Megan La Peyre, PhD (Former Employee)
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Living on the edge: Multi-scale analyses of bird habitat use in coastal marshes of Barataria Basin, Louisiana, USA Living on the edge: Multi-scale analyses of bird habitat use in coastal marshes of Barataria Basin, Louisiana, USA
Coastal marsh loss, combined with expected sea-level rise, will cause inundation and extensive shifts to vegetation and salinity regimes that may affect the bird species dependent on coastal ecosystems worldwide. Within coastal marsh habitats, birds provide key targets for coastal management goals. However, limited information on bird-habitat relationships within coastal marshes inhibits...
Authors
Brett Patton, J. A. Nyman, Megan K. La Peyre
Using reproductive potential to assess oyster population sustainability Using reproductive potential to assess oyster population sustainability
Ensuring that oysters remain sustainable in the face of significant coastal restoration activities, high local subsidence rates, and predicted sea-level rise requires a deeper understanding of basic population demographics, including reproductive potential. We quantified fecundity (eggs ind−1) of oysters at high- and low-salinity sites during a fall and spring spawn season. We assessed...
Authors
Danielle A. Marshall, Samuel C. Moore, Malinda Sutor, Jerome F. La Peyre, Megan La Peyre
Gear comparison study for sampling nekton in Barataria Basin marshes Gear comparison study for sampling nekton in Barataria Basin marshes
This project was funded by the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) to support decisions related to investments in long-term monitoring. The LA TIG seeks to ensure long-term monitoring informs coastal restoration activities with the goal of sustaining and improving fisheries impacted by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill. The project objective was to compare nekton catch...
Authors
Caleb Taylor, Megan K. La Peyre, Shaye Sable, Erin P. Kiskaddon, Melissa M. Baustian
Understanding nekton use of estuarine habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Guidebook for natural resource managers and restoration practitioners Understanding nekton use of estuarine habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Guidebook for natural resource managers and restoration practitioners
Without a comprehensive understanding of nekton use of key habitats across locations, natural resource managers and restoration practitioners in the northern Gulf of Mexico region lack a key tool to assist in their efforts to design, implement, and monitor effective coastal restoration and protection efforts in the decades to come. To address this need, Abt helped conduct a systematic...
Authors
T. A. Hollweg, M. C. Christman, K. Sauby, J. Cebrian, Megan La Peyre
Estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation habitat provides organic carbon storage across a shifting landscape Estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation habitat provides organic carbon storage across a shifting landscape
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) thrives across the estuarine salinity gradient providing valuable ecosystem services. Within the saline portion of estuaries, seagrass areas are frequently cited as hotspots for their role in capturing and retaining organic carbon (Corg). Non-seagrass SAV, located in the fresh to brackish estuarine areas, may also retain significant soil Corg, yet their...
Authors
E. R. Hillman, V. H. Rivera-Monroy, A. J. Nyman, Megan K. La Peyre
Eastern oyster clearance and respiration rates in response to acute and chronic exposure to suspended sediment loads Eastern oyster clearance and respiration rates in response to acute and chronic exposure to suspended sediment loads
Coastal Louisiana supports some of the most productive areas for the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Changing conditions from restoration and climate change alter freshwater and sediment inflows into critical estuarine areas affecting water quality, including salinity and concentrations of suspended sediment. This study examined the effects of acute (1 h) and chronic (8 weeks)...
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Megan K. La Peyre, S. K. Bernasconi, R. Lavaud, S. M. Casas, J. F. La Peyre
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 94
Living on the edge: Multi-scale analyses of bird habitat use in coastal marshes of Barataria Basin, Louisiana, USA Living on the edge: Multi-scale analyses of bird habitat use in coastal marshes of Barataria Basin, Louisiana, USA
Coastal marsh loss, combined with expected sea-level rise, will cause inundation and extensive shifts to vegetation and salinity regimes that may affect the bird species dependent on coastal ecosystems worldwide. Within coastal marsh habitats, birds provide key targets for coastal management goals. However, limited information on bird-habitat relationships within coastal marshes inhibits...
Authors
Brett Patton, J. A. Nyman, Megan K. La Peyre
Using reproductive potential to assess oyster population sustainability Using reproductive potential to assess oyster population sustainability
Ensuring that oysters remain sustainable in the face of significant coastal restoration activities, high local subsidence rates, and predicted sea-level rise requires a deeper understanding of basic population demographics, including reproductive potential. We quantified fecundity (eggs ind−1) of oysters at high- and low-salinity sites during a fall and spring spawn season. We assessed...
Authors
Danielle A. Marshall, Samuel C. Moore, Malinda Sutor, Jerome F. La Peyre, Megan La Peyre
Gear comparison study for sampling nekton in Barataria Basin marshes Gear comparison study for sampling nekton in Barataria Basin marshes
This project was funded by the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) to support decisions related to investments in long-term monitoring. The LA TIG seeks to ensure long-term monitoring informs coastal restoration activities with the goal of sustaining and improving fisheries impacted by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill. The project objective was to compare nekton catch...
Authors
Caleb Taylor, Megan K. La Peyre, Shaye Sable, Erin P. Kiskaddon, Melissa M. Baustian
Understanding nekton use of estuarine habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Guidebook for natural resource managers and restoration practitioners Understanding nekton use of estuarine habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Guidebook for natural resource managers and restoration practitioners
Without a comprehensive understanding of nekton use of key habitats across locations, natural resource managers and restoration practitioners in the northern Gulf of Mexico region lack a key tool to assist in their efforts to design, implement, and monitor effective coastal restoration and protection efforts in the decades to come. To address this need, Abt helped conduct a systematic...
Authors
T. A. Hollweg, M. C. Christman, K. Sauby, J. Cebrian, Megan La Peyre
Estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation habitat provides organic carbon storage across a shifting landscape Estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation habitat provides organic carbon storage across a shifting landscape
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) thrives across the estuarine salinity gradient providing valuable ecosystem services. Within the saline portion of estuaries, seagrass areas are frequently cited as hotspots for their role in capturing and retaining organic carbon (Corg). Non-seagrass SAV, located in the fresh to brackish estuarine areas, may also retain significant soil Corg, yet their...
Authors
E. R. Hillman, V. H. Rivera-Monroy, A. J. Nyman, Megan K. La Peyre
Eastern oyster clearance and respiration rates in response to acute and chronic exposure to suspended sediment loads Eastern oyster clearance and respiration rates in response to acute and chronic exposure to suspended sediment loads
Coastal Louisiana supports some of the most productive areas for the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Changing conditions from restoration and climate change alter freshwater and sediment inflows into critical estuarine areas affecting water quality, including salinity and concentrations of suspended sediment. This study examined the effects of acute (1 h) and chronic (8 weeks)...
Authors
Megan K. La Peyre, S. K. Bernasconi, R. Lavaud, S. M. Casas, J. F. La Peyre