Michelle M. Staedler

California State University, Monterey Bay — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

23h-index2.6kcitations42works15.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Marine animal studies overview(30), Marine and fisheries research(14), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior(5), Isotope Analysis in Ecology(5), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(4)

Publications42 total

Keystone interdependence: Sea otter responses to a prey surplus following the collapse of a rocky intertidal predator
Science Advances·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Tool use increases mechanical foraging success and tooth health in southern sea otters ( <i>Enhydra lutris nereis</i> )
Science·2024· 15 cited
Top-predator recovery abates geomorphic decline of a coastal ecosystem
Nature·2024· 30 cited
The Economic Value of Sea Otters and Recreational Tourism in a California Estuary
Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Southern (California) sea otter population status and trends at San Nicolas Island, 2020–2023
Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Southern Sea Otter Rehabilitation: Lessons and Impacts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Characterizing the oral and distal gut microbiota of the threatened southern sea otter ( <i>Enhydra lutris nereis</i> ) to enhance conservation practice
Conservation Science and Practice·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Behavioral responses across a mosaic of ecosystem states restructure a sea otter–urchin trophic cascade
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2021· 89 citedOpen Access
Exposure to domoic acid is an ecological driver of cardiac disease in southern sea otters✰
Harmful Algae·2021· 31 citedOpen Access
An integrated population model for southern sea otters
Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World·2021· 8 citedOpen Access
Robust age estimation of southern sea otters from multiple morphometrics
Ecology and Evolution·2020· 21 citedOpen Access
Emergence of a Zoonotic Pathogen in a Coastal Marine Sentinel: Capillaria hepatica (syn. Calodium hepaticum)-Associated Hepatitis in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
Frontiers in Marine Science·2020· 10 citedOpen Access
Peer Review #1 of "Species recovery and recolonization of past habitats: lessons for science and conservation from sea otters in estuaries (v0.1)"
2019Open Access
Species recovery and recolonization of past habitats: lessons for science and conservation from sea otters in estuaries
PeerJ·2019· 26 citedOpen Access
Surrogate rearing a keystone species to enhance population and ecosystem restoration
Oryx·2019· 35 citedOpen Access
Drift and beaching patterns of sea otter carcasses and car tire dummies
Marine Mammal Science·2019· 5 cited
Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) population biology at Big Sur and Monterey, California --Investigating the consequences of resource abundance and anthropogenic stressors for sea otter recovery
Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World·2019· 38 citedOpen Access
Lactation and resource limitation affect stress responses, thyroid hormones, immune function, and antioxidant capacity of sea otters (<i>Enhydra lutris</i>)
Ecology and Evolution·2018· 12 citedOpen Access
Gaps in kelp cover may threaten the recovery of California sea otters
Ecography·2018· 32 citedOpen Access
Data for Southern Sea Otter Range Expansion and Habitat Use in the Santa Barbara Channel
USGS DOI Tool Production Environment·2017· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

M. Tim Tinker(25), Joseph A. Tomoleoni(16), James A. Estes(10), Michael J. Murray(10), Jessica A. Fujii(10), Teri E. Nicholson(8), James L. Bodkin(7), Karl A. Mayer(6), Melissa A. Miller(5), Brian B. Hatfield(5), Marianne Riedman(4), David A. Jessup(4), Daniel H. Monson(4), Gena Bentall(4), Melissa A. Miller(4), A.B. Johnson(4), A. Keith Miles(4), Francesca Batac(4), Erin Dodd(4), Kyle S. Van Houtan(4)