Camille LaFosse Stagg, Ph.D.
Camille Stagg is a Research Ecologist at the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Camille's research focuses on how ecosystem functions, such as elevation change, carbon cycling, and resilience, are affected by global stressors. Her goal is to understand how these processes respond to changing conditions, including rising sea levels, elevated atmospheric CO2, and land use change, to provide guidance for management and restoration of these dynamic ecosystems.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, 2009
M.S., Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University, 2004
B.S., Biology, Christian Brothers University, 2002
Science and Products
Barriers and Opportunities for Landward Migration of Coastal Wetlands along Texas' Upper and Middle Coast
Climate Change Effects on Coastal Marsh Foundation Species
Coastal Wetland Vulnerability to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: Understanding Ecological Thresholds and Ecosystem Transformations
Habitat Vulnerability to Climate Change: Identifying Climate Change Induced Mass Mortality Events Across Large Landscapes of the United States
Quantifying Restoration Impacts of Wetland Ecosystem Health and Carbon Export
Creating a System-Wide Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP) for Coastal Louisiana
Influence of Sea-Level Rise on Wetland Vegetation Community Structure, Primary Productivity, Organic Matter Decomposition and Carbon Storage
Factors Controlling Resilience and Resistance of Coastal Salt Marshes to Sudden Marsh Dieback
Decision Support for Managers Restoring Texas Coastal Marshes with Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Carbon Storage and Fluxes on Department of Defense Installations
Decision Support Tool to Assess the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Restoring Wetlands within National Park Service Lands
Developing a Decision Support Tool to Assess Carbon Sequestration on Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Wetland Reserve Easements in Kentucky and Tennessee
Bibliography of U.S. Geological Survey Contributions to Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Science
Wetland transformations for three relative sea-level rise scenarios along the middle and upper Texas Coast, wetland current condition map and wetland transformation maps by decade, sea-level rise scenario, and coastal wetland drowning threshold
Biomass Carbon Stock and Net Primary Productivity in Tidal Herbaceous Wetlands of the Conterminous United States
Plant, soil, and microbial characteristics of marsh collapse in Mississippi River Deltaic wetlands
High resolution water quality and dissolved carbon data from a coastal Louisiana salt marsh from 2019 to 2022
Mangrove damage along northern Gulf of Mexico from extreme freeze event on February 2021
Cone penetrometer and elevation measurement data of coastal wetland plant states for resilience quantification, Louisiana, USA (2019)
Harmonizing wetland soil organic carbon datasets to improve spatial representation of 2011 soil carbon stocks in the conterminous United States
Modeling impacts of drought-induced salinity intrusion on carbon fluxes and storage in tidal freshwater forested wetlands
Spatiotemporal dynamics of soil carbon following coastal wetland loss at a Louisiana coastal salt marsh in the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain in 2019
Above- and belowground biomass production, decomposition, and wetland elevation change in transitional coastal wetland communities exposed to elevated CO2 and sediment deposition: a mesocosm study from 2012 to 2014
Coastal wetland vegetation and elevation data characterizing a Sudden Vegetation Dieback event in San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in 2019
Ecological thresholds and transformations due to climate change: The role of abiotic stress
A synthesis of freshwater forested wetland soil organic carbon storage
When and where can coastal wetland restoration increase carbon sequestration as a natural climate solution?
