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
The Response of Coastal Wetlands to Sea-level Rise: Understanding how Macroscale Drivers Influence Local Processes and Feedbacks
Impacts of coastal and watershed changes on upper estuaries: causes and implications of wetland ecosystem transitions along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
Understanding Impacts of Sea-Level Rise and Land Management on Critical Coastal Marsh Habitat
Creating a System-Wide Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP) for Coastal Louisiana
Identification of Hydrologic Controls on Coastal Spartina patens Marshes and Optimal Hydrological Conditions for Sustainable Mottled Duck Habitat
Climate Change Effects on Coastal Marsh Foundation Species
RESTORE Science: Inventory of Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Indicators Using an Ecological Resilience Framework
Factors Controlling Resilience and Resistance of Coastal Salt Marshes to Sudden Marsh Dieback
Restoration of Climate Change-Induced Retreat of Tidally Influenced Freshwater Forested Wetlands
Influence of Sea-Level Rise on Wetland Vegetation Community Structure, Primary Productivity, Organic Matter Decomposition and Carbon Storage
Modeling soil pore water salinity response to drought in tidal freshwater forested wetlands
Rapid peat development beneath maturing mangrove forests: quantifying ecosystem changes along a 25-year chronosequence of created coastal wetlands
Local and landscape-scale data describing patterns of coastal wetland loss in the Texas Chenier Plain, U.S.A.
Salt marsh phenology and sexual reproductive characteristics at reference and restored sites in Louisiana, USA (2016)
Salt marsh carbon dynamics under altered hydrologic regimes and elevated CO2 conditions, Louisiana, USA (2014-2015)
Early growth interactions between a mangrove and an herbaceous salt marsh species are not affected by elevated CO2 or drought, Louisiana saltmarsh, 2015
Primary production across a coastal wetland landscape in Louisiana, U.S.A. (2012-2014)
Organic matter decomposition across a coastal wetland landscape in Louisiana, U.S.A. (2014-2015)
Elevation change along a coastal wetland landscape gradient from tidal freshwater forested wetland to oligohaline marsh in the Southeastern U.S.A. (2009-2014)
Linear and nonlinear effects of temperature and precipitation on ecosystem properties in tidal saline wetlands
Organic matter decomposition along coastal wetland landscape gradient from tidal freshwater forested wetland to oligohaline marsh in Southeastern U.S.A. (2010-2011)
Vegetation, soil, and landscape data
Potential for carbon and nitrogen sequestration by restoring tidal connectivity and enhancing soil surface elevations in denuded and degraded south Florida mangrove ecosystems
Preface to book: Wetland carbon and environmental management
Carbon fluxes and potential soil accumulation within Greater Everglades cypress and pine forested wetlands
Summary of wetland carbon and environmental management: Path forward
Modeling the impacts of hydrology and management on carbon balance at the Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia and North Carolina, USA
Carbon flux, storage, and wildlife co-benefits in a restoring estuary
The importance of wetland carbon dynamics to society: Insight from the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Science Report
Ecosystem service co-benefits provided through wetland carbon management
Tradeoffs in habitat value to maximize natural resource benefits from coastal restoration in a rapidly eroding wetland: Is monitoring land area sufficient?
Extreme precipitation and flooding contribute to sudden vegetation dieback in a coastal salt marsh
Belowground productivity varies by assessment technique, vegetation type, and nutrient availability in tidal freshwater forested wetlands transitioning to marsh
Long-term carbon sinks in marsh soils of coastal Louisiana are at risk to wetland loss
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
The Response of Coastal Wetlands to Sea-level Rise: Understanding how Macroscale Drivers Influence Local Processes and Feedbacks
Impacts of coastal and watershed changes on upper estuaries: causes and implications of wetland ecosystem transitions along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
Understanding Impacts of Sea-Level Rise and Land Management on Critical Coastal Marsh Habitat
Creating a System-Wide Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP) for Coastal Louisiana
Identification of Hydrologic Controls on Coastal Spartina patens Marshes and Optimal Hydrological Conditions for Sustainable Mottled Duck Habitat
Climate Change Effects on Coastal Marsh Foundation Species
RESTORE Science: Inventory of Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Indicators Using an Ecological Resilience Framework
Factors Controlling Resilience and Resistance of Coastal Salt Marshes to Sudden Marsh Dieback
Restoration of Climate Change-Induced Retreat of Tidally Influenced Freshwater Forested Wetlands
Influence of Sea-Level Rise on Wetland Vegetation Community Structure, Primary Productivity, Organic Matter Decomposition and Carbon Storage
Modeling soil pore water salinity response to drought in tidal freshwater forested wetlands
Rapid peat development beneath maturing mangrove forests: quantifying ecosystem changes along a 25-year chronosequence of created coastal wetlands
Local and landscape-scale data describing patterns of coastal wetland loss in the Texas Chenier Plain, U.S.A.
Salt marsh phenology and sexual reproductive characteristics at reference and restored sites in Louisiana, USA (2016)
Salt marsh carbon dynamics under altered hydrologic regimes and elevated CO2 conditions, Louisiana, USA (2014-2015)
Early growth interactions between a mangrove and an herbaceous salt marsh species are not affected by elevated CO2 or drought, Louisiana saltmarsh, 2015
Primary production across a coastal wetland landscape in Louisiana, U.S.A. (2012-2014)
Organic matter decomposition across a coastal wetland landscape in Louisiana, U.S.A. (2014-2015)
Elevation change along a coastal wetland landscape gradient from tidal freshwater forested wetland to oligohaline marsh in the Southeastern U.S.A. (2009-2014)
Linear and nonlinear effects of temperature and precipitation on ecosystem properties in tidal saline wetlands
Organic matter decomposition along coastal wetland landscape gradient from tidal freshwater forested wetland to oligohaline marsh in Southeastern U.S.A. (2010-2011)
Vegetation, soil, and landscape data
Potential for carbon and nitrogen sequestration by restoring tidal connectivity and enhancing soil surface elevations in denuded and degraded south Florida mangrove ecosystems
Preface to book: Wetland carbon and environmental management
Carbon fluxes and potential soil accumulation within Greater Everglades cypress and pine forested wetlands
Summary of wetland carbon and environmental management: Path forward
Modeling the impacts of hydrology and management on carbon balance at the Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia and North Carolina, USA
Carbon flux, storage, and wildlife co-benefits in a restoring estuary
The importance of wetland carbon dynamics to society: Insight from the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Science Report
Ecosystem service co-benefits provided through wetland carbon management
Tradeoffs in habitat value to maximize natural resource benefits from coastal restoration in a rapidly eroding wetland: Is monitoring land area sufficient?
Extreme precipitation and flooding contribute to sudden vegetation dieback in a coastal salt marsh
Belowground productivity varies by assessment technique, vegetation type, and nutrient availability in tidal freshwater forested wetlands transitioning to marsh
Long-term carbon sinks in marsh soils of coastal Louisiana are at risk to wetland loss
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.