CURRICULUM
VITAE
Theodore V. St. John
Born: 1944 Telephone: (909) 679-7650
Education:
Degree Year Institution Major
B.S. 1971 University of California, Biological
Irvine Sciences
Ph.D. 1976 University of California, Physiological
Irvine Plant Ecology
Dissertation: The
dependence of certain conifers on fire as a mineralizing agent.
Professional Experience:
1965-1968 U.S.
Air Force
1971-1976 Teaching
assistant and Research Assistant, U.C. Irvine
1975-1976 Instructor
in general biology, Santa Ana College, CA
1976-1978 Researcher,
INPA, Manaus, Brazil
1977 Lecturer,
INPA/University of Amazonas graduate program
1978-1981 Post-doctoral
Fellow, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory Colorado State University, Fort
Collins
1982-1985 Research
Scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins
1982-1985 Faculty
affiliate, Department of Forest and Wood Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
1984-1988 Affiliate,
Institute of Economic Botany, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York
1985-1989 Associate
Researcher I, Laboratory of Biomedical and
Environmental Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
1987-1990 Scientific
Director, Land Restoration Associates, San Diego, California.
1990- Plant
ecologist, Tree of Life Nursery, San Juan Capistrano, California.
1992 University
of California, Davis Extension. Habitat
restoration section of a course on resource management for National Park
Service employees.
1993-1997 University
of California, Riverside Extension.
Methods of habitat restoration: ten week course for restoration
professionals.
Major Interests:
The role of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in plant
ecology.
The restoration of self-sufficient native
ecosystems.
Graduate Student Committees:
Anthony B. Anderson, M.S. candidate University of
Amazonas, Brazil (committee chairman)
Suely M. LaTorraca, M.S candidate University of Amazonas,
Brazil (committee chairman)
John C. Moore, Ph.D. candidate, Colorado State University
Contracts and Grants:
Various; totaling about $850,000. Details not posted on the web.
Publications:
St. John, T. V., and P. W. Rundel. 1976.
The role of fire as a mineralizing agent in a Sierran coniferous
forest. Oecologia 25:35-45.
St. John, T. V., and A. D. Machado. 1978.
Evidencia da acao de microorganismos na ramificacao de raizes. (Evidence
for a role of microorganisms in the proliferation of roots). Acta Amazonica 8(1):9-11.
St. John, T. V., and A. D. Machado. 1978. Efeitos
da profundidade e do sistema de manejo de um solo de terra firme (latosolo) em
infesticoes por micorrizas. (Effects of depth and of management system of an oxisol
on infections by mycorrhizae). Acta Amazonica
8(2):139-141.
St. John, T. V. 1980.
Uma lista de plantas Brasileiras tropicais infestadas por micorrizas do
tipo vesicular-arbuscular. (A list of tropical Brazilian plant species infected with
vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae). Acta
Amazonica 10(1):229-234.
St. John, T. V.
1980. Root size, root hairs, and
mycorrhizal infection: A re-examination of Baylis's hypothesis with tropical
trees. The New Phytologist
84:483-487. (Same paper appeared in
Acta Amazonica 10(1):141-145, in Portuguese, by agreement with both sets of
editors).
St. John, T. V.
1980. Influence of litterbags on
growth of fungal vegetative structures.
Oecologia
46(1):130-132.
Bradley, R. S., L. A.
de Oliveira, J. A. de P. Filho, and T. V. St. John. 1980. Nodulation of legumes, nitrogenase activity
of roots, and occurrence of nitrogen-fixing Azospirillum
spp. in representative soils of central Amazonia. Agro-ecosystems 6(3):249-266.
Anderson, A. B., and T. V. St. John. 1981.
Evaluation of a semi-quantitative method for rapid screening of plant
phenolic content. Acta Amazonica
11(4):801-808.
St. John, T. V., and A. B. Anderson. 1982.
A re-examination of plant phenolics as a source of tropical blackwater
rivers. Tropical Ecology 23(1):151-154.
St. John, T. V., R. I. Hays, and C. P. P. Reid. 1981.
A new method for producing pure VAM-host cultures without specialized
media. The New Phytologist
89:81-86.
Allen, M. F., and T. V. St. John 1982.
Chapter 8. Spore germination and
axenic culture of endomycorrhizae.
