Caleb P. Roberts

Assistant Unit Leader

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-23

faculty

13 h-index 71 pubs 752 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Caleb P. Roberts studies ecological processes and conservation outcomes, with a focus on rangelands and forests. His research investigates how factors like tree encroachment, fire management, and human activity influence plant production, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat selection. Roberts has examined the impact of targeted grazing and mechanical thinning on forest resilience and explored how large-scale fire management can restore grassland bird richness. His work also addresses the tracking of rangeland productivity and conservation outcomes using emerging technologies. Roberts has published 67 papers, accumulating 734 citations, and holds an h-index of 13. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Lindsey A. P. LaBrie, M. W. Shaw, Percival M. Marshall, and Lauren L. Berry.

Metrics

  • h-index: 13
  • Publications: 71
  • Citations: 752

Selected Publications

  • Finding the (small) cores: Spatial covariance tracks grassland bird community occupancy in fragmented grasslands (2026)
  • Locations and management strategies for prioritizing King Rail conservation efforts in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (2026)
  • Locations and management strategies for prioritizing King Rail conservation efforts in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (2026)
  • Seasonal variation in wild pig ( <i>Sus scrofa</i> ) diet revealed by DNA metabarcoding (2026)
  • <i>Rallus elegans</i> (King Rail) occupancy is stable, but habitat is in short supply in the Arkansas Delta (2025)
  • High-intensity fire supports restoration of grassland species richness and community composition following woody encroachment (2025)
  • Reconciling scale using the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework to improve management of woody encroachment in grasslands (2025)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The relative influence of climate extremes and species richness on the temporal variability of bird communities (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Population increases of the threatened American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) linked to large-scale collaborations in a working lands ecoregion (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Balancing ecology and practicality to rank waterbodies for preventative invasive species management (2024)
  • Risk of invasive waterfowl interaction with poultry production: Understanding potential for avian pathogen transmission via species distribution models (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Declining pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) population productivity caused by woody encroachment and oil and gas development (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Scenario planning and multispecies occupancy models reveal positive avian responses to restoration of afforested woodlands (2023)
  • Herbaceous production lost to tree encroachment in United States rangelands (2022)
    60 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Next-generation technologies unlock new possibilities to track rangeland productivity and quantify multi-scale conservation outcomes (2022)
    8 citations DOI OpenAlex

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