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Robert K. Swihart

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1982
Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementPlant and animal studies

Publications

242

Citations

10,512

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

45

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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Robert K. Swihart's research focuses on how wildlife species—including salamanders, small mammals (voles, chipmunks, woodrats), and raptors—respond to human-altered landscapes such as agricultural fields, harvested forests, and fragmented habitats. His work often examines practical management questions, such as how cover crops affect rodent damage to crops, how timber harvesting affects forest-dwelling species, and how habitat structure influences animal movement, genetic diversity, and population survival. This research generally combines field surveys, population monitoring, and landscape-level analysis to inform conservation and land-management decisions.

Wildlife ecology and habitat useEffects of land management (forestry, agriculture) on animal populationsLandscape and habitat fragmentationPopulation and conservation genetics of mammalsHuman-wildlife interactions in agroecosystems

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a peak in 2020 followed by variable but generally steady annual output averaging under 5 papers per year over the most recent five years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 12 publications12202021: 4 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×10
  • Forest Ecology and Management×6
  • The American Midland Naturalist×6
  • Wildlife Society Bulletin×5
  • PLoS ONE×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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