Louisiana Staff Member
Megan La Peyre
Assistant Unit Leader
Phone: (225) 578 - 4180
Email: mlapeyre@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: mlapeyre@agcenter.lsu.edu
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Education
- Ph D Louisiana State University 2000
- MS College of William and Mary 1995
- BA Duke University 1992
Biography
Dr. La Peyre received graduate degrees from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, and Louisiana State University and was a post-doctoral fellow at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Wetland and Aquatic Resources Center before joining the Louisiana Unit in 2000. Dr. La Peyre conducts research on shallow water estuarine ecology and restoration linking biotic and abiotic drivers to inform our understanding and management of biogenic habitat forming keystone species including reef forming shellfish, and submerged aquatic vegetation. Dr. La Peyre’s core research areas focus on shellfish (oyster) metabolism, population dynamics, oyster reef restoration and ecosystem service provision, and dynamics of estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation. Her research uses an interdisciplinary approach, combining metabolic, organismal to population and ecosystem level studies to facilitate and enable the development of robust mechanistic understanding and models transferable to a variety of estuarine systems. La Peyre regularly teaches courses in Natural Resources Policy, and Science Communication.
Areas of Expertise
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecological Services, Fisheries Management, Habitat Management, Marine/Coastal Ecology, Population Dynamics, Population and Community Ecology, Wetland Ecology
Taxon Groups Studied
Invertebrates/Insects, Marine Fishes
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
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| Yurek S, Eaton MJ, Lavaud R, Laney RW, DeAngelis D, Pine III, WE, La Peyre MK, Martin J, Frederick P, Wang H, Lowe MR, Johnson F, Camp EV, Mordecai R. 2021 Modeling structural mechanics of oyster reef self-organization including environmental constraints and community interactions. Ecological Modelling 440:109389 | Abstract | Download | January 2021 |
| Westbrook, P., Heffner, L., La Peyre, MK. 2019. Oyster-mediated nutrient bioassimilation, burial and denitrification: effects of timing and location. Marine Biology 166:4. | Abstract | December 2018 |
| Watson, A., Reece, J., Tirpak, B.E., Edwards, C.K., Geselbracht, L., Woodrey, M., La Peyre, M.K., and Dalyander, P.S., 2017, The Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment: Mangrove, Tidal Emergent Marsh, Barrier Islands, and Oyster Reef: Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Research Bulletin WFA421, Mississippi State University, 100 p., http://www.fwrc.msstate.edu/pubs/Gulf_Coast_Vulnerability_Assessment.pdf. | Abstract | Publisher Website | June 2017 |
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Watson, A., J. Reece, B.E. Tirpak, C. K. Edwards, L. Geselbracht, M. Woodrey, M. LaPeyre, and P. S. Dalyander. 2015. The Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment: Mangrove, Tidal Emergent Marsh, Barrier Islands, and Oyster Reef. |
October 2015 |
| Wang, H., Q. Chen, M.K. La Peyre, K. Hu, J.F. La Peyre. 2017. Predicting the impacts of Mississippi River Diversions and Sea-Level Rise on spatial patterns of eastern oyster growth rate and production. Ecological Modelling. 352:40-53. | January 2017 |
| Wang, H., Q Chen, K Hu and M. La Peyre. 2016. A modeling study of the impacts of MIssissippi River diversion and sea-level rise on water quality of a deltaic estuary. Estuaries and Coasts. Estuaries and Coasts. DOI 10.1007/s12237-016-0197-7 | December 2016 |
| Toft, JD, Bilkovic, DM, M. Mitchell and M. La Peyre. 2017. Chapter 24: A Synthesis of Living Shoreline Perspectives. In: Bilkovic, DM, M. Mitchell, MK La Peyre, JD Toft. eds. Living shorelines: the science and management of nature-based coastal protection. CRC Press. Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL. | February 2017 |
| Taylor, C., La Peyre MK, Sable S., Kiskadon E, Baustian M. 2020. Gear Comparison Study for Sampling Nekton in Barataria Basin Marshes. 66 pp. https://thewaterinstitute.org/reports | June 2020 |
| Taylor CB, Nyman JA, La Peyre MK. 2022. Effects of freshwater inflow on nekton assemblages and blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, populations in southeastern Louisiana. Aquatic Biology DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00748 | Abstract | January 2022 |
| Swam LM, La Peyre MK, Couvillion B, Callam B, La Peyre JF. 2022 Defining oyster resource zones across coastal Louisiana for restoration and aquaculture. Ocean and Coastal Management | Abstract | April 2022 |
| Swam L, Marshall D, La Peyre MK. 2022. Five years of monitoring of bio-engineered living shoreline oyster reef development. Cooperator Science Series 139-2022. | February 2022 |
| Swam L, La Peyre MK, Callam B, La Peyre JF. 2022 Local populations of eastern oyster from Louisiana differ in their tolerance to low salinity. North American Journal of Aquaculture. | Abstract | July 2022 |
| Soniat et al.2012 A Shell-neutral modeling approach yields sustainable oyster harvest estimates: a retrospective analysis of the Louisiana state primary seed grounds. Journal of Shellfish Research 31:1101-1112. Dec 2012. | December 2012 |
| Sehlinger, T, Lowe MR, La Peyre MK, Soniat TM. Differential effects of temperature and salinity on growth and mortality of oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Barataria Bay and Breton Sound, Louisiana. 2019. Journal of Shellfish Research 38:317-326. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.038.0212. | August 2019 |
| Schwarting Miller, L, J. La Peyre, M. La Peyre. 2017. Suitability of oyster restoration sites along the Louisiana coast: important biotic and abiotic factors influencing oyster population dynamics and reef-building. Journal of Shellfish Research 36:341-351. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.036.0206 URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/ | Abstract | August 2017 |
| Rybovich, M., La Peyre, M., Hall, S., La Peyre, J. 2016. Growth and mortality of spat, seed, and market-sized oyster at low salinities and high temperatures. Journal of Shellfish Research. | Abstract | October 2016 |
| Reece JS, Watson A, Dalyander PS, Edwards CK, Geselbracht L, La Peyre MK, Tirpak BE, Tirpak JM Woodrey, M. 2018. A multiscale natural community and species-level vulnerability assessment of the Gulf Coast, USA. | July 2018 |
| Plunket J and M. L. La Peyre. 2005. Cultched oyster beds as fish adn macroinvertebrate habitat in Barataria Bay, LA. Bulletin of Marine Science 77(1):155-164. | July 2005 |
| Piazza, BP and MK La Peyre. 2011. Nekton community response to a large-scale Mississippi River discharge: examining immediate and lagged effects to managed freshwater flow. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. | Download | Publisher Website | January 2011 |
| Piazza, B.P., M.K. La Peyre. 2012. Measuring changes in consumer resource availability to riverine pulsing in Breton Sound, Louisiana, USA. PLoS ONE 7(5):e37536. | October 2012 |
| Piazza, B.P. M.K. La Peyre and B.D. Keim. 2010. Relating large-scale climate variability to local species abundance: ENSO forcing and brown shrimp(Farfantepenaeus aztecus) in Breton Sound, Louisiana USA. Climate Research 42:195-207 | Download | August 2010 |
| Piazza, B., and M. K. La Peyre. 2007. Restoration of the annual flood pulse in Breton Sound, Louisiana, USA: habitat change and nekton community response. Aquatic Biology 1:109-119 | Download | November 2007 |
| Piazza, B., P. D. Banks and M. K. LA Peyre. 2005. The potential for created oyster reefs as a sustainable shoreline protection strategy in Louisiana. Restoration Ecology 13:1-8. | Download | September 2005 |
| Piazza, B. and M La Peyre. 2010. Using Gambusia affinis growth and condition to assess estuarine habitat quality: a comparison of indices. Marine Ecology Progress Series 412:231-245. | Download | June 2010 |
| Piazza, B. P., and M. K. La Peyre. 2009. The effect of Hurricane Katrina on nektkon communities in the tidal freshwater marshes of Breton Sound, Louiaiana, USA. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 12/31/08 | Download | May 2009 |
