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Richard B. Primack

Boston University · US
Area of research
Ecological Modeling · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Research interest
Research interests include Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Remote Sensing in Agriculture.
h-index
81
citations
24,090
works
405
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

The promise of digital herbarium specimens in large‐scale phenology research
New Phytologist 2025cited by 16position: middledoi
Spatial variability in herbaceous plant phenology is mostly explained by variability in temperature but also by photoperiod and functional traits
International Journal of Biometeorology 2024cited by 17position: middledoi
Phenological mismatch between trees and wildflowers: Reconciling divergent findings in two recent analyses
Journal of Ecology 2024cited by 14position: middledoi
A horizon scan of global biological conservation issues for 2024
Trends in Ecology & Evolution 2023cited by 29position: middledoi
Ten best practices for effective phenological research
International Journal of Biometeorology 2023cited by 28position: firstdoi
Wildlife rehabilitation records reveal impacts of anthropogenic activities on wildlife health
Biological Conservation 2023cited by 26position: lastdoi
Grass flowering times determined using herbarium specimens for modeling grass pollen under a warming climate
The Science of The Total Environment 2023cited by 16position: lastdoi
Consistent, linear phenological shifts across a century of observations in South Korea
New Phytologist 2023cited by 11position: middledoi
Functional traits influence patterns in vegetative and reproductive plant phenology – a multi‐botanical garden study
New Phytologist 2022cited by 68position: middledoi
Wildflower phenological escape differs by continent and spring temperature
Nature Communications 2022cited by 55position: lastdoi
Disorder or a new order: How climate change affects phenological variability
Ecology 2022cited by 39position: middledoi
Warmer temperatures are linked to widespread phenological mismatch among native and non‐native forest plants
Journal of Ecology 2022cited by 39position: lastdoi
A comparison of herbarium and citizen science phenology datasets for detecting response of flowering time to climate change in Denmark
International Journal of Biometeorology 2022cited by 29position: middledoi
Long‐term ecological research and the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 anthropause: A window to understanding social–ecological disturbance
Ecosphere 2022cited by 8position: middledoi
Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment
Biological Conservation 2021cited by 168position: middledoi
Siberian plants shift their phenology in response to climate change
Global Change Biology 2021cited by 83position: lastdoi
The growing and vital role of botanical gardens in climate change research
New Phytologist 2021cited by 63position: firstdoi
Macrophenology: insights into the broad‐scale patterns, drivers, and consequences of phenology
American Journal of Botany 2021cited by 63position: lastdoi
Estimating species relative abundances from museum records
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2021cited by 51position: lastdoi
The PhenObs initiative: A standardised protocol for monitoring phenological responses to climate change using herbaceous plant species in botanical gardens
Functional Ecology 2021cited by 50position: middledoi
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on noise pollution in three protected areas in metropolitan Boston (USA)
Biological Conservation 2021cited by 47position: lastdoi
The conservation and ecological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
Biological Conservation 2021cited by 30position: firstdoi
Surprising roles of climate in regulating flowering phenology in a subtropical ecosystem
Ecography 2021cited by 23position: middledoi
New social trails made during the pandemic increase fragmentation of an urban protected area
Biological Conservation 2021cited by 21position: firstdoi
Declining phenology observations by the Japan Meteorological Agency
Nature Ecology & Evolution 2021cited by 14position: lastdoi
Disorder or a new order: how climate change affects phenological variability
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2021cited by 9position: middledoi
COVID-19 lockdown allows researchers to quantify the effects of human activity on wildlife
Nature Ecology & Evolution 2020cited by 650position: middledoi
Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation
Biological Conservation 2020cited by 383position: middledoi
COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown as a “Global Human Confinement Experiment” to investigate biodiversity conservation
Biological Conservation 2020cited by 265position: middledoi
Citizen scientists and university students monitor noise pollution in cities and protected areas with smartphones
PLoS ONE 2020cited by 42position: middledoi

Grants

OPUS: CRS: The impacts of changing phenology on species, ecological interactions, and conservation
NSF1950447$277,5262020–2023PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Phenological mismatch between trees and wildflowers mediated by environmental variability and plant invasions
NSF1936877$242,0002020–2025PIRePORTER
Dissertation Research: Plant Ecology in Changing Climate, Patterns of species loss and spring phenology in Acadia National Park, Maine
NSF1501266$12,8182015–2019PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Digitization TCN: Mobilizing New England Vascular Plant Specimen Data to Track Environmental Changes
NSF1208989$117,0362012–2018PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Spatiotemporal models of phenology: Integrating the effects of climate change on plants and animals
NSF0842749$339,9112009–2013PIRePORTER
Flowering Times and Climate Change in Thoreau's Concord
NSF0413458$67,5422004–2007PIRePORTER
Human Impact and Long-term Changes in the Rainforests of Borneo
NSF9974133$100,0001999–2002PIRePORTER
CRB: Dispersal and Disturbance as Factors Limiting the Distribution of Rare Plant Species
NSF9200086$130,0001992–1996PIRePORTER
The Maintenance of Rare Species in the Dipterocarp Rain Forests of Borneo: Phase II
NSF8817999$128,5481989–1991PIRePORTER
REU: The Maintenance of Rare Tree Species in the Dipterocarp Rain Forests of Borneo
NSF8516972$187,8711986–1989PIRePORTER
Radionuclide Labeling of Seeds to Assess Fitness in Natural Populations
NSF8204108$100,0001982–1986PIRePORTER
The Evolution and Ecology of Reproduction in Weedy Species Of the Indigenous Grasslands of New Zealand
NSF7624119$7,2001976–1978PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Amanda S. Gallinat · Colby College13 papers (2013–2023) · 12 papers (2012–2025)Elizabeth R. Ellwood · Florida Museum of Natural History11 papers (2013–2023)Charles G. Willis · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities6 papers (2014–2019)Albert‐Dieter Stevens · Freie Universität Berlin5 papers (2014–2022)Vincent Devictor · Lund University5 papers (2016–2020)Zoe A. Panchen · Dalhousie University5 papers (2012–2025)Charles C. Davis · University of Georgia5 papers (2013–2017)Richard T. Corlett · National University of Singapore5 papers (2016–2020) · 5 papers (2016–2020)William D. Pearse · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities5 papers (2017–2023)Bea Maas · University of Vienna5 papers (2016–2020)Amanda E. Bates · University of Southampton5 papers (2019–2021)Yanjun Du · Fudan University5 papers (2014–2021)Birgit Nordt · Freie Universität Berlin5 papers (2014–2022)J. Mason Heberling · University of Tennessee at Knoxville5 papers (2019–2024)Tara K. Miller · University of Virginia5 papers (2021–2024) · 4 papers (2017–2022) · 4 papers (2021–2023)Graeme S. Cumming · University of Cape Town4 papers (2016–2020)