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Douglass F. Jacobs

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1993
Seedling growth and survival studiesForest ecology and managementGrowth and nutrition in plantsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Publications

342

Citations

8,852

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1993

Research summary
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Douglass F. Jacobs studies forest ecology and restoration, focusing on how tree seedlings establish, grow, and survive under different environmental stresses such as drought, soil contamination, and competition from other plants. His work often applies to practical forest management questions, including reforestation of degraded or mined lands, species mixing in plantations, and restoring native and hemiparasitic tree species like Hawaiian sandalwood. Students in this group would likely engage with both field-based restoration ecology and applied nursery/seedling production research.

Seedling establishment and survivalForest restoration and reforestationPlant water relations and drought stressNutrient cycling and soil amendments in forestrySpecies interactions in plantations

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the last decade, averaging around 13 papers per year, with some year-to-year variation and a notable increase in the most recent year.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.2/year recently
2017: 13 publications172018: 15 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 16 publications202021: 12 publications212022: 13 publications222023: 12 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 21 publications2126
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Forest Ecology and Management×16
  • Figshare×16
  • New Forests×11
  • Forests×9
  • Frontiers in Plant Science×5
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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