| Piazza BP, MK Piehler, B Gossman, MK La Peyre and JF La Peyre. Oyster recruitment and growth on an artificial reef structure in Grand Isle, LA. Bulletin of Marine Science 84:59-66. | Download | December 2008 |
| Patton, BA, Nyman JA, La Peyre MK. 2020. Living on the edge: Multi-scale analyses of waterbird habitat use in coastal wetlands of Barataria Basin, Louisiana, USA. Wetlands doi: 10.1007/s13157-020-01324-2, | July 2020 |
| Nyman, JA, MK La Peyre, A Caldwll, S. Piazza, C Thom and C Winslow. 2009. Defining restoration targets for water depth and salinity in wind-dominated Spartina patens (Ait. ) Muhl. coastal marshes. Journal of Hydrology 376:327-336. | Download | October 2009 |
| Nyman, J. A., and M. K. La Peyre. 2002. High hopes for marsh terraces as a small scale wetland restoration tool in coastal Louisiana. The Wildlife Society Bulletin. Fall 2002:8-11. | November 2002 |
| Morris RL, La Peyre MK, Webb BM, Marshall DA, Bilkovic DM, Cebrian J, McClenachan G, Kibler KM, Walters LJ, Bushek D, Sparks EL, Temple NA, Moddy J, Angstadt K, Goff J, Boswell M, Sacks P, Swearer SE. 2021. Large-scale variation in wave attenuation of oyster reef living shorelines and the influence of inundation duration. Ecological Applications. doi:10.1002/eap.2382. | Abstract | January 2021 |
| Morris RL, Bilkovic DM, Boswell MK, Bushek D, Cebrian J, Goff J Kibler KM, La Peyre MK, McClenachan G, Moody J, Sacks P, Shinn JP, Sparks EL, Temple NA, Walters LJ, Webb BM, Swearer BM. 2019. Oysters reefs in shoreline protection: are we over-engineering for an ecosystem engineer? Journal of Applied Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13390 | April 2019 |
| McCoy E, Borrett SR, La Peyre MK, Peterson BJ. 2017. Estimating the impact of oyster restoration scenarios on transient fish production. Restoration Ecology. doi: 10.1111/rec.12498 | Abstract | January 2017 |
| Marshall, DA, La Peyre MK. 2020. Effects of inundation duration on oyster reefs in southeastern Louisiana. Experimental Results. 1, e30, 1-8; doi:10.1017/exp.2020.35. | Abstract | July 2020 |
| Marshall, D.A., Sutor, M., La Peyre, J.F., La Peyre M.K. 2020. Using reproductive potential to assess Louisiana oyster population sustainability. Restoration Ecology doi:10.1111/rec.13225. | Abstract | July 2020 |
| Marshall, D., M.K. La Peyre, T.A. Palmer, G. Guillou, B.D. Sterba-Boatwright, J. Beseres-Pollack, B. Lebreton. 2021. Freshwater inflow and responses from estuaries across an extensive gradient: an assessment of northwestern Gulf of Mexico estuaries based on stable isotopes. Limnology and Oceanography. doi: 10.1002/lno.11899 | Abstract | June 2021 |
| Marshall DA, La Peyre MK. 2020 Project and programmatic level assessment of oyster restoration type projects. Extended Abstract. Report to Monitoring and Adaptive Management Trustee Implementation Group. NRDA. | October 2020 |
| Marshall DA, Coxe NC, La Peyre MK, Walton W, Beseres Pollack J, Kelly M, La Peyre JF. 2021. Tolerance of northern Gulf of Mexico eastern oysters to chronic warming at extreme salinities. Journal of Thermal Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j/jtherbio.2021 | August 2021 |
| Marshall DA, Casas SM, Walton WC, Rikard FS, Palmer TA, Breaux N, La Peyre MK, Pollack JB, Kelly M, La Peyre JF. 2021. Divergence in salinity tolerance of northern Gulf of Mexico oysters under field and laboratory exposure. Conservation Physiology 9:10.1093/conjphys/coab065. | Abstract | May 2021 |
| M. K. La Peyre and T. Birdsong. 2008. Physical variation of non-vegetated marsh edge habitats and nekton habitat use patterns in Barataria Bay, LA, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 356:51-61. | Download | March 2008 |
| Lowe, M.R., T. Sehlinger, T.M. Soniat and M.K. La Peyre. 2017. Interactive effects of water temperature and salinity on growth and mortality of eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica: a meta-analysis using 40 years of monitoring data. Journal of Shellfish Research 36:1-15. | Abstract | October 2017 |
| Llewellyn, C. and M. La Peyre. 2010 Evaluating ecological equivalence of created marshes: comparing structural indicators with stable isotope indicators of blue crab trophic support; Estuaries; DOI 10.1007a/s12237-010-9297-y | Download | September 2010 |
| Lavaud R., La Peyre MK, Casas S, Bacher C, La Peyre JF. 2017. Integrating the effects of salinity on the physiology of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in the northern Gulf of Mexico through a Dynamic Energy Budget model. Ecological Modelling 363:221-233. | Abstract | September 2017 |
| Lavaud R, La Peyre MK, Justic D, La Peyre JF. 2021. Dynamic Energy Budget modelling to predict eastern oyster growth, reproduction, and mortality under river management and climate change scenarios. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. | Abstract | January 2021 |
| Lavaud R, La Peyre MK, Couvillion B, Beseres Pollack J, Brown V, Palmer T, Keim B. Predicting restoration and aquaculture potential of an ecological engineer through an eco-physiological mechanistic model. Ecological Modeling | Abstract | December 2023 |
| Lavaud R, La Peyre MK et al. 2023. Final Project Report: A roadmap for developing resilient coastal shellfish populations: using spatial and process-based modeling for restoration under current and predicted future water quality conditions. DOI Climate Adaptation Center FInal Report. | Abstract | August 2024 |
| Lavaud R, Archer SK, La Peyre MK, Campanino FM, Casas SM, La Peyre JF. In situ valve opening response of eastern oysters to estuarine conditions. Marine Biology 171:174; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04488-1. | Abstract | December 2024 |
| La Peyre, MK. 2015. Final Summary to the South Central Climate Science Center for Occurrence and variation in submersed aquatic vegetation along the northern Gulf of Mexico: a hierarchical approach to assess impacts of environmental change on SAV resources. 2012-2015. | December 2015 |
| La Peyre, MK, Serra, K., Joyner, A, Humphries. AH. 2015, Assessing shoreline exposure and oyster habitat suitability maximizes potential success for restored oyster reefs. PeerJ 10.7717.peerj.1317. | Abstract | Download | October 2015 |
| La Peyre, MK, Nix, EA, Laborde, L, Piazza, BP. 2012. Gauging state-level and user group views of oyster ref restoration activities in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ocean and Coastal Management 67:1-8. | Publisher Website | April 2012 |
| La Peyre, MK, L. Miller, S. Miller, E. Melancon. 2017. Chapter 18: Comparison of oyster populations, shoreline protection service and site characteristics at seven created fringing oyster reefs in Louisiana: key parameters and responses to consider. In: Bilkovic, DM, M. Mitchell, MK La Peyre, JD Toft. eds. Living shorelines: the science and management of nature-based coastal protection. CRC Press. Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL. | February 2017 |
| La Peyre, MK, Eberline, BS, Soniat, TS, La Peyre, JL. 2013. Differences in extreme low salinity timing and duration differentially affect eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) recruitment, size class growth and mortality in Breton Sound, LA Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 135:146-157. | Abstract | Download | October 2013 |
| La Peyre, MK, B. Gossman and JF La Peyre. Defining optimal freshwater flow for oyster production: effects of freshet rate and magnitude of change and duration on eastern oysters and Perkinsus marinus infection. Ecological Applications | January 2009 |
| La Peyre, MK, A. D. Nickens, G. Tolley, A. Volety and J. F. La Peyre. 2003. Environmental significance of freshets in reducing Perkinsus marinus infection in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica): Potential management applications. Marine Ecology Progress Series 248:165-176. | January 2003 |
| La Peyre, MK and S. Rowe. 2003. Effects of salinity changes on growth of Ruppia maritima L. Aquatic Botany 77(3)0:235-241. | June 2003 |
| La Peyre, MK and J Gordon. 2012. Nekton density patterns and hurricane recovery in submerged aquatic vegetation, and along non-vegetated natural and created edge habitats. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 98:108-118 | January 2012 |
