D.M., D.T. Tingey, Lidia Watrud, R. Seidler, and C. Andersen. 2000. Interactive effects of O3 and CO2: implications for terrestrial ecosystems. Pages 97-136 in S.N. Singh, editor. Trace Gas Emissions and Plants. Kluwer Academic, Amsterdam.
- Apple, M.E., D.M. Olszyk, D.P Ormrod, J. Lewis, D. Southworth, and D.T. Tingey. 2000. Morphology and stomatal function of Douglas fir needles exposed to climate change: elevated CO2 and temperature. Internat. J. Plant Scientists 16(1):127-132.
- Olszyk, D.M., H.G.S. Centano, L.H. Ziska, J.S.Kern, and R.B. Matthews. 1999. Global Change, Rice Productivity and Methane Emissions: Comparison of Predicted and Experimental Results. Agric. For. Meteorology 9:87-101.
- Lewis, J.D., D. Olszyk, and D.T Tingey. 1999. Seasonal patterns of photosynthetic light response in Douglas-fir seedlings subjected to elevated atmospheric CO2 and temperature. Tree Physiol. 19:243-252.
- Weerakoon, W.M., D.M. Olszyk, and D.N. Moss. 1999. Effects of nitrogen nutrition on responses of rice seedlings to carbon dioxide. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 72:1-8.
- Apple, M.E., M.S. Lucash, D.L. Phillips, D.M. Olszyk, and D.T. Tingey. 1999. Internal temperature of Douglas-fir buds is altered at elevated temperature. Environmental and Experimental Botany 41:25-30.
- Ormrod, D.P., V.M. Lesser, D.M. Olszyk, and D.T. Tingey. 1999. Douglas-fir needle pigment responses to elevated CO2 and/or temperature andcorrelations with needle weight and seedling growth. Intl. J. Plant Sci. 160:529-534.
- Olszyk, D.M., C. Wise, E. VanEss, M. Apple, and D.T. Tingey. 1999. Phenology and growth of shoots, needles, and buds of Douglas-fir seedlings with elevated CO2 and/or temperature. Can. J. of Bot. 76:1991-2001.
- Olszyk, D.M., C. Wise, E. VanEss, and D. Tingey, 1998. Elevated temperature but not elevated CO2 affects stem diameter and height of Douglas-fir seedlings: results over three growing seasons. Can. J. For. Res. 28:1046-1054.
- Guak, S.-H., D.M. Olszyk, L.H. Fuchigami, and D.T. Tingey. 1998. Effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on cold hardiness and bud burst in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Tree Physiol. 18:671-679.
- Moya, T., O.S. Namuco, L.H. Ziska, and D. Olszyk. 1998. Growth dynamics and genotypic variation in tropical, field-grown paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.) with increasing carbon dioxide and temperature. Global Change Biol. 4:645-656.
- Ziska, L.H., T. Moya, P. Wassmann, O.S. Namuco, R.S. Lanin, J.B. Aduna, K.R. Bronson, H.U. Neue, and D.M. Olszyk. 1998. Long-term growth at elevated carbon dioxide stimulates methane emission in tropical paddy rice. Global Change Biol. 4:657-665.
- Olszyk, D.M. and C.W. Wise. 1997. Interactive effects of elevated CO2 and O3 on rice and flacca tomato. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 66:1-10.
- Dai, Q., S. Peng, A.Q. Chavez, Ma. L. Miranda, B.S. Vergara, and D.M. Olszyk. 1997. Supplemental Ultraviolet-B radiation does not reduce growth or grain yield in rice. Results from a 7-season field study. Agronomy J. 89:793-799.