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Richard D. Sample

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2009Rising activity
Wildlife Ecology and ConservationRangeland and Wildlife ManagementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsSeedling growth and survival studies

Publications

16

Citations

106

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Richard D. Sample studies how large plant-eating animals like deer interact with forest ecosystems, including their browsing behavior, movement patterns, and effects on tree species. He also researches how flooding affects the growth, dormancy, and nutrient storage of oak trees in bottomland forests. This work combines wildlife ecology with forest management, often focused on hardwood forests in the Midwestern and Southern United States.

Ungulate browsing and deer behaviorForest and rangeland wildlife managementOak tree flood tolerance and dormancyHardwood forest regenerationWildlife population monitoring methods

Publication output was sparse in the mid-2010s but increased to a steady pace of about 2-4 papers per year from 2022 to 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
172018: 1 publication18192020: 1 publication20212022: 4 publications4222023: 4 publications4232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Forest Science×2
  • Trees×2
  • Forest Ecology and Management×1
  • Scientific Reports×1
  • Ecosphere×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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