| La Peyre, M.K., Marshall, D.A., and Sable, S.E., 2021, Oyster model inventory: Identifying critical data and modeling approaches to support restoration of oyster reefs in coastal U.S. Gulf of Mexico waters: U.S. Geological SurveyOpen-File Report 2021–1063, 40 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20211063. | August 2021 |
| La Peyre, M.K., J. Geaghan, G. Decossas, J. F. La Peyre. 2015. Analysis of environmental factors influencing salinity patterns, oyster growth and mortality in lower Breton Sound Estuary, Louisiana using 20 years of data | January 2016 |
| La Peyre, M.K., B. Gossman and B.P. Piazza. 2009. Short and long-term response of deteriorating brackish marshes and open-water ponds to sediment enhancement by thin-layer dredge disposal. Estuaries and Coasts 32:390-402. | March 2009 |
| La Peyre, M.K., A. Humphries, S. Casas, J. La Peyre. 2014. Temporal variation in development of oyster reef functional services. Ecological Engineering 63:34-44. | Abstract | Download | January 2014 |
| La Peyre, M., S. Casas, W. Gayle and J. La Peyre. 2010. The combined influence of sub-optimal temperature and salinity on the in vitro viability of Perkinsus marinus, a protistan parasite of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology doi:10.1016/j.jip.2010.6.010 | Download | August 2010 |
| La Peyre, M., S. Casas and J. La Peyre. 2006. Salinity effects on viability, metabolic activity and proliferation of three Perkinsus species. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 71:59-74. (January 2006) | Download | January 2007 |
| La Peyre, M., Furlong, J., Brown, L.A., Piazza, B.P., Brown, K. 2014. Oyster reef restoration in the northern Gulf of Mexico: extent, methods and outcomes. Ocean and Coastal Management 89:20-28. | Abstract | Download | January 2014 |
| La Peyre, M. K., S. M. Casas, A. Villalba and J. F. La Peyre. 2008. Temperature effects of two Perkinsus species viability, metabolic activity and prliferation, and its significance to understanding seasonal cycles of perkinsosis. Parasitology 135:505-519 | April 2008 |
| La Peyre, M. K., Reams, M. A., and Mendelssohn, I. A. 2001. Linking actions to outcomes in wetland management: an overview of state wetland management. Wetlands 21(1):66-74. | September 2001 |
| La Peyre, M. K., M. A. Reams, P. H. Templet, J. B. Grace and I. A. Mendelssohn. 2001. Identifying determinants of nations' wetland management programs using structural equation modeling: an exploratory analysis. Environmental Management 27(6):859-868. | September 2001 |
| La Peyre, M. K., Bush, C. B., C. Winslow, A. Caldwell, J. A. Nyman. 2005. Potential for seed bank recruitment in restored and managed marshes of southwest Louisiana. Southeast Naturalist 4(2):273-286. | July 2005 |
| La Peyre, M. K., B. Gossman and J. A. Nyman. 2007. Assessing functional equivalency of nekton habitat in enhanced habitats: comparison of terraced and unterraced marsh ponds. Estuaries and Coasts 30:526-536. | June 2007 |
| La Peyre, M. K. G., C. Bush Thom, C. Winslow, A. Caldwell, and J. A. Nyman. 2005. Potential seed bank recruitment from restored and managed coastal marshes in southwest Louisiana. Southeastern Naturalist 4(2):273-286. | November 2005 |
| La Peyre, M. . K., M. A. Reams and I. A. Mendelssohn. 2000. State wetland protection: a matter of context? Coastal Management. 28:287-302. | September 2001 |
| La Peyre MK, Sable S., Taylor C, Watkins KS, Kiskaddon E, Baustian M. 2021. Effects of sample gear on estuarine fish assemblage assessments and food web models. Ecological Indicators 133:108404 https://doi.org/10.106.j.ecolind.2021.108404. | Abstract | December 2021 |
| La Peyre MK, Sable S, Marshall DA, Irwin E, Hanson C. The use of conceptual ecological models to identify critical data and uncertainties to support numerical modeling:The northern Gulf of Mexico eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) example. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science. 204;16:e10297 https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10297. | Abstract | May 2024 |
| La Peyre MK, Marshall DA, Miller LS, Humphries A. 2019. Oyster reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries support unique fish and decapod crustacean use. Frontiers in Marine Ecology, Special Issue: Gulf of Mexico Reefs, Past, Present and Future v.6:666; doi:103389/fmars.2019.00666 | Abstract | Download | October 2019 |
| La Peyre MK, Marshall DA, Buie SCL, Hijuelos A, Steyer GD. 2022. Are we falling short on restoring oysters at a regional scale? Environmental Managementhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-022-01691-y | Abstract | April 2022 |
| La Peyre MK, Buie SCL, Rossi R, Roberts BJ. 2022. Long-term assessments are critical to determining persistence and shoreline protection from oyster reef nature-based coastal defense. Ecological Engineering https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106603 | Abstract | March 2022 |
| La Peyre MK, Bernasconi SB, Lavaud R, Casas SM, La Peyre JF. 2019. Eastern oyster clearance and respiration rates in response to acute and chronic exposure to suspended sediment loads. Journal of Sea Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2019.101831 | Abstract | November 2019 |
| Kanouse, S., M. K. La Peyre and J. A. Nyman. 2006. Nekton use of submerged aquatic vegetation and nonvegetated bottom microhabitats within brackish marsh ponds. Marine Ecology Progress Series 327:61-69 | December 2006 |
| Johnston, J.B., D.R. Cahoon and M.K. La Peyre. 2009. Outer continental shelf (OCS)-related pipelines and navigation canals in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico: Relative impacts on wetland habitats and effectiveness of mitigation. U.S. Dept of the INterior,Minerals Managemetn SErvice, BUlf of MExico OCS Region, New Orleans, LA. OCS Study MMS 2009-048. 200 p. | October 2009 |
| Humphries, AT, MK La Peyre, ME Kimball, LP Rozas. 2011. Testing the effect of habitat structure and complexity on nekton assemblages using experimental oyster reefs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.08.017 | Download | August 2011 |
| Humphries, AT, MK La Peyre, GA Decossas. 2011. Effect of structural complexity, prey density, and predator-free space on prey survivoship at created oyster reef mesocosms. PLOSOne: 6(12):e28339. | December 2011 |
| Humphries AT, La Peyre MK. 2016. Oyster reef restoration supports increased biomass and potential commercial fishery value. PeerJ 3:e1111; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1111 | Download | October 2016 |
| Humphries A, Josephs L, La Peyre M, Hall S, Dowty Beech, R. 2019. Vulnerability of resource users in Louisiana's oyster fishery to environmental change. Ecology and Society 24:37: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES11101-240337 | Abstract | September 2019 |
| Honig, A, M La Peyre, J. Supan. 2014. Seasonal gametogenesis of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia Granossissima, in southeastern Louisiana. Sexuality and Early Development in Aquatic Organisms 1:75-82. | Abstract | Download | October 2014 |
| Honig, A, J. Supan, M. La Peyre. 2015. Population ecology of the gulf ribbed mussel across a salinity gradient: recruitment, growth and density within a Louisiana estuary. Ecosphere 6:1-13. | Abstract | November 2015 |
| Hollweg, T.A., K. Sauby, M.C. Christman, J. Cebrian, and M. La Peyre. 2019. Understanding Nekton Use of Shallow Estuarine Habitats in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Guidebook for Resource Managers and Restoration Practitioners. Abt Associates, Boulder, CO. June. https://www.abtassociates.com/files/insights/reports/2020/2020.01.23.goma_nekton_guidebook_low_res.pdf | March 2020 |
| Hillmann, ER, Rivera-Monroy, VH, Nyman, JA La Peyre MK. 2020. Estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation habitat provides organic carbon storage across a shifting landscape Science of the Total Environment 717:137217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137217 | Abstract | January 2020 |
| Hillmann, ER, DeMarco KD, La Peyre MK. 2019 Salinity and season dictate submerged aquatic vegetation variability in Barataria Basin, Louisiana, USA. Aquatic Biology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00719 | Abstract | September 2019 |
| Hillmann, E., K.E. DeMarco and M La Peyre. 2016. Establishing a baseline of estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation resources across salinity zones within coastal areas of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 3:25-32. | Abstract | Publisher Website | August 2016 |
