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Mário Barletta is affiliated with the Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with an emphasis on subfields such as Pollution, Ecology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics including:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Mário Barletta has contributed to a number of scientific articles, with selected recent papers including:

  • "UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030-What Chance for Success in Restoring Coastal Ecosystems?" (2020), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Ecology of microplastics contamination within food webs of estuarine and coastal ecosystems" (2020), published in MethodsX
  • "First insight into plastics ingestion by fish in the Gulf of California, Mexico" (2021), published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Life-history guilds of fishes associated with estuaries: opportunism versus dependency" (2023), published in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • "Past and present conservation of South American estuaries" (2023), published in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

The venues where this scientist frequently publishes include:

  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • European Heart Journal
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • MethodsX

Mário Barletta collaborates regularly with several co-authors, with notable frequent collaborators being:

  • Francisco José A. Cysneiros
  • Stephan Carty
  • Alan K. Whitfield
  • Ester Milena dos Santos
  • Felipe Amezcua

Best Publications

  • Fish and aquatic habitat conservation in South America: a continental overview with emphasis on neotropical systems

    M. Barletta;A. J. Jaureguizar;C. Baigun;N. F. Fontoura

  • The role of salinity in structuring the fish assemblages in a tropical estuary

    M. Barletta;A. Barletta-Bergan;U. Saint-Paul;G. Hubold

  • Plastic debris ingestion by marine catfish: An unexpected fisheries impact

    Fernanda E. Possatto;Mário Barletta;Monica F. Costa;Juliana A. Ivar do Sul

  • Distribution patterns of microplastics within the plankton of a tropical estuary.

    A.R.A. Lima;M.F. Costa;M. Barletta

  • Distribution, sources and consequences of nutrients, persistent organic pollutants, metals and microplastics in South American estuaries.

    Mário Barletta;André R.A. Lima;Monica F. Costa

  • Global research priorities to mitigate plastic pollution impacts on marine wildlife

    Amanda C Vegter;Mario Barletta;Cathy A Beck;Jose Carlos Borrero

  • UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 - what chance for success in restoring coastal ecosystems?

    Nathan J. Waltham;Michael Elliott;Shing Yip Lee;Catherine Lovelock

  • Seasonal changes in density, biomass, and diversity of estuarine fishes in tidal mangrove creeks of the lower Caeté Estuary (northern Brazilian coast, east Amazon)

    Mário Barletta;Audrey Barletta-Bergan;Ulrich Saint-Paul;Gerd Hubold

  • Structure and Seasonal Dynamics of Larval Fish in the Caeté River Estuary in North Brazil

    A Barletta-Bergan;M Barletta;U Saint-Paul

  • The seasonal and spatial patterns of ingestion of polyfilament nylon fragments by estuarine drums (Sciaenidae)

    David V. Dantas;Mário Barletta;Monica Ferreira da Costa

  • Seasonal distribution and interactions between plankton and microplastics in a tropical estuary

    A.R.A. Lima;M. Barletta;M.F. Costa

  • Ingestion of nylon threads by Gerreidae while using a tropical estuary as foraging grounds

    Jonas A. A. Ramos;Mário Barletta;Monica F. Costa

  • Pelagic microplastics around an archipelago of the Equatorial Atlantic.

    Juliana A. Ivar do Sul;Monica F. Costa;Mário Barletta;Francisco José A. Cysneiros

  • Factors affecting seasonal variations in demersal fish assemblages at an ecocline in a tropical–subtropical estuary

    M. Barletta;C. S. Amaral;M. F. M. Corrêa;F. Guebert

  • High intake rates of microplastics in a Western Atlantic predatory fish, and insights of a direct fishery effect.

    Guilherme V.B. Ferreira;Mário Barletta;André R.A. Lima;Simon A. Morley

  • The keystone role of leaf-removing crabs in mangrove forests of North Brazil

    Dirk Schories;Audrey Barletta-Bergan;Mario Barletta;Uwe Krumme

  • Community structure and temporal variability of ichthyoplankton in North Brazilian mangrove creeks

    A. Barletta-Bergan;M. Barletta;U. Saint-Paul

  • Using gut contents to assess foraging patterns of juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas in the Paranaguá Estuary, Brazil

    F. M. Guebert-Bartholo;M. Barletta;M. F. Costa;E. L. A. Monteiro-Filho

  • Use of estuarine resources by top predator fishes. How do ecological patterns affect rates of contamination by microplastics

    Guilherme V.B. Ferreira;Mário Barletta;André R.A. Lima

  • Plastic debris contamination in the life cycle of Acoupa weakfish (Cynoscion acoupa) in a tropical estuary

    Guilherme V. B. Ferreira;Mario Barletta;Andre R. A. Lima;David V. Dantas

  • Movement patterns of catfishes (Ariidae) in a tropical semi-arid estuary.

    D. V. Dantas;M. Barletta;M. F. Costa;S. C. T. Barbosa-Cintra

Frequent Co-Authors

Monica F. Costa
Monica F. Costa Federal University of Pernambuco
Ulrich Saint-Paul
Ulrich Saint-Paul Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Jennifer L. Lavers
Jennifer L. Lavers Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation
Angelo Antonio Agostinho
Angelo Antonio Agostinho State University of Maringa
Olaf Malm
Olaf Malm Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Simon A. Morley
Simon A. Morley Natural Environment Research Council
William M. Landing
William M. Landing Florida State University
Hideshige Takada
Hideshige Takada Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Jose C. Borrero
Jose C. Borrero University of Southern California

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