My current research focus is on the ecology and management of coastal marshes and seagrass beds in the Gulf of Mexico and how wintering waterfowl and other birds use them. Current projects deal with effect of nutrients on submersed aquatic vegetation in St. Johns River, Florida; effect of bottom elevation and hydrology on emergent marsh vegetation communities in Catahoula Lake, Louisiana; wintering waterfowl use of vegetation communities on Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana; effect of Hurricane Mitch on seagrass beds and live bottoms on the Carribean coast of Honduras and Guatemala; effects of waterfowl herbivory on submersed aquatic vegetation in Marsh Island, Louisiana; effects of airboat traffic associated with seismic exploration on emergent marsh at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana. Studies have recently been completed on effects of impoundment management on waterfowl and waterbird use of coastal marshes in southeast Louisiana, and on foraging ecology and contaminants of diving ducks wintering in the seagrass beds of the northern and western coasts of the Gulf of Mexico.

• Michot, T.C. 1996. Marsh loss in coastal Louisiana: implications for management of North American Anatidae. Gibier Faune Sauvage, Game Wildlife 13(2):941-957.
• Michot, T.C. 1997. Carrying capacity of seagrass beds predicted for redheads wintering in Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana, USA. Pages 93-102 in J. Goss-Custard, R. Rufino, and A. Luis, eds. Effect of habitat loss and change on waterbirds. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Symposium No. 30, Wetlands International Publication No. 42.
• Michot, T.C., and P.C. Chadwick. 1995. Winter biomass and nutrient values of three seagrass species as potential foods for redheads (Aythya americana Eyton) in Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana. Wetlands 14(4):276-283.
• Michot, T.C., T.W. Custer, A.J. Nault, and C.A. Mitchell. 1994. Environmental contaminants in redheads wintering in coastal Louisiana. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 26:425-434.
• Michot, T.C., M.C. Garvin, and E.H. Weidner. 1995. Survey for blood parasites in redheads (Aythya americana) wintering at the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 31(1):90-92.
• Michot, T.C., E.B. Moser, and W. Norling. 1993. Effects of weather and tides on feeding and flock positions of wintering redheads in the Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana. Hydrobiologia 279/280:263-278.
• Michot, T.C., and A.J. Nault. 1993. Diet differences in redheads from nearshore and offshore zones in Louisiana. Journal of Wildlife Management 57:238-244.
• Murden, B., M.C. Woodin, T.C. Michot, M.W. Weller, J.L. Moore, S.E. Adair, and K. Risenhoover. 1997. Feather mineral content of redheads (Aythya americana) wintering along the Gulf of Mexico. Wetlands International, Publication No. 43:65-80.
• Neckles, H.A., G.R. Guntenspergen, W.M. Rizzo, and T.C. Michot. 1997. Global change and submerged aquatic vegetation research. USGS Biological Resources Division USGS FS-090-97. 2 pp.