| Hillmann ER, La Peyre MK. 2019. Effects of salinity and light on growth and interspecific interactions between Myriophyllum spicatum L. and Ruppia maritima L. Aquatic Botany 28:175-186. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00719 | Download | October 2019 |
| Greiner La Peyre, M. K., J. B. Grace, E. Hahn and I. A. Mendelssohn. 2001. The importance of competition in regulating species abundance along a salinity gradient. Ecology. 82(1):62-69. | September 2001 |
| DeMarco, K, E. Hillmann, M. Brasher, M. La Peyre. 2016. Brackish marsh zones as a waterfowl habitat resource in submerged aquatic vegetation beds in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 3:261-269. | Abstract | Publisher Website | March 2016 |
| DeMarco K, Hillman E, Couvillion B, Nyman JA, La Peyre MK. 2021.Defining aquatic habitat zones across northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine gradients through submerged aquatic vegetation species assemblage and biomass data | Abstract | September 2021 |
| De Marco, KD, Couvillion, B, Brown S., La Peyre, MK. 2018. Submerged aquatic vegetation mapping in coastal Louisiana through development of a spatial likelihood occurrence (SLOO) model. Aquatic Botany 151:87-97. | September 2018 |
| Coxe N, Mize G, Casas S, La Peyre MK, Lavaud R, Callam B, Rikard S, JF La Peyre. 2023. Hypoxia and anoxia tolerance in diploid and triploid eastern oysters at high temperature. Journal of Shellfish Research | January 2023 |
| Coxe N, Casas SM, Marshall DA, La Peyre MK, Kelly MW, Pollack J, La Peyre JF. 2023 Differential hypoxia tolerance of eastern oysters from the northern Gulf of Mexico at elevated temperature. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 559:151840. | Abstract | January 2023 |
| Chowdhury MSN, La Peyre MK, Coen LD, Morris RL, Luckenbach MW, Ysebaert T, Walles B, Smaal AC. 2021. Ecological engineering with oysters enhances coastal resilience efforts. Ecological Engineering 169:106320 | Abstract | June 2021 |
| Casas SM, Lavaud R, La Peyre MK, Comeau LA, Filgueira R, La Peyre JF. 2018. Quantifying salinity and season relationships on eastern oyster clearance and oxygen consumption rates. Marine Biology 165:90-101. | Abstract | April 2018 |
| Casas SM, La Peyre JL, La Peyre MK Evaluating variability and success in oyster reef restoration within an estuarine lake using two endpoints: Crassostrea virginica population dynamics and shell resources accretion. MEPS 524: 171-184 | Abstract | Download | January 2015 |
| Casas SM, Comba D, La Peyre MK, Rikard S, La Peyre JF. 2023. Triploid eastern oysters are slower to osmoconform than their diploid half-siblings. Aquaculture. | Abstract | October 2023 |
| Casas S. M., Filgueira R, Lavaud R., Comeau L. A., La Peyre M. K., La Peyre J. F.. 2018. COMBINED EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY ON THE PHYSIOLOGY OF TWO GEOGRAPHICALLY-DISTANT EASTERN OYSTER POPULATIONS. Journal of Experimental Biology 506:82-90. | Abstract | June 2018 |
| Bush, C. S., M. K. La Peyre and J. A. Nyman. 2004. Nekton use of restored habitat in a southwest Louisiana marsh. Ecological Engineering 23:63-75. | October 2004 |
| Brown, L, J. Furlong, K. Brown, M. LaPeyre. 2013. Oyster Reef Restoration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Effect of Artificial Substrate and Age on Nekton and Commensal Community Use. Restoration Ecology 1-9. | Abstract | Download | December 2013 |
| Bilkovic, DM, Mitchell, MM, La Peyre MK, Toft, JD. editors. 2017. Living shorelines: the science and management of nature-based coastal protection. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL | March 2017 |
| Bilkovic, DM, M. Mitchell, J. Toft and M. La Peyre. 2017. Chapter 1: Introduction: A Primer to Living Shorelines. In: Bilkovic, DM, M. Mitchell, MK La Peyre, JD Toft. eds. Living shorelines: the science and management of nature-based coastal protection. CRC Press. Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL. | February 2017 |
| Beck, S., and M.K. La Peyre. 2015. Oyster harvest in coastal Louisian: reef habitat alteration and the resident community response. Fishery Bulletin 113:327-340; doi: 10.7755/FB.113.3.8 | Download | June 2015 |
| Bagget, L.P, Powers, S.P. + 14 others. 2015. Setting guidelines for monitoring and evaluating the performance of oyster habitat restoration projects. Restoration Ecology | Abstract | Download | September 2015 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Dietl GP et al. 2024. Integrating information from the past into oyster restoration. International Conference on Shellfish Restoration, Jekyll Island GA, Sept2024. | September 2024 |
| zu Ermgassen et al. 2019. Estimating fish and invertebrate production from seagrass, saltmarsh and oyster reef in the Gulf of Mexico. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Mobile, LA, Nov 3-8, 2019. | November 2019 |
| Zang Z, Xue ZG, Sable SE, La Peyre MK, Lindquist DC, Rose KA, Ou Y. 2023. A numerical study of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) larvae growth and dispersal in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Portland OR Nov 12-16, 2023. | November 2023 |
| Zang J, Xue ZG, Sable SE, La Peyre MK, Stephens TA, Lindquist DC, Rose KA, Ou Y. 2024. A numerical study of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) larvae growth and dispersal in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Workshop, Jackson MS. | July 2024 |
| Yurek S, Lavaud R., La Peyre MK, Wang H. 2023. Modeling oyster reef population dynamics: from individual bioenergetics to structural mechanics. State of the Coast, New Orleans, LA. 2023 | May 2023 |
| Yongue S, Lavaud R, Archer SK, La Peyre JF, La Peyre MK, Robinson E. Quantifying eastern oyster valve opening behavior under concomitant environmental stressors. Restore Americas Estuarines, October 14-18 2024. | October 2024 |
| Yongue S, Lavaud R, Archer SK, La Peyre JF, La Peyre MK, Robinson E. Long-term valve opening behavior of Crassostrea virginica in a low salinity estuary. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting, March 17-20, Charlotte NC. | March 2024 |
| Yongue S, Lavaud R, Archer SK, La Peyre J, La Peyre MK, Robinson E. Characterizing the long-term valve opening behavior of Crassostrea virginica in a low salinity estuary. GERS, Dec 1-5 2024. | October 2024 |
| Westbrook, P., Heffner, L., and M. La Peyre. Nutrient mitigation provided by oyster reefs in coastal Louisiana. State of the Coast, Louisiana, June 2016. | June 2016 |
| Westbrook, P., Heffner, L., La Peyre. M. 2016. Nutrient mitigation provided by oyster reefs in coastal Louisiana. LDWF Research Symposium. May 31, 2016. Baton Rouge, LA. | May 2016 |
| Westbrook, P, Heffner, L, La Peyre. M. 2017. Oysters help maintain water quality. Louisiana Agriculture Magazine. Louisiana Agriculture Magazine. WInter 2017. | October 2017 |
| Westbrook, P and M La Peyre. 2016. Water quality benefits provided by oyster reefs in coastal Louisiana. Louisiana Fisheries Summit. New Orleans, LA. | March 2016 |
| Wang, H.., Chen, J., La Peyre, M., Lu, K., La Peyre, J., Anderson, J. Modeling Eastern Oyster Growth and Production under Scenarios of River Diversion and Sea-level Rise. State of the Coast, Louisiana, June 2016. | June 2016 |
| Wang, H, CHen Q, La Peyre MK, Hu K, La Peyre JF 2018. Predicting the impacts of Mississippi River diversions and sea-level rise on spatial patterns of eastern oyster growth rate and production. State of the Coast, New Orleans, LA, May 30-June 1, 2018. | May 2018 |
| Wang H., Q. Chen, M. La Peyre, K. Hu, J. La Peyre and J. Anderson Lively. 2015. Predicting the responses of eastern oyster population to river diversion and sea-level rise. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Meeting. April 23-26, 2015. | April 2015 |
| Wang H, Chen Q, La Peyre M, Capurso W., Zhu L. 2024. Ecological and engineering benefits of oyster reef-based living shorelines. ASBPA National Coastal Conference, Galveston Texas | August 2024 |
| Tirpak JM + 12 authors. 2016. Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment: Mangrove, Tidal Emergent Marsh, Barrier Islands, and Oyster Reef. LDWF 2015 Research, Management and Wildlife Education Symposium. Baton Rouge, LA. May 31, 2016 | May 2016 |