B. Dual culture of
endomycorrhizae. Pp. 85-89 in N. C. Schenck (ed.). Methods and principles of mycorrhizal
research. Am. Phytopath. Soc., St.
Paul.
Hays, R. I., C. P. P. Reid, T. V. St. John, and D. C.
Coleman. 1982. Effects of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Blue
Gramma growth and mycorrhizal infection.
Oecologia 54:260-265.
St. John, T. V., and D. C. Coleman. 1983.
The role of mycorrhizae in plant ecology. Canadian Journal of Botany 61:1005-1014.
St. John, T. V., D. C. Coleman, and C. P. P. Reid. 1983.
Association of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae with soil organic
particles. Ecology 64(4):957-959.
St. John, T. V.
1983. Response of tree roots to
decomposing organic matter in two lowland Amazonian rain forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research
13(2):346-349.
St. John, T. V.
Mycorrhizae. 1985. Chapter 13, pp. 277-283, in G. T. Prance and
T. E. Lovejoy (eds.) Amazon Rain
Forest. Key environment Series,
Permagon Press.
St. John, T. V., and C. Uhl. 1983. Mycorrhizae in the
rain forest at San Carlos de Rio Negro, Venezuela. Acta Cientifica Venezolana 34:233-237.
St. John, T. V., and H. W. Hunt. 1983.
Statistical treatment of VAM infection data. Plant and Soil 73:307-313.
St. John, T. V., D. C. Coleman, and C. P. P. Reid. 1983.
Growth and spatial distribution of nutrient absorbing organs: selective
exploitation of soil heterogeneity.
Plant and Soil 71(1-3):487-493.
St. John, T. V., R. I. Hays, and C. P. P. Reid. 1983.
Influence of a volatile compound on formation of vesicular-arbuscular
mycorrhizas. Transactions of the
British Mycological Society 81(1):153-154.
Kovacic, D. A., T. V. St. John, and M. I. Dyer. 1984.
Lack of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum in a Ponderosa Pine
forest. Ecology 65(6):1755-1759.
Ames, R. N., L. K. Porter, T. V. St. John, and C. P. P.
Reid. 1984. Nitrogen sources and 'A' values for vesicular-arbuscular and
non-mycorrhizal sorghum grown at three rates of N-15 ammonium sulfate. The New Phytologist 97:269-276.
St. John, T. V., and R. E. Koske. 1988.
Statistical treatment of Endogonaceous spore counts. Transactions of the British Mycological Society
91:117-121.
Coleman, D. C., and T. V. St. John. 1986.
Belowground Biology.
McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology. Pp. 26-35.
Moore, J. C., T. V. St. John, and D. C. Coleman. 1984.
Ingestion of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae and spores by soil
microarthropods. Ecology 66:1979-1981
St. John, T. V.
1985. Mycorrhizal fungi and
revegetation. Pp. 87-93 in J. P. Reiger
and B. A. Steele (eds.). Native Plant
Revegetation Symposium. California
Native Plant Society.
St. John, T. V.
1985. Mycorrhizae: the other
half of the root system. California
Rare Fruit Growers Yearbook.
St. John, T. V.
1987. Prospects for application
of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in the culture of tropical palms. Pp. 50-55 in: M. J. Balick (ed). The palm- tree of life: biology, utilization
and conservation. Advances in Economic
Botany 6. The New York Botanical
Garden, Bronx, New York.
St. John, T. V.
1988. Mycorrhizal enhancement in
growth rate of Jessenia bataua seedlings. Chapter 9, pp. 140-148 in: M. J. Balick
(ed). Jessenia and Oenocarpus:
neotropical oil palms worthy of domestication.
Fao plant production and protection paper 88. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 1988.
St. John, T. V.
1988. Mineral acquisition in
native plants. Pp. 529-535 in T. S.
Elias (ed.). Conservation and
management of rare and endangered plants.
California Native Plant Society.
St. John, T. V.
1990. Mycorrhizal inoculation of
container stock for restoration of self-sufficient vegetation. Pp. 103-112 in J. J. Berger (ed.).
Environmental restoration, science and strategies for restoring the Earth. Island Press, Covelo, CA.
St. John, T. V.
