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TERRY W. HENKEL
Curriculum Vitae

Department of Biological Sciences
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521 USA

Telephone: (707) 826-4821
FAX: (707) 826-3201
Email: twh5@axe.humboldt.edu

CURRENT POSITION

Assistant Professor (began January 2002). Department of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Botany), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. 2001. Dissertation: Ecology and systematics of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Dicymbe (Caesalpiniaceae) in Guyana. Committee Chairperson: Rytas Vilgalys.

M.Sc. (Botany), University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. 1988. Thesis: Infectivity and effectivity of indigenous vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from contiguous soils in the Red Desert of Wyoming. Committee Chairperson: Martha Christensen.

B.Sc. (Botany), Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. 1983.


PUBLICATIONS

Miller, S.L., M.C. Aime, & T.W. Henkel. 2002. New species of pleurotoid Lactarius from
western Guyana. Mycologia (in press)
Henkel, T.W. 2001. Ecology and systematics of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Dicymbe
(Caesalpiniaceae) in Guyana. Ph.D. Dissertation, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Henkel, T.W. 2001. Tylopilus pakaraimensis sp. nov., a new bolete in Tylopilus section Potamogetones from Guyana. Mycotaxon 78: 105-114
Henkel, T.W., M.C. Aime, & S.L. Miller. 2000. Systematics of pleurotoid Russulaceae from Guyana and Japan, with notes on their ectomycorrhizal status. Mycologia 92(6): 1119-1132.
Henkel, TW. 1999. New taxa and distribution records for Tylopilus from Dicymbe forests of Guyana. Mycologia 91(4): 655-665.
Miller, O.K., Jr., T.W. Henkel , T.Y. James, & S.L. Miller. 2001. Pseudotulostoma, a new genus in the Elaphomycetaceae from Guyana. Mycological Research 105 (10): 1268-1272.
Simmons, C., T.W. Henkel, & C. Bas. 2001. The genus Amanita in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. Persoonia 17(4) (in press).
Christenson, E.A., and T.W. Henkel. 1996. Orchid habitats: Phragmipedium klotzscheanum. American Orchid Society Bulletin 64 (10):1100-1101.
Henkel, T.W., W.K. Smith, and M. Christensen. 1989. Infectivity and infectivity of indigenous vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from contiguous soils in southwestern Wyoming, USA. New Phytologist 112: 205-214.

In review:

Henkel, T.W. 2001. . Monodominance in the neotropical Dicymbe corymbosa Spruce ex Benth(Caesalpiniaceae) from Guyana. Journal of Tropical Ecology
Henkel T.W., J. Terborgh, & R. Vilgalys. 2001. Dicymbe forests as habitat islands for ectomycorrhizal fungi in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. Mycological Research
Henkel, T.W. 2001. Manufacture of parakari, a novel fermented cassava beverage of the Wapisiana of Guyana. Economic Botany

In prep., submitted 2001/2002

Henkel, T.W. Mushroom consumption among the Patamona Amerindians of Guyana. Journal of Ethnobiology
Henkel, T.W. Synopsis of pink-spored boletes from Guyana. Mycotaxon
Henkel, T.W., T.Y. James, R. Vilgalys, & O.K. Miller, Jr. The mycorrhizal status of Pseudotulostoma volvata (Eurotiales). Mycologia.
Barnett A.A., O. Crimmen, M. Gillman, T.W. Henkel, S. Lehman, M. O'Shea, C. Perrins and R.L. Shapley. The zoology of the Potaro Plateau, Guyana. Journal of Zoology (London).

RESEARCH/WORK EXPERIENCE

10-11/99 Mycological Advisor, British Broadcasting Corporation's Natural History Unit. Supervisor: H. Cordey. Duties: Coordinate and advise on mycological aspects of expedition to film native Amazonian fungi in Manu National Park, Peru.
5/97-8/97 Research Technician, University of Florida, Dept. Of Plant Pathology. Supervisor: R. Charudattan. Duties: Develop culturing and application techniques for bio-herbicidal dematiaceous microfungi.
11/96-1/97 Botanical collector, Harvard University, Supervisor: Jeannine Cavender. Duties: Field collection and specimen preparation of native Quercus species in the southeast US; survey for rare Quercus species.
8/95-12/95 Independent Research Contractor, The Nature Conservancy, Gainesville, Florida. Contact: Jeff Hardesty. Duties: Research and summarize climatological data for Eglin Air Force Base, FL; develop climate models for use in biodiversity management.
9/92-12/94 Field Botanist, Smithsonian Institution, Dept. Of Botany. Supervisor: Vicky Funk. Duties: Conduct botanical expeditions to unexplored regions of the interior of Guyana, South America; develop floristic databases for resource management.
2/91-9/91 Field Biologist, The Nature Conservancy, Tallahassee, Florida. Supervisor: Greg Seamon. Duties: Develop and implement monitoring programs for endangered plant species of the Florida Panhandle; survey preserves for populations of rare species.
4/89-2/91 Biological Scientist, University of Florida, Dept. of Forestry. Supervisors: Henry Gholz, Jon Johnson. Duties: On-site research investigating effects of acid precipitation and ozone on conifer growth, physiology, and formation of ectomycorrhizae. Forest ecosystems analysis.
1/89-4/89 Research Technician, University of Florida, Dept. of Forestry. Supervisor: Roger Webb. Experimental evaluation of shiitake mushroom growth on various hardwood substrates native to north Florida.
5/87-11/88 Research Assistant, University of Wyoming. Dept. of Botany. Supervisor: William K. Smith. Duties: Analysis of mycorrhizal effects on the water relations of native plants under field conditions.
6/85-6/87 Research Assistant, University of Wyoming. Dept. of Botany. Supervisor: Martha Christensen. Duties: VA mycorrhizal ecology; vegetation, soil, and fungal sampling, analysis; implement experiments examining mycorrhizal effects on plant growth