| Theresa M. Davenport, Devin A. Comba, Soupy Dalyander, Nicholas Enwright, Jon Hemming, Jonathan Kleinman, Meg Palmsten, Greg Steyer, Hana Thurman, Megan K. La Peyre 2022. Designing a conceptual model to facilitate the assessment of the cumulative effects of <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> (DWH) restoration projects on barrier island/barrier shoreline ecosystem resilience in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. GERS 2022 Biennial Meeting, Gulfport MS | October 2022 |
| Taylor, C, Nyman JA, Faldyn MJ, MK La Peyre. 2019. Effects of freshwater inflow on blue crab Callinectes sapidus populations in Louisiana. Louisiana Association of Professional BIologists Meeting, Lafayette, LA. | August 2019 |
| Taylor, C, Coxe, M., Baustian, M, Sable, S. 2019. Seines, electrofishing, throwtraps: a comparison of three gear types in Barataria Bay, LA. Louisiana Association of Professional BIologists. Lafayette, LA | August 2019 |
| Taylor C, Nyman JA, La Peyre MK. 2019. Effects of freshwater inflow on blue crab Callinectes sapidus populations in Louisiana. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Mobile, AL. Nov 2-8, 2019. | November 2019 |
| Sweet J, Casas S, La Peyre J, La Peyre M, Stauffer B. 2023. The effects of Microcystis aeruginosa on the selective feeding of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. State of the Coast. New Orleans, LA | June 2023 |
| Swam L, La Peyre MK, Couvillion B, Callam B, La Peyre JF. 2020. Oyster resource zones in coastal Louisiana: Defining oyster resource zones for restoration, fisheries and aquaculture. Gulf Estuarine Research Society Virtual Meeting, Nov. 16-19, 2020. | November 2020 |
| Swam L, La Peyre MK, Callam B, La Peyre JF. 2020. Low salinity tolerance in oyster populations: Assessing effects of salinity on growth and survival of Crassostrea virginica. Bays and Bayous Symposium, December 1-3, 2020. Virtual. | December 2020 |
| Stuht C, Han M, Enwright NM, Dalyander PS, Palmsten ML, Steyer GS, Davenport TM, La Peyre MK. 2023. Quantifying ecogeomorphic change and resilience along barrier island shorelines and barrier islands. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. Portland OR, Nov 12-16, 2023. | November 2023 |
| Stephens T, Zang J, Sable S, Rose, K, Xu G, La Peyre M, Carter B 2023. Simulating oyster larval transport to support ecosystem restoration. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. April 14-18, Albuquerque NM | April 2024 |
| Stephens T, Zang J, Sable S, Rose K, Xue G., La Peyre M, Carter B. 2024. Simulating oyster larval transport to support ecosystem restoration. International Conference on Shellfish Restoration, Jekyll Island, GA. | September 2024 |
| Sower JR, Dunning KH, Grice R, La Peyre MK, Anderson C. 2024. Examining oyster production resiliency in the Alabama and Mississippi Oyster industries. Alabama Water Resources Conference 2024, Tuscaloosa AL. | April 2024 |
| Sower JR, Dunning KH, Grice R, La Peyre MK, Anderson C. Examining oyster production resiliency in the Alabama and Mississippi Oyster industries. GOMCON 2024- Gulf of Mexico Alliance Meeting. Feb 19-22, 2024. | February 2022 |
| Sehlinger, T, Lowe, M, Soniat, T, La Peyre, M. 2016. Synthesis of LDWF datasets for improved management of the Louisiana oyster fishery. LDWF Symposium. Baton Rouge, LA May 31, 2016. | May 2016 |
| Sehlinger, T, Lowe MR, La Peyre MK, Soniat TM. 2019. DIfferential effects of temperature and salinity on growth and mortality of eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica in Barataria Bay and Breton Sound, Louisiana. National Shellfisheries Association 111th Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 7-11, 2019. | March 2019 |
| Sehlinger, T, Lowe M, Soniat TM, La Peyre MK, Beck S. 2016. Combined effects of temperature and salinity on eastern oyster population dynamics in the Barataria Estuary, Louisiana. SEAFWA, Baton Rouge, LA | October 2016 |
| Sehlinger T, M. Lowe, T.M. Soniat, M.K. La Peyre. Using Long-term Monitoring Data to Derive Regionally Specific Growth and Mortality Relationships for Louisiana Oysters. National Shellfisheries Assocation. Knoxville, TN. March 2017 | March 2017 |
| Schwartz LC, Plough LV, Lavaud R, La Peyre MK, Pandelides AF, Comba D, Stauffer BA. 2023. Improving low salinity tolerance in Louisiana populations of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica using genomic selection. Aquaculture America. New Orleans, LA 2023. | February 2023 |
| Schwarting, L, M La Peyre, S. Casas, J. La peyre. Suitability of living oyster reef sites along the Louisiana Gulf coast with respect to oyster recruitment, growth and mortality. Benthic Ecology Meeting 42nd | March 2013 |
| Schartz L, Plough L, Lavaud R, Comba D, Pandelides AF, Stauffer B, La Peyre MK. Genome enabled breeding of oysters for more consistent production in low salinity waters. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Portland OR, Nov 12-16, 2023. | November 2023 |
| Sable S, Stephens T, Lavaud R, La Peyre M, Rose K, Wang H, Yurek S, Diaz O, Georgiou I, Zang J, XUe G, Carter B. Metapopulation modeling to inform restoration and sustainability in Louisiana estuaries. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration, Arpil 14-19, 2024. Albuquerque NM | September 2023 |
| Sable S, La Peyre M, Rose K, Lavaud R., Stevens T., Zang J., Xue G, Georgiou I, Diaz O, Wang H., Yurek S., Carter B. 2024. Oyster metapopulation modeling for Louisiana coastal basins. International conference on Shellfish Restoration, Jekyll Island, Georgia. | September 2024 |
| Sabin C, Liu B, Rankin L, Lin C, Buffington K, Thorne K, La Peyre MK. Use of habitat suitability modeling to identify restoration sites for Enhalus acoroides under current and future conditions. Gulf Estuarine Research Society, Dec 1-5, 2024 | December 2024 |
| Rybovich, M., M. La Peyre, S. Hall, J. La Peyre. Effects of low salinity and high temperature on spat, seed, and market-sized oyster (Crassostrea virginica) growth and mortality. NSA 2014 | March 2014 |
| Riley, S., M. La Peyre, J. La Peyre, M. Kelly. 2017. Using Next Generation Sequencing to Identify Local Adaptation to Salinity in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology Meeting, January 2017, New Orleans, LA. | January 2017 |
| Pollack, J., M. La Peyre, J. Grabowski, D. Yoskowitz. Evaluating restoration success: ecology, economy, and society. CERF 2015 Session Proposal. Nov 8-12, Portland OR | November 2015 |
| Piazza, B., M.K. La Peyre and B. Keim. 2009. Relating large-scale climate variability to local species abundance: ENSO forcing and brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus) in Breton Sound, Louisiana, USA. Estuarine Research Federation Meeting. Portland, OR, Nov 1-5. | November 2009 |
| Nyman, J. A., Megan K. La Peyre. 2009. Defining restoration targets for flooding and salinity in Louisiana's intermediate and brackish marshes. Louisiana Association of Professional Biologists; August 13-14, Lafayette, LA. | January 2009 |
| Nyman, J. A., M. La peyre. 2009. Defining restoration targets for water depth and salinity in wind-dominated Spartina paten (ait.) Muhl. Coastal marshes. Society for Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting June Madison WI. | January 2009 |
| Morris, R.L., + 11. 2018. Oysters on the front line: nature-based solutions for coastal defence. ECSA 57: Changing estuaries, coasts and shelf systems. Perth, Australia, 3-6 September 2018. | September 2018 |
| Moore S, Marshall DA, Sutor M, La Peyre M. 2019. Quantifying reproductive output in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. CERF Meeting, Nov 8-12, Mobile AL. | November 2019 |
| Mize G, Coxe N, La Peyre MK, La Peyre JF. 2022. Effects of hypoxia and ploidy on mortality of eastern oysters. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Delaware March 29-April 2 2022. | March 2022 |
| Megan K La Peyre, E.R. Hillmann, K.E. DeMarco*, B. Couvillion, S. Brown, J.A. Nyman. 2016. Potential impacts of changing environmental conditions on overall submerged aquatic vegetation resources: food and habitat availability for dependent fish and wildlife. SEAFWA Meeting. Oct. 16-18, Baton Rouge, LA | October 2016 |
| McGraw KA, La Peyre ML. 2019. Mollusk restoration - an overview and introduction to the session. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 7-11, 2019. | March 2019 |
