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Richard T. T. Forman

Richard T. T. Forman

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
29634
World Ranking
3207
National Ranking
1132

Overview

Richard T. T. Forman is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a total of 11 publications in this field. Within Environmental Science, their work spans several subfields, including Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, Small Animals, and Food Science.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas such as Environmental Conservation and Management, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Plant Ecology and Soil Science, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Helminth infection and control, Animal Diversity and Health Studies, and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies.

Frequent coauthors in their work include Maya Lalzar, Moshe Inbar, Tali S. Berman, Zhiwei Zhong, and Deli Wang.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with multiple works appearing in the following journals:

  • Landscape Ecology
  • Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
  • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Ecology and Evolution

Recent publications illustrate the scope of their research interests:

  • "Intellectuals ponder a promising paradigm, landscape ecology, in 1983 USA meeting" (2023) published in Landscape Ecology
  • "Molecular analysis of feces reveals gastrointestinal nematodes in reintroduced wild asses of the Negev desert" (2024) published in International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • "Incidental Ingestion of Plant-Dwelling Arthropods by Sheep and Cattle in the Same Habitat" (2025) published in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Responses of 73 Ecologists Important in Developing the Foundations of Ecology: Summary of a 1952-59 and 1972 Survey" (2021) published in Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
  • "Ecologists' Big Step Forward: Opening the Ecological Society of America's Washington Office in 1983" (2022) published in Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Land Mosaics: The Ecology of Landscapes and Regions

    Richard T. T. Forman

  • ROADS AND THEIR MAJOR ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS

    Richard T. T. Forman;Lauren E. Alexander

  • Road Ecology: Science and Solutions

    Richard T T Forman;Daniel Sperling;John A Bissonette;Anthony P Clevenger

  • Some general principles of landscape and regional ecology

    Richard T. T. Forman

  • The implications of current and future urbanization for global protected areas and biodiversity conservation

    Robert I. Mcdonald;Peter Kareiva;Richard T.T. Forman

  • Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning

    Wenche E Dramstad;Richard T. T Forman;James D Olson

  • Patches and Structural Components for A Landscape Ecology

    Richard T. T. Forman;Michel Godron

  • Estimate of the Area Affected Ecologically by the Road System in the United States

    Richard T. T. Forman

  • THE ECOLOGICAL ROAD-EFFECT ZONE OF A MASSACHUSETTS (U.S.A.) SUBURBAN HIGHWAY

    Richard T. T. Forman;Robert D. Deblinger

  • Hedgerows and hedgerow networks in landscape ecology

    Richard T. T. Forman;Jacques Baudry

  • Changing landscapes: an ecological perspective.

    Isaak S. Zonneveld;Richard T. T. Forman

  • Road traffic and nearby grassland bird patterns in a suburbanizing landscape.

    Richard T. T. Forman;Bjorn Reineking;Anna M. Hersperger

  • Avian Distribution Patterns in Forest Islands of Different Sizes in Central New Jersey

    Anne E. Galli;Charles F. Leck;Richard T. T. Forman

  • Forest size and avian diversity in New Jersey woodlots with some land use implications.

    Richard T. T. Forman;Anne E. Galli;Charles F. Leck

  • Urban Regions: Ecology and Planning Beyond the City

    Richard T. T. Forman

  • Urban Ecology: Science of Cities

    Richard T. T. Forman

  • Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes

    Sharon K. Collinge;Richard T. T. Forman

  • Urban effects, distance, and protected areas in an urbanizing world

    Robert I. Mcdonald;Richard T.T. Forman;Peter Kareiva;Rachel Neugarten

  • Pine barrens: ecosystem and landscape.

    Richard T. T. Forman

  • Landscape graphs: Ecological modeling with graph theory to detect configurations common to diverse landscapes

    Margot D. Cantwell;Richard T. T. Forman

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon K. Collinge
Sharon K. Collinge University of Colorado Boulder
Robert I. McDonald
Robert I. McDonald The Nature Conservancy
Bruce T. Milne
Bruce T. Milne University of New Mexico
Peter Kareiva
Peter Kareiva University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel Sperling
Daniel Sperling University of Haifa
Frederick J. Swanson
Frederick J. Swanson US Forest Service
Charles R. Goldman
Charles R. Goldman University of California, Davis
Lenore Fahrig
Lenore Fahrig Carleton University
Ralph E. J. Boerner
Ralph E. J. Boerner The Ohio State University
Edith B. Allen
Edith B. Allen University of California, Riverside

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