Michael J. Polito

Louisiana State University — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Isotope Analysis in Ecology(76), Marine animal studies overview(54), Avian ecology and behavior(41), Marine and fisheries research(36), Mercury impact and mitigation studies(16)

Publications130 total

Decomposition of Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass) in coastal Louisiana brackish marshes influenced by a freshwater siphon
Discover Ecology·2025Open Access
Penguin diet from space: Links between sea ice, Antarctic food webs, and population change
2025Open Access
I know what you ate last breeding season: anthropogenic food subsidies as a driver of the trophic ecology of nesting Kelp Gulls in a freshwater ecosystem in Patagonia, Argentina
Journal of Zoology·2025
Sexual dimorphism does not translate into foraging or trophic niche partitioning in Peruvian boobies (Sula variegata)
PLoS ONE·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Vegetation and Habitat Classification of Created and Natural Brackish Marshes via Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS): A Case Study of the Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project
Estuaries and Coasts·2025
Stomach content and stable isotope analysis of invasive lionfish ( <i>Pterois volitans</i> ) in the Florida Keys
Journal of Fish Biology·2025Open Access
Arithmetic normalisation models for the effects of lipid on carbon stable isotope values in silver carp ( <i>Hypophthalmichthys molitrix</i> ) tissue
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies·2025Open Access
The roles of isolation and interspecific interaction in generating the functional diversity of an insular mammal radiation
Oikos·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Pre-molt dispersal and use of marine protected areas by Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) at the southernmost oceanic regions of South America
Progress In Oceanography·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Seasonal variability in the feeding ecology of an oceanic predator
Scientific Reports·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Mercury concentrations in Seaside Sparrows and Marsh Rice Rats differ across the Mississippi River Estuary
Ecotoxicology·2024Open Access
Consistencies in the dietary and isotopic niche of spotted seatrout, <scp><i>Cynoscion nebulosus</i></scp>, across a salinity gradient within a coastal Louisiana estuary
Journal of Fish Biology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Snapshots of Coastal Ecology Using Multiproxy Analysis Reveals Insights Into the Preservation of Swamp and Marsh Environments Since the Late Pleistocene
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Observing change in pelagic animals as sampling methods shift: the case of Antarctic krill
Frontiers in Marine Science·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Stable isotopes reveal that foraging strategy dictates trophic response of salt marsh residents to black mangrove Avicennia germinans range expansion
Marine Ecology Progress Series·2023· 3 cited
Coastal wetland restoration through the lens of Odum's theory of ecosystem development
Restoration Ecology·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Holocene climate change shifted Southern Ocean biogeochemical cycling and predator trophic dynamics
Limnology and Oceanography·2023Open Access
Circumpolar assessment of mercury contamination: the Adélie penguin as a bioindicator of Antarctic marine ecosystems
Ecotoxicology·2023· 16 citedOpen Access
Fishery Closures, More Than Predator Release, Increased Persistence of Nearshore Fishes and Invertebrates to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Estuaries and Coasts·2023· 4 cited
Variation in the trophic niche and food provisioning between the early and late chick-rearing stages in Magellanic penguins Spheniscus magellanicus at Martillo Island, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Marine Biology·2023
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Frequent Co-authors

Steven D. Emslie(13), Tom Hart(11), Rebecka L. Brasso(10), Gemma V. Clucas(8), Andrea Raya Rey(8), Wayne Z. Trivelpiece(7), William P. Patterson(7), Michael J. Dünn(5), Hila Levy(4), Ron Naveen(4), Alex D. Rogers(4), Heather J. Lynch(4), Stephanie Abel(3), SD Emslie(3), Christian S. Reiss(3), Jill A. Olin(3), Gary D. Miller(3), Klemens Pütz(3), Nina J. Karnovsky(2), Kelton W. McMahon(2)