| Marshall DA, Moore S, Perez A, Sutor M, La Peyre J, La Peyre M. 2019. Using oyster fecundity and reproductive capacity to assess individual and metapopulation sustainability and restoration success. CERF Meeting, Nov 8-12, 2019, Mobile, AL. | November 2019 |
| M.K. La Peyre and B. Piazza. 2009. Development of nekton indicators for evaluating the effects of coastal restoration on nekton communities. Estuarine Research Federation Meeting. Portland, OR, Nov 1-5. | January 2009 |
| Lowe, M, Sehlinger, T, La Peyre, M, Soniat, T. 2016 Environmental Drivers of Eastern Oyster Population Dynamics in Louisiana: what can “biggish” data tell us? Restore America's Estuaries. New Orleans, LA. Dec 2016. | December 2016 |
| Loh, Ai Ning, La Peyre, M.K. submitted as session topic. Ocean Pollution: The Gulf of Mexico as a case study. ASLO, 2014. | April 2014 |
| Logarbo JR, Rossi R, La Peyre MK, Roberts BJ. 2020. Examining potential drivers of gulf ribbed mussel distribution in southeast Louisiana. Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting, Nov 16-18, 2020. | November 2020 |
| Logarbo J, Rossi R, La Peyre MK, Roberts BJ. 2019. Enhancing living shoreline restoration practices using native ecosystem engineers: Geukensia granosissima and Spartina alterniflora. CERF Meeting, Nov 8-12, 2019, Mobile, AL. | November 2019 |
| Liner S., Roberts B., La Peyre M. 2023. Can gulf ribbed mussels augment coastal restoration project sin a world of climate change? State of the Coast. June 2023. New Orleans, LA. ORAL | June 2023 |
| Liner S, Lavaud R, La Peyre J, La Peyre MK, Roberts B. Tolerance of the gulf ribbed mussel to chronic and acute thermal stress. GERS 2022 Biennial Meeting, Gulfport MS | October 2022 |
| LeBlanc, SC, Rossi R, Roberts BJ, La Peyre MK. 2020. Development and sustainability of ecosystem services for restored oyster reefs in Louisiana. Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting, Nov 16-18, 2020. | November 2020 |
| Lavaud, R., M. La Peyre, C. Bacher, s. Casas Liste, J. La Peyre. 2015 Quantifying physiological response of eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, to regional environmental variability using the Dynamic Energy Budget Theory . National Shellfisheries Association 103rd Annual Meeting. Monterey CA | March 2015 |
| Lavaud, R., M. La Peyre, C. Bacher, J. La Peyre. 2015. How to include the effect of salinity on the physiological response of eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in a Dynamic Energy Budget Model? 2015 Dynamic Energy Budget Symposium, April 26-28, Marseille, France | April 2015 |
| Lavaud, R., La Peyre, M., Justic, D., Wang, L., Bacher, C., La Peyre, J. Predicting potential growth of oysters in the Barataria Bay (Louisiana, USA) through a Dynamic Energy Budget model under scenarios of climate change and river management. State of the Coast, Louisiana, June 2016. | June 2016 |
| Lavaud, R., La Peyre, M, Justic, D., Wang, L, Bacher, C and La Peyre J. Predicting potential growth of oysters in the Barataria Bay (Louisiana, USA) using outputs from a hydrodynamic model under scenarios of climate change and river management. Abstract for International Society of Ecological Modeling Meeting, May 2016. | May 2016 |
| La Peyre, MK. 2016. Session Moderator. Abundance, distribution and ecosystem functions of submerged aquatic vegetation in coastal Louisiana. State of the Coast, June 2016, New Orleans, LA. | June 2016 |
| La Peyre, MK, Lowe, M., Hanke, M., Pollack, J. Understanding eastern oyster reef dynamics for improved restoration and management. Restore America's Estuaries. Dec. 12-16, New Orleans, LA. | December 2016 |
| La Peyre, MK, L. Schwarting. Spatial and temporal development of living shoreline oyster reefs in coastal Louisiana. National Shellfisheries Association Mtg. 2014 | March 2014 |
| La Peyre, MK, Hillmann ER, DeMarco, KE, Couvillion B, Brown S, Nyman JA. 2016. Potential impacts of changing environmental conditions on overall submerged aquatic vegetation resources: food and habitat availability for dependent fish and wildlife. SEAFWA, Baton Rouge, LA | October 2016 |
| La Peyre, M.K., A. Huprhies, S. Casas Liste and J. La Peyre. Temporal variation in development of ecological services in response to oyster reef restoration in Louisiana Benthic Ecology Meeting 42nd | March 2013 |
| La Peyre, M., Schwarting-Miller, L. and Miller., S. 2015. Suitability of oyster restoration reefs sites along the Louisiana Gulf coast: importance of multi-year and site data to understand factors affecting reef sustainability | November 2015 |
| La Peyre MK. 2019. Using conservation and restoration activities to understand foundation species - a tale of two biogenic habitats. CERF Meeting. Nov 8-12, 2019, Mobile, AL. | November 2019 |
| La Peyre MK, Wang H. Swam, L., Perez C., Sable S., Carter B. 2023. Evaluation and models for representing habitat and oysters in Louisiana. State of the Coast. June, New Orleans, LA. | June 2023 |
| La Peyre MK, Wang H, Sable S, Li B., Wu W., Bates M, Swam, L, Perez C, Couvillion B. 2023. Determining low salinity zones of intolerance based on salinity intensity and continuity thresholds for the easter oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Portland OR, Nov 12-16, 2023. | November 2023 |
| La Peyre MK, Schwarting Miller LS, Miller S., Melancon, E. 2016. Comparison of oyster populations, shoreline protection service and site characteristics at seven created fringing reefs in Louisiana: key parameters and responses to consider. Restore America's Estuaries. Dec 2016, New Orleans, LA | December 2016 |
| La Peyre MK, Aguilar D, Smith-Kyle, A. 2018. Filling a knowledge gap: using oyster ladders to understand the importance of inundation duration in successful living shorelines. State of the Coast, New Orleans, LA. May 30-June 1, 2018. | May 2018 |
| La Peyre MK, 2017. It all goes downstream: effects of altered riverine flow on an estuarine foundation species. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. September 2017 | September 2017 |
| Kim J, Casas S., La Peyre MK, La Peyre JF. Differential effects of low salinity and high temperature on diploid and triploid eastern oysters. Oyster South Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana. | February 2024 |
| Kassuba ZJ, Plumlee MA, Dance MA, La Peyre MK. 2024. Assessing oyster density on submerged structures using high-resolution acoustic imagery. Gulf Estuarine Research Society, Dec 1-5. | December 2024 |
| Jaegge A, La Peyre MK, Casas S, La Peyre J, Stauffer B. 2019. Restoration induced changes to phytoplankton communities: do cyanobacteria affect oyster feeding and selectivity? Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Mobile AL Nov 2-8, 2019. | November 2019 |
| Humphrey ML, Comba D, Baustian MM, Tarnecki A, Rikard S, Sanderson MP, Smith JL, La Peyre MK. 2024. Examining the effects of environmental conditions and phycotoxins on Crassostrea virginica within a northern Gulf of Mexico estuary. Gulf Estuarine Research Society Dec 1-5, 2024 | December 2024 |
| Honig, A., J. Supan, M. La Peyre. POPULATION ECOLOGY OF THE RIBBED MUSSEL, GEUKENSIA GRANOSSISSIMA, IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA. NSA March 2014. | March 2014 |
| Honig, A, J. Supan, M. La Peyre. SEASONAL GAMETOGENESIS OF THE RIBBED MUSSEL, GEUKENSIA GRANOSISSIMA. NSA March 2014 | March 2014 |
| Honig A, J. Supan, M. La Peyre. Recruitment, growth, mortality and density of the ribbed mussel in relation to salinity, vegetation density and flooding rate in southeastern Louisiana. Benthic Ecology 42nd Mtg. | March 2013 |
| Hongqing Wang1, Jim Chen2, Megan La Peyre1, 3, Jerome La Peyre3, Julie Anderson3, Kelin Hu2, Gary Decossas3, and Lindsay Schwarting3. 2014 Predicting the Impacts of River Diversion and Sea-level Rise on Eastern Oyster Growth and Production State of the Coast Conference, New Orleans, LA March 2014. | March 2014 |
| Hillmann, ER, V. Rivera-Monroy, MK La Peyre. 2016. Long-term carbon storage of submerged aquatic vegetation beds across the salinity zone within deltaic estuaries of the northern Gulf of Mexico. State of the Coast, June 1-3, 2016, New Orleans, LA. | June 2016 |
| Hillmann, ER, Rivera-Monroy, VH, La Peyre MK. 2016. Carbon sotrage in submerged aquatic vegetation beds across salinity gradients within coastal Louisiana deltaic estuaries. RAE Dec. 12-16, 2016. New Orleans, LA | December 2016 |