Vegetation loss following vertical drowning of Mississippi River deltaic wetlands leads to faster microbial decomposition and decreases in soil carbon
Accelerating elevation gain indicates land loss associated with erosion in Mississippi River Deltaic Plain tidal wetlands
Preparing for future changes: Louisiana's Coast
Elevated temperature and nutrients lead to increased N2O emissions from salt marsh soils from cold and warm climates
Practical guide to measuring wetland carbon pools and fluxes
Integrating remote sensing with ground-based observations to quantify the effects of an extreme freeze event on black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) at the landscape scale
Above- and belowground biomass carbon stock and net primary productivity maps for tidal herbaceous marshes of the United States
Characterization of vegetated and ponded wetlands with implications towards coastal wetland marsh collapse
Understanding impacts of sea-level rise and land management on critical coastal marsh habitat
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Barriers and Opportunities for Landward Migration of Coastal Wetlands along Texas' Upper and Middle Coast
Climate Change Effects on Coastal Marsh Foundation Species
Coastal Wetland Vulnerability to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: Understanding Ecological Thresholds and Ecosystem Transformations
Habitat Vulnerability to Climate Change: Identifying Climate Change Induced Mass Mortality Events Across Large Landscapes of the United States
Quantifying Restoration Impacts of Wetland Ecosystem Health and Carbon Export
Creating a System-Wide Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP) for Coastal Louisiana
Influence of Sea-Level Rise on Wetland Vegetation Community Structure, Primary Productivity, Organic Matter Decomposition and Carbon Storage
Factors Controlling Resilience and Resistance of Coastal Salt Marshes to Sudden Marsh Dieback
Decision Support for Managers Restoring Texas Coastal Marshes with Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
Carbon Storage and Fluxes on Department of Defense Installations
Decision Support Tool to Assess the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Restoring Wetlands within National Park Service Lands
Developing a Decision Support Tool to Assess Carbon Sequestration on Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Wetland Reserve Easements in Kentucky and Tennessee
Bibliography of U.S. Geological Survey Contributions to Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Science
Wetland transformations for three relative sea-level rise scenarios along the middle and upper Texas Coast, wetland current condition map and wetland transformation maps by decade, sea-level rise scenario, and coastal wetland drowning threshold
Biomass Carbon Stock and Net Primary Productivity in Tidal Herbaceous Wetlands of the Conterminous United States
Plant, soil, and microbial characteristics of marsh collapse in Mississippi River Deltaic wetlands
High resolution water quality and dissolved carbon data from a coastal Louisiana salt marsh from 2019 to 2022
Mangrove damage along northern Gulf of Mexico from extreme freeze event on February 2021
Cone penetrometer and elevation measurement data of coastal wetland plant states for resilience quantification, Louisiana, USA (2019)
Harmonizing wetland soil organic carbon datasets to improve spatial representation of 2011 soil carbon stocks in the conterminous United States
Modeling impacts of drought-induced salinity intrusion on carbon fluxes and storage in tidal freshwater forested wetlands
Spatiotemporal dynamics of soil carbon following coastal wetland loss at a Louisiana coastal salt marsh in the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain in 2019
Above- and belowground biomass production, decomposition, and wetland elevation change in transitional coastal wetland communities exposed to elevated CO2 and sediment deposition: a mesocosm study from 2012 to 2014
Coastal wetland vegetation and elevation data characterizing a Sudden Vegetation Dieback event in San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in 2019
Ecological thresholds and transformations due to climate change: The role of abiotic stress
A synthesis of freshwater forested wetland soil organic carbon storage
When and where can coastal wetland restoration increase carbon sequestration as a natural climate solution?
Vegetation loss following vertical drowning of Mississippi River deltaic wetlands leads to faster microbial decomposition and decreases in soil carbon
Accelerating elevation gain indicates land loss associated with erosion in Mississippi River Deltaic Plain tidal wetlands
Preparing for future changes: Louisiana's Coast
Elevated temperature and nutrients lead to increased N2O emissions from salt marsh soils from cold and warm climates
Practical guide to measuring wetland carbon pools and fluxes
Integrating remote sensing with ground-based observations to quantify the effects of an extreme freeze event on black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) at the landscape scale
Above- and belowground biomass carbon stock and net primary productivity maps for tidal herbaceous marshes of the United States
Characterization of vegetated and ponded wetlands with implications towards coastal wetland marsh collapse
Understanding impacts of sea-level rise and land management on critical coastal marsh habitat
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.