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Donald L. PhillipsResearch BiologistEcological Effects Branch Voice: 541-754-4485 |
Education:
- B.S., Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI; Zoology, 1974
- M.S., Utah State University, Logan, UT; Biology, 1977
- Ph.D., Utah State University, Logan, UT; Biology (Statistics minor), 1978
Previous Positions:
- 1983-1988: Supervisory Mathematical Statistician, Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
- 1983-1988: Adjunct Asst. and Assoc. Professor, Biology Dept., Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- 1978-1983: Asst. Professor, Biology Dept., Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Research Interests and Skills:
- Stable isotope modeling in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
- Stressor effects on terrestrial wildlife habitats and populations
- Effects of elevated CO2 and climate change on terrestrial ecosystems
- Statistical ecology--uncertainty analysis, mixing models
Keywords:
- Discipline: Plant Ecology; Systems Ecology/Modeling
- Stressors: Nutrients; Ozone; Climate; Land Use Practices
- Methods: Statistical analysis; Simulation modeling
Professional Societies:
- Ecological Society of America
Appointments / Honors:
- Professor (courtesy), Forest Science Dept., Oregon State University
- Principal Investigator, Effects of Elevated CO2 on Root Dynamics and Root Function in a Mojave Desert Ecosystem, funded by NSF/DOE/NASA/USDA Terrestrial Ecology and Global Change Program, 1996-2002
- Secretary, Statistical Ecology Section, Ecological Society of America, 1996-2000
- U.S. EPA/ORD Scientific and Technical Achievement Award, 1993, 1996, 1998; Honorable Mention, 1994, 1997, 2000
- Secretary of U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Recognition Award, 1987
- Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America, 1982
- Grants from National Science Foundation (1980-1984) and U.S. Forest Service (1981-1984) for forest ecology research
- Trustee, Highlands Biological Foundation, 1980-1988
- Reviewer for National Science Foundation, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Reviewer for John Wiley Publishing Co., BioScience, Ecological Applications, Ecological Monographs, Ecology, Environmetrics, Forest Science, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Journal of Environmental Quality, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Oecologia, and 29 other journals.
- Project Officer for Interagency Agreements with NOAA, DOE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NASA, and Cooperative Agreements with several universities for global climate change research
- Phillips, D.L., and J.W. Gregg. 2003. Source partitioning using stable isotopes: coping with too many sources. Oecologia 136:261-269
- Phillips, D.L. and P.L. Koch. 2002. Incorporating concentration dependence in stable isotope mixing models. Oecologia 130:114-125.
- Phillips, D.L. 2001. Mixing models in analyses of diet using multiple stable isotopes: a critique. Oecologia 127:166-170.
- Phillips, D.L. and J.W. Gregg. 2001. Uncertainty in source partitioning using stable isotopes. Oecologia 127:171-179.
- Johnson, M.G., D.T. Tingey, D.L. Phillips, and M.J. Storm. 2001. Advancing fine root research with minirhizotrons. Environ. Exp. Botany 45:263-289.
- Phillips, D.L., M.G. Johnson, D.T. Tingey, C. Biggart, R.S. Nowak, and J. Newsom. 2000. Minirhizotron installation in sandy, rocky soils with minimal soil disturbance. Soil Science Soc. Am. J. 64:761-764.
- Phillips, D.L., S.L. Brown, P.E. Schroeder, and R.A. Birdsey. 2000. Toward error analysis of large-scale forest carbon budgets. Global Ecology and Biogeography 9:305-313.
- Tingey, D.T., D.L. Phillips, and M.G. Johnson. 2000. Elevated CO2 and conifer roots: Effects on growth, life span and turnover. New Phytologist 147:87-103.
- Johnson, M.G., D.L. Phillips, D.T. Tingey, and M.J. Storm. 2000. Effects of elevated CO2, N-fertilization and season on survival of ponderosa pine fine roots. Can. J. of For. Res. 30(2):220-228.
- Lee, J.J., D.L. Phillips, and V.W. Benson. 1999. Soil erosion and climate change: assessing potential impacts and adaptation practices. J. Soil and Water Cons. 54(3):529-536.
- Murtaugh, P.A., and D.L. Phillips. 1998. Temporal correlation of classifications in remote sensing. J. Agr., Biol., and Environ. Statistics 3(1):99-110.
- Riley, R.H., D.L. Phillips, M.J. Schuft, and M.C. Garcia. 1997. Resolution and error in measuring land-cover change: effects on estimating net carbon release from Mexican terrestrial ecosystems. Internatl. J. Remote Sensing 18(1):121-137.
- Phillips, D.L., E.H. Lee, A.A. Herstrom, W.E. Hogsett, and D.T. Tingey. 1997. Use of auxiliary data for spatial interpolation of ozone exposure in southeastern forests. Environmetrics 8:43-61.
- Phillips, D.L., and D.G. Marks. 1996. Spatial uncertainty analysis: Propagation of interpolation errors in spatially distributed models. Ecological Modelling 91:213-229.