Luoma, Dan
Assistant Professor, Senior Research
Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, OSU
Hiring Date: 1984
- Organizations:
- Demonstration of Ecosystem Managment Options (DEMO)
- Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative (SNCC)
- H.J. Andrews
Long Term
Ecological Research (LTER)
- Long Term Ecosystem Productivity (LTEP)
Specialties: Community and mycorrhizal plant ecology; Taxonomy
of
truffle forming fungi; Diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi - examples
Research Interests: Mycorrhizal fungi, quantification of
ectomycorrhiza
diversity, mycorrhizal ecology of plant establishment, sporocarp
biomass
production, biodiversity, rhizosphere biology.
Also, I am interested in conducting research that will obtain the
site-specific information that is necessary to evaluate the economic
potential of our native Oregon Culinary Truffle industry.
Courses Taught: Small Mammal
Mycophagy
Forest Mycology
Mushrooms & Managers: A Workshop for Forest and Park Personnel
Publications
Room: FSL 010
Phone: (541) 737-8595
Fax: (541) 737-1393
Email: Dan Luoma
- Address:
- Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society
Oregon State University
Richardson Hall 321
Corvallis, OR 97331-7501
- Degrees:
- Ph.D. - 1988 - Geography, Oregon State University, Corvallis
M.S. - 1987 - Geography, Oregon State University, Corvallis
B.S. - 1978 - Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene
Personal Interests: Our children, photography,
backpacking, camping, fishing.
Hometown: Roseburg, Oregon
last updated January 29, 2009
