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David R. Foster

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1980
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchFire effects on ecosystemsTree-ring climate responsesForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Publications

279

Citations

23,306

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

46

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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David R. Foster's research focuses on the long-term history of forests and landscapes in North America, particularly New England, using tools like pollen records, charcoal (fire history), and tree-ring data to understand how vegetation, climate, and human activity have interacted over thousands of years (the Holocene period). This work informs understanding of forest ecology, past fire regimes, and how ecosystems may respond to future climate and land-use change. Note that the publication list provided also includes several unrelated titles on topics like emergency medicine and legislative studies, which appear to be from different authors sharing the same name rather than this researcher's work.

Holocene vegetation and land-cover historyForest ecology and management in northeastern North AmericaPaleofire and charcoal-based fire history reconstructionLong-term ecological research (LTER) and ecosystem monitoringPaleoclimate and paleoenvironmental reconstruction

Publication counts show a peak around 2019-2020 followed by a gradual decline through 2023-2025, suggesting a slowing pace of output in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 13 publications13202021: 6 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×10
  • Journal of Burn Care & Research×4
  • Critical Care Medicine×4
  • Forest Ecology and Management×3
  • Nature Sustainability×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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