GRANTS AND AWARDS

1999/2001 National Geographic Society, Committee for Research and Exploration. "Biological diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the neotropical forests of Guyana." PI. $19, 960
2000/01 A. W. Mellon Foundation, Plant Systematics Training Program, Duke University. Graduate Fellowship. $12,000
1998/00 A. W. Mellon Foundation, Plant Systematics Training Program, Duke University. Field Research Grants (3). $4,500
2000 British Mycological Society, Travel Award for Tropical Mycology Symposium.
1999/00 Graduate School, Duke University. Field Research Grants (2). $4,000
1998/99 Smithsonian Institution, Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program. Field Research Grants (2). $7,000
1997 Center for International Studies, Duke University. Field research Grant. $2,000
1984/86 Industrial Fund, Wyoming Coal Consortium. "Ecological assessment of VA mycorrhizal fungi in land reclamation". PI. Master's Thesis Research Grant: $13,800
1983 Wolfe Award for outstanding senior botany student, Ohio University.


COMMITTEES

2001-present Ecology Committee, Mycological Society of America.

1999-present Graduate student representative for Mellon Training Program in Plant Systematics, Duke Department of Biology.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Mycological Society of America
British Mycological Society
Society for Conservation Biology

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

Henkel, T.W. 2001. Diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Dicymbe (Caesalpiniaceae) in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. Biological Diversity of Guyana Conference, Georgetown, Guyana, Oct. 7-12, 2001.
Henkel, T.W. 2001. Natural history and ethnobiology of the Wai Wai region, southern Guyana. Biological Diversity of Guyana Conference, Georgetown, Guyana, Oct. 7-12, 2001.
Henkel, T.W., J. Terborgh, & R. Vilgalys. 2001. Dicymbe forests as habitat islands for ectomycorrhizal fungi in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 2001.
Henkel, T.W., S.L. Miller, & R. Vilgalys. 2000. Taxonomy and mycorrhizal status of pleurotoid Russulaceae from Guyana. Poster at: British Mycological Society Millenium Symposium on Tropical Mycology, Liverpool, UK.
Henkel, T.W. 2000. Ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes associated with Dicymbe (Caesalpiniaceae) in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. Poster at: British Mycological Society Millenium Symposium on Tropical Mycology, Liverpool, UK.
Methven, A.S., & T.W. Henkel. 1999. A new species of Lactarius associated with Dicymbe in the forests of Guyana. Poster at: XVI International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, MO., Aug 1-7, 1999.
Henkel, T.W., & S.L. Miller. 1999. Pleurotoid Lactarius species from Guyana with notes on their molecular phylogeny and ectomycorrhizal habit. Poster at: XVI International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, MO., Aug 1-7, 1999.
Henkel, T.W. 1999. Systematics and mycorrhizal status of pleurotoid Russulaceae. 24th Mid Atlantic States Mycology Conference, Manassas, VA.
Henkel, T.W. 1998. Tylopilus and Austroboletus from the northern Amazon. 23rd Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference, Blacksburg, VA.
Henkel, T.W. 1998. Tylopilus and other Boletaceae associated with Dicymbe in Guyana. Graduate Student Symposium, Duke University.

CURRENT COLLABORATIONS

Steven L. Miller, University of Wyoming. Systematics of neotropical Russulaceae.
Orson K. Miller, Jr. Virginia Tech. Systematics of neotropical Gasteromycetes.
Kees Bas. Reijksherbarium, Netherlands. Systematics of neotropical Amanitaceae.
Joe Ammirati, University of Washington. Systematics of neotropical Cortinariaceae.
M. Catherine Aime, Virginia Tech. Identification of rainforest saprotrophic macromycetes.
Leif Ryvarden, University of Oslo. Systematics of neotropical Aphyllophorales.

