Beth Polidoro

13.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Beth Polidoro is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Beth Polidoro has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Beth Polidoro's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (16 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (12 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (10 papers). Beth Polidoro is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (16 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (12 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (10 papers). Beth Polidoro collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Beth Polidoro's co-authors include Leah R. Gerber, Erin L. Murphy, Chelsea M. Rochman, Cole C. Monnahan, Jeremy Ringma, Megan Barnes, Akbar Tahir, Hugh P. Possingham, Miranda Bernard and Stephanie B. Borrelle and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Beth Polidoro

47 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

2020 2.0k citations Erin L. Murphy, Leah R. Gerber et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Beth Polidoro

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparing voluntary and government-mandated management measures for meeting sustainable fishing targets 2025 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Michael C. Melnychuk, (unknown), Pedro Veiga, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Hively, Hiroyuki Kurota, Carryn L De Moor, Maite Pons, Pamela M. Mace, Ana M. Parma, Alessandro Mannini, L. Richard Little, (unknown), (unknown), Beth Polidoro, Ernesto Jardim, Ray Hilborn, Catherine Longo	0
2	Biotic and abiotic factors affecting microplastic degradation and deposition 2025 ·Marine Environmental Research ·(unknown), Beth Polidoro, Susanne Neuer	1
3	Defining Best Practice in Global Stakeholder Consultations: Lessons learned from the Marine Stewardship Council’s Fishery Standard Review 2024 ·Marine Policy ·(unknown), Beth Polidoro, Ernesto Jardim, David McElroy, (unknown), Nicholas Wood	1
4	Rates and drivers of fishery certification and withdrawal from the MSC program 2024 ·Marine Policy ·Michael C. Melnychuk, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Catherine Longo, (unknown), Beth Polidoro	1
5	Targeting ocean conservation outcomes through threat reduction 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Joseph A. Turner, Malcolm Starkey, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Frank Hawkins, Louise Mair, Adeline Serckx, Thomas M. Brooks, Beth Polidoro, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Kent E. Carpenter, (unknown), Rima W. Jabado, Nicholas B. W. Macfarlane, Leon Bennun	5
6	A macroplastic vulnerability index for marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles in Hawai‘i 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Erin L. Murphy, Leah R. Gerber, Chelsea M. Rochman, Beth Polidoro	8
7	Corrected numbers and assumptions for understanding MSC certified fishery withdrawals: Commentary on Pierucci et al. 2023 ·Marine Policy ·(unknown), Catherine Longo, Michael C. Melnychuk, (unknown), Beth Polidoro	1
8	The new Marine Stewardship Council requirements to improve ghost gear management: Insights from the policy development process 2023 ·Marine Policy ·(unknown), Beth Polidoro, Tim Huntington, (unknown), Victor Restrepo, (unknown), Ernesto Jardim	4
9	A multi-taxonomic, trait-based framework for assessing macroplastic vulnerability 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Erin L. Murphy, (unknown), Chelsea M. Rochman, Leah R. Gerber, Beth Polidoro	5
10	Monitoring extinction risk and threats of the world’s fishes based on the Sampled Red List Index 2022 ·Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries ·Rafael Miranda, (unknown), William Darwall, (unknown), Nicholas K. Dulvy, Kent E. Carpenter, Beth Polidoro, Nadia I. Richman, Caroline M. Pollock, Craig Hilton‐Taylor, Robin Freeman, Ben Collen, Monika Böhm	24
11	A comprehensive petrochemical vulnerability index for marine fishes in the Gulf of Mexico 2022 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Beth Polidoro, Cole W. Matson, Ryan A. McManamay, (unknown), Kent E. Carpenter, Tracy K. Collier, Richard Di Giulio, R. Dean Grubbs, (unknown), Jon A. Moore, Isabel C. Romero, Daniel Schlenk, (unknown)	7
12	A screening-level human health risk assessment for microplastics and organic contaminants in near-shore marine environments in American Samoa 2022 ·Heliyon ·Beth Polidoro, (unknown), (unknown)	17
13	Multiple approaches to assessing the risk posed by anthropogenic plastic debris 2019 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Britta Denise Hardesty, Beth Polidoro, Montserrat Compa, Won Joon Shim, Budi Widianarko, Chris Wilcox	7
14	Urban recreational fisheries: Implications for public health in metro-Phoenix 2019 ·Chemosphere ·Daniel Lucas, Beth Polidoro	9
15	Extinction risk and conservation of marine bony shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico 2018 ·Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·(unknown), Gina M. Ralph, D. Ross Robertson, Heather Harwell, Beth Polidoro, Kenyon C. Lindeman, Kent E. Carpenter	8
16	Beyond citizen science: Multigenerational education and mentoring in environmental monitoring—A case study 2018 ·Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management ·Beth Polidoro, (unknown)	3
17	Understanding the relationships between water quality, recreational fishing practices, and human health in Phoenix, Arizona 2017 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), Beth Polidoro, (unknown)	29
18	An ecological risk assessment of pesticides and fish kills in the Sixaola watershed, Costa Rica 2016 ·Environmental Science and Pollution Research ·Beth Polidoro, Matthew J. Morra	21
19	Baird's tapir density in high elevation forests of the Talamanca region of Costa Rica 2012 ·Integrative Zoology ·José F. González‐Maya, Jan Schipper, Beth Polidoro, (unknown), (unknown), Jerrold L. Belant	17
20	Overview of the conservation status of the marine fishes of the Mediterranean Sea 2011 ·IUCN eBooks ·Michel Bariche, Murat Bilecenoğlu, Kent E. Carpenter, Bruce B. Collette, Annabelle Cuttelod, Patrice Francour, Menachem Goren, Mohamed Hichem Kara, Suzanne R. Livingstone, Dania Abdul Malak, Enric Massutı́, (unknown), Beth Polidoro, D. Pollard, Leonardo Tunesi	108

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