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Paul T. RygiewiczResearch EcologistVoice: 541-754-4702 |
Education:
- B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Forest Science (cum laude), 1974
- M.S., University of California, Berkeley; Forest Biology & Wood Science, 1976
- Ph.D., University of Washington; Tree & Rhizosphere Physiology, 1983
Previous Positions:
- 1984-1985: Assistant Research Soil Microbiologist, Plant & Soil Biology, University of California, Berkeley
- 1983-1984: Microbiologist, Centre National de Recherches Forestières, Champenoux, France
- 1979-1983: Research Associate, Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle
- 1978-1979: Research Assistant, Forestry & Forest Products, University of California, Berkeley
- 1977: Research Wood Technologist, ITT Rayonier Inc., Shelton, WA
Research Interests and Skills:
- Ecological physiology of woody plants and associated soil microorganisms
Keywords:
- Forests, Ectomycorrhizas, Carbon, Nitrogen, Molecular Ecology, Rhizosphere Ecology, Stable Isotopes
Professional Societies:
- American Society of Plant Physiologists
- Ecological Society of America
- Soil Ecological Society
Appointments / Honors:
- Courtesy Faculty, Forest Science, Oregon State University
- Sigma Xi, Xi Sigma Pi, Gamma Sigma Delta
- Societal Committees: Student Presentation Awards Committee, Ecological Society of America, 1993 and 1994
- Editorial Review Board, Tree Physiology, 2001
- Consulting Technical Editor, Plant and Soil, 1997
- Reviewer for PNAS; Arctic & Alpine Research; Annales des Sciences Forestières; Physiologia Plantarum; IUFRO; Molecular Ecology; Water Air & Soil Pollution; Ecological Monographs, Biogeochemistry
- Panel Member: USDA Competitive Grants - Forest, Crop & Rangeland Ecosystems, 1992; and Soils & Soil Biology, 1994
- Advisor, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Graduate Biotechnology Program, 1990-95
- Fellowships: République Française & French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1983; French Scientific Mission, 1983; Weyerhaeuser Company, 1978; University Regents, University of California, Berkeley, 1974
- Best Scientific Paper, U.S. EPA, Corvallis, 1989
- Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards, EPA Washington, DC, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1997
- Rygiewicz, P.T. , K.J. Martin, and A.R. Tuininga. 2000. Morphotype community structure of ectomycorrhizas on Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Franco) seedlings grown under elevated atmospheric CO2 and temperature. Oecologia 124(2)299-308.
- Rygiewicz, P.T., and E.R. Ingham. 1999. Soil biology and ecology. Pages 564-567 in R.W. Fairbridge and D.E. Alexander, editors. Encyclopedia of Environmental Science, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
- Andersen, C.P., and P.T. Rygiewicz. 1999. Understanding plant-soil relationships using controlled environment facilities. Advances in Space Research. 24(3):309-318.
- Lin, G., J.R. Ehleringer, P.T. Rygiewicz, M.G. Johnson, and D.T. Tingey 1999. Elevated CO2 and temperature impacts on different components of soil CO2 efflux in douglas-fir terracosms. Global Change Biology 5:157-168.
- Rygiewicz, P.T., M.G. Johnson, L. Ganio, D.T. Tingey, and M. Storm. 1997. Lifetime and temporal occurrence of Pinus ponderosa seedling ectomycorrhizae grown under varying atmospheric CO2 and nitrogen levels. Plant and Soil 189:275-287.
- Rygiewicz, P.T., K.J. Martin, and A.R. Tuininga. 1997. Global climate change and diversity of mycorrhizae. Pages 91-98 in M.T. Martins, M. I. Z. Sato, J. M. Tiedje, L.C.N. Hagler, J.D. Bereiner, and P.S. Sanchez, editors. Progress in Microbial Ecology. Brazilian Society for Microbiology.
- Zabowski, D., P.T Rygiewicz, and M. Skinner. 1996. Site disturbance effects on a clay soil under radiata pine: Part 1. Soil solutions and clay mineral stability. Plant and Soil 172:1-9.
- Tingey, D.T., B.D. McVeety, R. Waschmann, M.G. Johnson, D.L. Phillips, P.T. Rygiewicz, and D.M. Olszyk. 1996. A versatile sun-lit controlled-environment facility for studying plant and soil processes. J. Environmental Quality 25:614-625.
- Andersen, C.P., and P.T. Rygiewicz. 1995. Allocation of carbon in mycorrhizal Pinus ponderosa seedlings exposed to ozone. The New Phytologist 131:471-480.
- Rygiewicz, P.T., and C.P. Andersen. 1994. Mycorrhizae alter quality and quantity of carbon allocated belowground. Nature 369:58-60.
- Entry, J.A., P.T. Rygiewicz, and W.H. Emmingham. 1994. Uptake and storage of 137Cs and 90Sr by Pinus ponderosa and Pinus radiata. Environmental Pollution 86:201-206.