| Hillmann, E.R., V. Rivera Monroy, M.K. La Peyre. 2017. Estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation beds provide significant carbon storage in deltaic environments Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Meeting. Rhode Island. | November 2017 |
| Hillmann, E., Rivera-Monroy, V., La Peyre. M. 2017. Submerged aquatic vegetation habitat sequesters organic carbon. Louisiana Agriculture Magazine. Winter 2017. | October 2017 |
| Hillmann, E, DeMarco, K, La Peyre, M. 2015. Environmental drivers of seasonal variability in coastal marsh pond SAV communities along a salinity gradient in Barataria basin, Louisiana, U.S.A. State of the Coast, Louisiana. June 2016 | June 2016 |
| Hillmann, E, DeMarco, K, La Peyre, M. 2015. Predicted effects of climate change will change the spatial distribution of dominant SAV biomass resources in shallow, estuarine waters along the northern Gulf of Mexico. 6th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, November 1-4, 2015 | November 2015 |
| Henderson O, Robicheaux E, Kassuba Z, Plumlee JF, La Peyre MK. 2024. Tracking the co-benefits of oyster restoration and fisheries support at the largest estuarine living shoreline in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting, Dec 1-5, 2024. | December 2024 |
| Gayle, W., S. Casas, M. La Peyre and J. La Peyre. 2009. The combined effects of sub-optimal temperature and salinity on the viability of Perkinsus marinus, a protistan parasite of the eastern oyster Crassotrea virginica. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting, 101st Annual Meeting, March 19-25, Savannah, GA. | January 2009 |
| From Physics to Oysters: An Integrated Modeling Huang H, D Justic, K Xu, J La Peyre, M La Peyre. Study of the Potential Impacts of Future Large Sediment Diversions on Louisiana Eastern Oyster. Louisiana Fisheries Summit. New Orleans, LA | March 2016 |
| Dietl GP et al (28 authors). 2024. Integrating information from the past into oyster restoration. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. 2024. | March 2024 |
| Decossas, G., M. La Peyre. Influence of ENSO on Oyster Mortality in Selected Breton Sound Sites (1988-2011). NSA March 2014 | March 2014 |
| DeMarco, KE, Hillmann, E, Nyman JA, La Peyre MK. 2016. Changing coastal salinities will affect submerged aquatic vegetation resources in the northern Gulf of Mexico. LDWF Research Symposium. May 31, 2016. | May 2016 |
| DeMarco, KE, Hillmann, E and M La Peyre 2015. Changing coastal salinities will affect submerged aquatic vegetation resources in the northern Gulf of Mexico. CERF, Nov 8-12, 2015, Portland OR | November 2015 |
| DeMarco, KE, Hillmann ER, MK La Peyre. 2018. Submerged aquatic vegetation in Barataria Bay, Louisiana: seasonal and spatial patterns. State of the Coast, New Orleans, LA. May 30-June 1, 2018. | May 2018 |
| DeMarco, KE, Hillmann E, Brasher, M, La Peyre, M. 2015. Changes in coastal salinities will affect seed availability for waterfowl in submerged aquatic vegetation beds and coastal marshes in the northern Gulf of Mexico 6th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. November 1-4, 2015 | November 2015 |
| DeMarco, KE, Brown, S, Couvillion, B, La Peyre. MK. 2016. Drawing the map of submerged aquatic vegetation in the northern Gulf of Mexico: distribution patterns across salinity zones. Restore Americas Estuaries, New Orleans, LA Dec 12-16, 2016 | December 2016 |
| DeMarco, K., Hillmann, E., Brasher MG, and MK La Peyre. 2016. Variation in submerged aquatic vegetation and waterfowl food resources across a coastal salinity gradient in the northern Gulf of Mexico - impacts on habitat value. SWS international Meeting, Corpus Christ, Texas | June 2016 |
| DeMarco, K., Brown, S., Couvillion, B. and M La Peyre. 2017. How do you map what you can’t see? Submerged aquatic vegetation occurrence modeling in Louisiana. Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Meeting. November, Rhode Island | November 2017 |
| DeMarco, K, Osland, M., Couvillion, B. M. La Peyre. 2015. Drawing the map of submerged aquatic vegetation in the northern Gulf of Mexico: distribution and patterns of abundance across salinity zones State of the Coast Abstract. June 2016 | June 2016 |
| Davenport TM, DeMarco KE, La Peyre MK. Understanding the role of habitat distribution on the biodiversity of nekton. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Portland OR, Nov 12-16, 2023. | November 2023 |
| Davenport TM, DeMarco KE, Enwright NM, Midway SR, La Peyre MK. 2024. Structured habitat spatial distribution influences nekton species richness in two Louisiana coastal basins. American Fisheries Society Louisiana Chapter Meeting May 23-24, 2024. | April 2024 |
| Darnell, K., Carruthers, T., Biber, P., La Peyre, M, DeMarco, K and Hillmann, E. 2016. The nutrient status of submerged aquatic vegetation along a salinity gradient in Louisiana. State of the Coast, June 2016 | June 2016 |
| Coxe N, Casas S, La Peyre M, Kelly M, La Peyre J. 2022. Differential hypoxia tolerance in four Gulf of Mexico oyster populations. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Connecticut March 30-APril 2, 2022. | March 2022 |
| Comba D, Lavaud R, Casas S, La Peyre M, La Peyre J. 2022 How costly is it for oysters to osmoconform in constantly changing salinity? GERS 2022 Biennial Meeting. Gulfport, MS | October 2022 |
| Comba D, La Peyre M, Baustian M, Raabe J, Stauffer B, Rock T, Inselman R, Robinson E, Roberts B, Plaisance S, Morrison W. 2023. A multi-factor approach to understanding oyster success in Louisiana estuaries. Louisiana Fisheries Forward Summit. POSTER. New Orleans, LA | March 2023 |
| Comba D, La Peyre M, Baustian M, Raabe J, Stauffer B, Rock T, Inselman R, Robinson E, Roberts B, Plaisance S, Morrision W. 2023. A multi-factor approach to understanding oyster success in Louisiana etuaries. State of the Coast. New Orleans LA 2023. | June 2023 |
| Comba D, Baustian M, Capps M, Casas S, Inselmann R, Morrison W, Plaisance S, Rikard S, Roberts B, Robinson E, Stauffer B, Tarnecki A, La Peyre J, La Peyre MK. 2023. Effects of interactions between phytoplankton, salinity and temperature on oysters in three Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. Portland OR, Nov 12-16, 2023. | November 2023 |
| Carruthers, T., M. La Peyre, K. Darnell, M. Baustian. 2015. Understanding Gulf Coast estuarine and deltaic benthic ecology for restoration. Session Proposal, CERF Conference, Portland, OR. | November 2015 |
| Carruthers, T, +12. 2018. Potential benefits to wave attenuation, sediment processes, and SAV habitat from terrace restoration (SHREDS). National Conference for Ecosystem Restoration, New Orleans, LA. Aug 26-30, 2018. | August 2018 |
| Campanino FM, La Peyre MK, Archer SK, Glaspie CN, Tupitza, JC. 2022. Are biodiversity and functional groups of oyster reef-associated benthic organisms sampled equally with habitat trays and suction sampling? | October 2022 |
| Bernasconi, S., Lavaud, R., La Peyre, M., La Peyre, J. 2016. Eastern oysters’ physiological responses to acute and chronic exposure to suspended sediments. State of the Coast, Louisiana, June 2016. | June 2016 |
| Bernasconi, S, Lavaud R, La Peyre M, La Peyre J. 2016 Eastern oysters’ physiological responses to acute and chronic exposure to suspended sediments. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Research Symposium. Baton Rouge, LA. May 31, 2016. | May 2016 |
| Bates M, Kinney S, Midway S, La Peyre M. 2023. Benthic tray sampling and electrofishing capture different nekton assemblages at an estuarine oyster reef. Southern Division American FIsheries Society Meeting. February 2023. POSTER | February 2023 |
| Bates M, Kinney S, La Peyre MK. 2022. Benthic trays and electrofisher capture different changes in nekton assemblages as restored reef complexity changes. GERS 2022 Biennial Meeting. Gulfport MS | October 2022 |
| Bacher, C., M. La Peyre, J. La Peyre ORAL National Shellfisheries Association Meeting 2014 Assessing the effect of environmental drivers on the oyster Crassostrea virginica using a Dynamic Energy Budget model. National Shellfisheries Association mtg March 2014 | March 2014 |
| Angelle Anderson and M. La Peyre. 2009. Evaluating the use of 13C and 15N to detect differences in habitat specific trophic support of estuarine-dependent nekton in southwest Louisiana. Estuarine Research Federation Meeting. Portland, OR, Nov 1-5 | November 2009 |
