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Michael A. Jenkins

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1990
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementFire effects on ecosystemsForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesForest Management and Policy

Publications

160

Citations

5,922

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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Michael A. Jenkins studies forest ecology in eastern U.S. hardwood forests, focusing on how disturbances such as fire, drought, invasive species, and deer populations affect tree regeneration, understory vegetation, and forest structure over time. His work often uses long-term and historical data (e.g., tree-ring analysis) to track forest change and inform management practices like prescribed burning and invasive species control. Note that a few unrelated medical publication titles appear in this record, likely due to author-name overlap in the data source rather than this researcher's actual output.

Forest disturbance and regeneration (fire, drought, decline)Invasive plant and wildlife (deer) impacts on forestsOld-growth and long-term forest dynamicsForest management and restoration practicesTree physiology and dendrochronology

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade without a clear sustained increase or decrease, averaging about 4-5 papers per year in the most recent five-year period.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.4/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 8 publications8182019: 3 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Forest Ecology and Management×10
  • Forest Science×4
  • The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society×3
  • Forests×2
  • Natural Areas Journal×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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