INVITED SEMINARS & ADDRESSES

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, October, 2000. Occurrence and distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi in mono-dominant stands of Dicymbe in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. October, 2000. Macrofungal communities in ectotrophic and anectotrophic forests of the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana.
American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA, April, 1999. Mycological explorations on the Amazonian frontier. Plenary Address, 24th Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference.
National Park Service, Boone, NC, July, 1998. Fungal collecting in the rainforests of Guyana. Address to the Bio-Blitz Survey of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. April, 1995. Botanical collecting in the tepuis of Guyana, 1992-1994.

FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE

April-July, 2001. Mycosociological analysis of macrofungal communities in ectotrophic and anectotrophic forests of the Pakaraima Mountains. Upper Potaro River, Region 8, Guyana, South America. Assistants: M.C. Aime, M. Chin, K. McGuire, J. Thacker.
May-Aug. 2000. Mycosociological analysis of macrofungal communities in ectotrophic and anectotrophic forests of the Pakaraima Mountains. Upper Potaro River, Region 8, Guyana, South America. Assistants: M.C. Aime, S.L. Miller.
June 25-July 9, 2000. Mycorrhizal assessment of Peltogyne floribunda in the Lago Guri region of Venezuela. Estado Bolivar, Venezuela. Supervisor: J. Terborgh.
Oct.-Nov. 1999. Time lapse filming of native Amazonian fungi. Manu National Park, Madre de Dios, Peru. Supervisor: H. Cordey, BBC Natural History Unit.
May-July 1999. Transect studies on the ectomycorrhizal fungi of the Upper Ireng Basin, Guyana. Upper Ireng River, Region 8, Guyana. Assistants: M. Chin, J. Thacker.
May-July 1998. Pilot study on macrofungal community organization in montane forests of the Upper Ireng Basin, Guyana. Upper Ireng River, Region 8, Guyana. Assistants: M. Chin, M. Blum, J. Husher.
Dec. 1997-Jan. 1998. Mycological collecting expedition, Upper Ireng Basin, Guyana. Upper Ireng River, Region 8, Guyana. Assistant: M. Chin.
1997-present: Periodical macrofungal survey of the Eno River State Park. Durham Co., NC.
Oct. 1992-Nov. 1994. Plant collecting and floristic survey expeditions, Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guianas Project, Guyana. Upper Essequibo, Upper Potaro, and Upper Ireng River Basins, Guyana.
March-April 1992. Butterfly survey of Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica. Supervisor: Steven Fratello
Jan.-Feb 1992. Photographic expedition to Auyantepui, Venezuela. Estado Bolivar, Venezuela. Supervisor: D. Bruce Means.
Oct.-Dec. 1991. Trekking expedition, Pakaraima Mountains-Rupununi Savanna, Guyana. Regions 8 & 9, Guyana.
Feb.-Sept. 1991. Rare plant surveys, Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, Florida. Liberty Co., FL. Supervisor: Greg Seamon.
Apr. 1989-Feb. 1991. Site management and data collection on acid rain/ozone project, Austin Cary Experimental Forest, University of Florida Alachua Co., FL. Supervisors: Henry Gholz, Jon Johnson.
Jun.-Jul. 1987. Water relations of Arnica spp. under varying cloud regimes in the Laramie Range of southeastern Wyoming. Albany Co., WY. Supervisor: William K. Smith.
Jun.-Jul. of 1984, '85, '86. Species composition, distribution, and density of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with native plant communities of the sagebrush steppe of the Red Desert. Kemmerer Co., WY. Supervisor: Martha Christensen.
Jun.-Jul. 1983. Fleshy fungi of the southern Appalachians. Highlands Biological Station, Highlands, NC. Supervisor: Ron Petersen.

OTHER

1/95-present Wilderness Outfitter and Naturalist, Wildlands Outfitting, Durham, NC. Duties: Periodically plan and execute ecotourism expeditions to the tepuis of western Guyana, South America. Co-ordinate indigenous guides and interpret rainforest natural history for participants on wilderness trips.

Natural History Publications:

Henkel, T.W. 1992. In quest of the big outside: Guyana wilderness 1991. Newsletter of the Guyana Biodiversity Society 1(2): 7-11.
Henkel, T.W. 1994. Up the wild green yonder. A botanical expedition to Mt. Wokomung, Guyana. South American Explorer 36: 5-11.
Henkel, T.W. 1995. Wai Wai days, jaguar nights. Botanical explorations in Guyana's deep south. South American Explorer 42: 16-21.
Henkel, T.W. 1995. Wai Wai country. Eldorado 1: 16-20.
Henkel, T.W. 1995. Journey through a lost world: the tepui country of Guyana. Earth 4: 52-59

 

Updated: December 29, 2001