| Aguilar, D., Pollack, J., MK La Peyre, B. Lebreton. 2018. A meta-analysis of oysters and organic matter sources in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico using stable isotopes. GERS meeting. Nov. 2018. Galveston, TX | November 2018 |
| La Peyre, M., J. Furlong, L. Brown, B. Piazza, K. Brown. Oyster reef restoration in the northern Gulf of Mexico: extent, methods and outcomes. CERF Meeting 2013. | November 2013 |
| Brown, L., Furlong, J., K. Brown, M. La peyreOyster reef restoration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: effect of material and age on nekton and benthic marcoinvertebrate assemblages. ABSTRACT. CERF Meeting NOv 2013 | November 2015 |
| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
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| Watson, Amanda, Reece, Joshua, Tirpak, B.E., Edwards, C.K., Geselbracht, Laura, Woodrey, Mark, La Peyre, M.K., and Dalyander, P.S., 2017, Data for Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7BC3WR8. | January 2017 |
| Watson, A., J. Reece, B.E. Tirpak, C.K. Edwards, L. Geselbracht, M. Woodrey, M. LaPeyre, and P.S. Dalyander. 2015. The Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment: Mangrove, Tidal Emergent Marsh, Barrier Islands, and Oyster Reef. 132 p. Available from: http://gulfcoastprairielcc.org/science/science-projects/gulf-coast-vulnerability-assessment/ | December 2016 |
| Wang H, Enwright NM, Soniat M, Hermann JE, La PEyre MK, Kim SC, Bunch B, Stelly SJ, Dalyander PS, Mickey RC. 2020. Chapter B. Oyster Habitat Suitability Modeling for the Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment at Dauphin Island. IP-113347 | January 2020 |
| Wang H, Enwright NM, Darnell KM, La Peyre MK, Cebrian J, Kim SC, Bunch B, Stelly SJ, Couvillion BR, Dalyander PS, MIckey RC, Segura M. 2020. Chapter C. Seagrass Habitat Suitability Modeling for the Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment at Dauphin Island. IP-113355 | January 2020 |
| Taylor, C., La Peyre MK, Sable S, Kiskaddon E, Baustian M. 2020. Gear Comparison Study for sampling nekton in Barataria Basin Marshes. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Report. 61 pp. Coastal Inventory and Monitoring System, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana. https://cims.coastal.louisiana.gov/DocLibrary/DocumentSearch.aspx?Root=0&Folder=0 | April 2020 |
| Piazza, B.P. and M.K. La Peyre. 2009. The impacts of freshwater diversion projects on non-fishery aquatic organisms: development of nekton indicators. Report submitted to the US FWS, adminstered by LDWF for the State wildlife Grant Program,.. 180pp. | May 2009 |
| Nyman, J.A., C. Bush, A. Caldwell and M. K. La Peyre. 2002. Effectiveness of terraces in restoring marsh at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana. Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. August 2002. | August 2002 |
| Lavaud R, La Peyre MK, Couvillion B, Brown V, Pollack JB, Palmer T, Keim B. 2023. Eastern oyster Dynamic Energy Budget model outputs under current (2014-2020) and projected (2041-2050) temperature and salinity conditions in Texas and Louisiana estuaries and along northern GUlf of Mexico coast: U.S. Geological Survey data releases, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YS78DY. | September 2023 |
| La Peyre, MK. 2015. Final Summary to the South Central Climate Science Center for Occurrence and variation in submersed aquatic vegetation along the northern Gulf of Mexico: a hierarchical approach to assess impacts of environmental change on SAV resources. 2012-2015. | November 2015 |
| La Peyre, M.K., Schwarting, Lindsay, and Miller, Shea, 2013, Preliminary assessment of bioengineered fringing shoreline reefs in Grand Isle and Breton Sound, Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1040, 34 p. | December 2012 |
| La Peyre, M.K., Schwarting, Lindsay, and Miller, Shea, 2013, Baseline data for evaluating development trajectory and provision of ecosystem services of created fringing oyster reefs in Vermilion Bay, Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1053, 43 p. | December 2012 |
| La Peyre, M.K. and B.P. Piazza. 2005. Impact and magnitude and timing of freshwater flow on nekton productivity, diversity, and community assemblage downstream of the Caernarvon freshwater diversion structure, Breton Sound, Louisiana - Year Two Report. Louisiana Governor's Applied Coastal Research and Development Program. | October 2006 |
| La Peyre, M.K. and B.P. Piazza. 2005. Impact and magnitude and timing of freshwater flow on nekton productivity, diversity, and community assemblage downstream of the Caernarvon freshwater diversion structure, Breton Sound, Louisiana - Year One Report. Louisiana Governor's Applied Coastal Research and Development Program. | September 2005 |
| La Peyre, M., DeMarco, K., and Hillmann, E., 2017, Submerged aquatic vegetation and environmental data for coastal areas from Texas through Alabama, 2013-2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7GH9G44. | May 2017 |
| La Peyre, M., B. Gossman and B. Piazza. 2006. Short and long-term effects of thin layer deposition of dredged material on marsh health (marsh accretion and vegetation health): Year 1 Report submitted to National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Habitat Restoration. 67 pp. | July 2006 |
| La Peyre MK, Marshall DA, Sable S. 2020. Oyster model inventory: identifying critical data and modeling approaches to support restoration of oyster reefs in U.S. coastal Gulf of Mexico waters. Excel tables, gis maps, report | November 2020 |
| Hillmann, E., and La Peyre, M., 2017, Sediment carbon, submerged aquatic vegetation and environmental variables in deltaic southeast Louisiana (2015-2016): U.S. Geological Survey data release,https://doi.org/10.5066/F7QZ2853. | May 2017 |
| Hillmann, E., DeMarco, K., and La Peyre, M., 2017, Submerged aquatic vegetation and environmental data along a salinity gradient in Barataria Bay, Louisiana (2015): U.S. Geological Survey Data Release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7M61HG4. | May 2017 |
| Fox, David M., Philip C. Stouffer, D. Allen RUtherford, W.E. Kelso, Megan La Peyre and Raynie Bambarger. 2007. Impacts of a freshwater diversion on wildlife and fishes in the Maurepas Swamp. Prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6; Agreement #DW-14-95045601-1; Work Order 79. 152 pp. | April 2007 |
| DeMarco, KD, Couvillion B, La Peyre MK. 2019. Modeling Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) likelihood of occurrence in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve under present conditions and proposed restoration. doi:10.5066/P9ICTL2V (IP: 108722) | May 2019 |
| DeMarco, K., Hillmann, E., and La Peyre, M., 2017, Seed biomass from shallow coastal water areas from Texas through Alabama, 2013-2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release,https://doi.org/10.5066/F7Z899WV. | May 2017 |
| DeMarco, K., Hillmann, E., and La Peyre, M., 2017, Seed biomass from shallow coastal water areas along a salinity gradient in Barataria Bay, Louisiana (2015): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7TH8K5J. | May 2017 |
| Davenport TM, Comba DA, Dalyander PS, Enwright NM, Palmsten ML, Steyer GD, La Peyre MK. In Review. Cumulative effects assessment on restoration programs: a framework to assess achievement of regional and programmatic goals. Cooperator Science Series Report. | July 2024 |
| Type | Citation | Publication Date |
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| Data Release | Davenport, T.M., Comba, D.A., La Peyre, M.K., Enwright, N.M., Dalyander, P.S., Palmsten, M.L., Han, M., Williams, S.C., Kleinman, J.S., Steyer, G.D., and Hemming, J.M., 2024, Information supporting a cumulative effects assessment of restoration in barrier island and shoreline systems of the north central Gulf of Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JQ07OH. | September 2023 |
| Data Release | Davenport, T.M., Comba, D.A., La Peyre, M.K., Enwright, N.M., Dalyander, P.S., Palmsten, M.L., Han, M., Williams, S.C., Kleinman, J.S., Steyer, G.D., and Hemming, J.M., 2024, Information supporting a cumulative effects assessment of restoration in barrier island and shoreline systems of the north central Gulf of Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JQ07OH. | April 2024 |