Willamette University

Biology

Susie Dunham

Susie Dunham

Education

  • M.S., University of Nevada, Biology
  • M.S., University of Nevada, Secondary Education
  • Ph.D., Oregon State University, Forest Science

Publications: Fungal Biology

  • Dunham SM, Spatafora JW, Kretzer AM (Submitted) Within-population genetic structure differs between two sister species of ectomycorrhizal fungi that are sympatric in distribution. Mycologia.
  • Hesse CN, Dunham SM, Leytem AB, Spatafora JW (Submitted) A comparison of three environmental molecular sampling techniques and their application to describe fungal soil communities. Fungal Biology.
  • Arora D, Dunham SM (2008) A new commercially valuable chanterelle species, Cantharellus californicus sp. nov., associated with live oak in California, USA. Economic Botany 62(3): 376-391.
  • Burke DJ, Dunham SM, Kretzer AM (2008) Molecular analysis of bacterial communities associated with the roots of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) colonized by different ectomycorrhizal fungi. FEMS Microbial Ecology 65: 299-309.
  • Dunham SM, Larsson K-H, Spatafora JW (2007) Diversity and community structure of mat-forming ectomycorrhizal fungi in old growth and rotation age stands of the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon, USA. Mycorrhiza 17: 633-645.
  • Moncalvo J-M, Nilsson RH, Koster B, Dunham SM, Bernauer T, Matheny PB, McLenon T, Margaritescu S, Weiss M, Garnica S, Danell E, Langer G, Langer E, Larsson E, Larsson K-H, VilgalysR (2006) The cantharelloid clade: dealing with incongruent gene trees and phylogenetic reconstruction methods. Mycologia 98(6): 937-948.
  • Dunham SM, O'Dell T, Molina R (2006) Predicting the occurrence of chanterelle (Cantharellus) species in Oregon's central cascade mountains: the utility of stand age. Mycological Research 110(12): 1433-1440.
  • Dunham SM, O'Dell T, Molina R (2006) Spatial autocorrelation analysis of within population genetic structure of Pacific Golden Chanterelles (Cantharellus formosus). Mycologia 98(2): 250-259.
  • Kretzer AM, Dunham SM, Molina R, Spatafora JW (2005) Patterns of vegetative growth and gene flow in Rhizopogon vinicolor and R. vesiculosus (Boletales, Basidiomycota). Molecular Ecology 14(8):2259-2268.
  • Kretzer AM, Dunham SM, Molina R, and Spatafora JW (2004) Microsatellite markers reveal below ground distribution of genets in two species of Rhizopogon forming tuberculate ectomycorrhizae on Douglas-fir. New Phytologist 161: 313-320.
  • Dunham SM, O'Dell T, Molina R (2003) Analysis of nrDNA sequences and microsatellite allele frequencies reveals a cryptic chanterelle species Cantharellus cascadensis sp. nov. from the Pacific Northwest. Mycological Research 107(10): 1163-1177.
  • Dunham SM, Kretzer A, Pfrender M (2003) Characterization of the extent and distribution of Pacific golden chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus) individuals using co-dominant microsatellite loci. Molecular Ecology 12: 1607-1618.
  • Gulden G, Dunham SM, Stockman J (2001) DNA studies in the Galerina marginata complex. Mycological Research 105(4): 432-440.

Publications: Avian Biology

  • Delehanty D, Dunham SM (In Preparation) Range wide genetic variation in mountain quail (Oreortyxpictus): implications for conservation. Condor.
  • Warkentin IG, Reed JM, Dunham SM (2004) Offspring size as an index of habitat degradation. Ornithological Science 3: 145-153.
  • Warkentin IG, Reed JM, Dunham SM (2003) Nest site characteristics of American Robins (Turdusmigratorius) breeding in desert riparian habitat. Wilson Bulletin 115: 16-23.
  • Dunham SM, Butcher L, Charlet DA, Reed JM (1996) Breeding range and conservation of Flammulated owls (Otus flammeolus) in Nevada. Journal of Raptor Research. 30(4): 189-193.

Reviews & Symposia

  • Hughes RM, Dunham SM, Maas-Hebner KG, Yeakley JA, Schreck C, Harte M, Molina N, Shock CC, Kaczynski V. (In Preparation) Mitigating urbanization effects on aquatic ecosystems: A brief review. Fisheries.
  • Haig SM, Beever E, Chambers SM, Draheim HM, Dugger BD, Dunham S, Elliott-Smith E, Fontaine J, Kesler DC, Knaus B, Lopes LF, Loschl P, Mullins TD, Sheffield LM (2006) Taxonomic considerations in listing subspecies under the US endangered species act. Conservation Biology 20(6): 1584-1594.
  • Molina R, O’Dell T, Dunham S, Pilz D (1999) Biological diversity and ecosystem functions of forest soil fungi: Management and Implications. In: Proceedings: Pacific Northwest Forest and Rangeland Soil Organism Symposium. Tech. Eds. RT Meurisse, WG Ypsilantis, C Seybold. US Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service PNW GTR 461.

Books & Book Chapters

  • Molina R, Pilz D, Smith J, Dunham S, Dreisbach T, O’Dell T, Castellano M (2001) Conservation and management of forest fungi in the Pacific Northwestern United States: An integrated ecosystem approach. In: Fungal Conservation. Eds. D Moore, M Nauta, M Rotheroe. Cambridge University Press.
  • Dunham S (1996) Our children’s living legacy: A Nevada-based resource for teaching high school biology. University of Nevada Press, Reno, NV.