1988. Soil disturbance and the
mineral nutrition of native plants. Pp.
34-39 in J. P. Rieger and B. K. Williams (eds.). Proceedings of the second
native plant revegetation symposium, San Diego, California. Society for Ecological Restoration and
Management, Madison, Wisconsin.
St. John, T. V.
1990. Practical application of
Ewel's criteria for a successful restoration.
Pp. 376-380 in H. G. Hughes and T. M. Bonnicksen (eds.). Restoration '89: the new management
challenge. Society for ecological
restoration, Madison, WI.
St. John, T. V., and J. M. Evans. 1990.
Mycorrhizal inoculation of container plants. The International Plant Propagators’ Society, Combined
Proceedings. Vol. 40:222-232.
St. John, Ted. 1992.
Non-irrigated habitat restoration.
Ecesis, the quarterly newsletter of the Society for Ecological
Restoration, California Chapter.
2(4):8-9.
St. John, T. V.
1992. The importance of mycorrhizal
fungi and other beneficial microorganisms in biodiversity projects. In: T. D. Landis (ed.). Proceedings, Western Forest Nursery
Association. Pp. 99-105.
St. John, T. V.
1993. Benefits of mycorrhizae in
revegetation and restoration. P.
269-272 in: J. E. Keeley (ed.). The
interface between ecology and land development. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles.
St. John, T. V., and J. M. Evans 1993.
The use of mycorrhizal plants in revegetation and restoration. P. 273-276 in: J. E. Keeley (ed.). The interface between ecology and land
development. Southern California
Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles.
St. John, Ted.
1994. Propagation of mycorrhizal
plants for restoration. Combined Proceedings
International Plant Propagators' Society, Volume 44, 1994.
St. John, T. V.
1994. The willows of southern
California. Restoration Action Guide,
Tree of Life Nursery, San Juan Capistrano, CA.
St. John, T. V.
1994. Habitat restoration: the
regulator's viewpoint. Restoration
Action Guide, Tree of Life Nursery, San Juan Capistrano, CA.
St. John, T. V.
1994. Why Habitat restoration
Projects Fail: a guide to troubleshooting and problem prevention. Restoration Action Guide, Tree of Life
Nursery, San Juan Capistrano, CA.
St. John, T. V.
1994. Habitat restoration: an
overview for agency clients.
Restoration Action Guide, Tree of Life Nursery, San Juan Capistrano,
CA.
St. John, T. V., and R. M.
Dixon. 1995. Land imprinting.
Restoration Action Guide, Tree of Life Nursery, San Juan Capistrano, CA.
St. John, Ted. 1996.
Mycorrhizal inoculation: advice for growers and restorationists. Hortus West 7(2):10.
St. John, Ted, Bob Dixon, and
Mick St. John. 1997. Habitat restoration at Discovery Park,
Arizona. Hortus West 8(2):16-17, 56-59,
107.
St. John,
T. V. 1996. Specially-modified land imprinter inoculates soil with
mycorrhizal fungi (California).
Restoration and Management Notes 14:84-85.
St. John, T. V. 1999.
Chapter 15. The role of
mycorrhiza in regeneration of native vegetation. P. 168-176 in: B. G. Bowes.
A color atlas of plant propagation and conservation. Manson Publishing, London.
St. John, Ted, Bob Dixon, and
Mick St. John. 1998. Habitat restoration at Discovery Park,
Arizona. Reprint and update of Hortus
West article. Land and Water
March/April 1998:6-11.
St. John, Ted, Bob Dixon, and
Mick St. John. 1998. Discovery Park
Progress. Hortus West 9(1):8 (Open
Forum).
St. John, Ted. In press. Chapter 3. Habitat Preservation. 3.4.
Habitat Restoration. In: Society
of Petroleum Engineers. Environmental
Engineering Monograph. Published by
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
Riefner, R., D. Pryor, and T.
St. John. 1998. Restoration at San Onofre State Beach,
California. Land and Water July/August 1998:15-18.
St. John, Ted. 1998. Mycorrhizal inoculation in habitat
restoration. Land and Water,
September/October, 1998.
St. John, Ted. 1999. Nitrate Immobilization and the
Mycorrhizal Network. California Exotic
Pest Plant Council Newsletter 7(1):1, 4-5, 10-11.