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I am a project-driven ecologist and self-proclaimed nature nerd with a penchant for education and outreach. I love combining my science skills with communication, facilitation, and design. This site contains my personal views and is not part of my job. I manage it for fun on my own time.
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Christman, M., Wixted, K., Buchanan, S. W., Boratto, R., Karraker, N., Ravesi, M., Slacum, J., Dulay, N., Horton, E. Y., Rettinger, C., Kisonak, L., Loring, T., Macdonald, B., Martiak, S., & Collins, D. (2025). The Collaborative to Combat the Illegal Trade in Turtles: Addressing illegal wildlife trade with an adaptive socio-ecological approach. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 23(2), 176–188.
Wixted, K. 2022. Key to Common Maryland Mammal Skulls. Self published.
Wixted, K.L. and M.R. Christman, editors. 2022. Summary of the Northeast Illegal Turtle Trade Workshop: Enhancing Partnerships to Combat Poaching and Trafficking; 2022 Feb 17-18; Virtual: Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. https://www.fishwildlife.org/application/files/2216/5003/1916/Northeast_Illegal_Turtle_Trade_Workshop_Summary-_Final.pdf
Koenig, M., and K. Wixted. “Leaf Key for Common Broadleaf Trees in Maryland.” Maryland Department of Natural Resources. January 2016. https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Documents/TreeGuide_Common-Broadleaf.pdf
Wixted, K. L. “Common Snakes of Maryland Photo Guide.” Maryland Department of Natural Resources. June 2019. https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Documents/Common-Snakes-of-Maryland-Photo-Guide.pdf
Wixted, K. L. “Dancing, Deception and Cannibalism: Myths and realities of Maryland spiders.” Maryland Natural Resource. Fall 2017. https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2017/09/22/dancing-deception-cannibalism/
Wixted, K. L. “Partners in Pollination.” Maryland Natural Resource. Spring 2016: 14-17.
Wixted, K. L. and J. B. McGraw. 2010. Competitive and allelopathic effects of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) on American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). Plant Ecology. 208(2):347-357.
Wixted, K. L. and J.B. McGraw. 2009. A Panax-centric view of invasive species. Biological Invasions 11(4):883-893.
