Departmental Graduate Studies Bulletin, Faculty - M.A. Castellano, Department of Forest Science, College of Forestry, Oregon State University

MICHAEL A. CASTELLANO

Assistant Professor (courtesy); Research Forester, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis
Microbial Ecology and Biodiversity

EMAIL: castellanom@fsl.orst.edu
PHONE: 541-750-7382
FAX: 541-750-7329

B.S., 1981, Oregon State University, Corvallis
M.S., 1984, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Ph.D., 1989, Oregon State University, Corvallis

Research Interests:

Microbial ecology and biodiversity especially that of mycorrhizal fungi in temperate to tropical ecosystems.

Current Programs:

Biotic inventory of mycorrhizal fungi in Australasia and PNW US; sporocarps of mycorrhizal fungi as special forest products.

Examples of Research Support:

NSF, "Mycorrhizal Fungi of Australasia," 1992-1994, $199,964. Australian Biological Resources Study, "Taxonomic Revision of Truffle-like Cortinariaceae," 1992-1994, $50,000.

NSF, "LTER: Microbial Ecology of Ectomycorrhizal Mats in a Douglas-fir Ecosystem," 1988-1992, $233,699.

Examples of Publications:

Castellano, M.A. and J.M. Trappe. 1992. Pisolithus tinctorius fails to improve plantation performance of conifers in southwestern Oregon. New Forests 5:349-358.

Griffiths, R.P., M.A. Castellano, and B.A. Caldwell. 1991. Hyphal mats formed by two ectomycorrhizal fungi and their association with Douglas-fir seedlings: a case study. Plant and Soil 134:255-259.

Castellano, M.A. and J.M. Trappe. 1990. Australasian hypogeous fungi. I. Nomenclatural bibliography of type descriptions of Basidiomycotina. Australian Systematic Botany 3:653-670.

Castellano, M.A. and R. Molina. 1989. The biological component: mycorrhizae, p. 103-167. In T.D. Landis, R.W. Tinus, S.E. McDonald, and J.P. Barnett (eds.), The Container Tree Nursery Manual, Volume 5. USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC, Agric. Hdbk. 674.

Castellano, M.A., J.M. Trappe, Z. Maser, and C. Maser. 1989. Key to spores of the genera of hypogeous fungi of North Temperate forests with special reference to animal mycophagy. Mad River Press, Arcata, CA. 186 p.

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