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
Macroclimatic change expected to transform coastal wetland ecosystems this century
Climatic controls on the global distribution, abundance, and species richness of mangrove forests
Determining the spatial variability of wetland soil bulk density, organic matter, and the conversion factor between organic matter and organic carbon across coastal Louisiana, U.S.A.
Marine ecoregion and Deepwater Horizon oil spill affect recruitment and population structure of a salt marsh snail
A landscape-scale assessment of above- and belowground primary production in coastal wetlands: Implications for climate change-induced community shifts
Processes contributing to resilience of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise
Tidal saline wetland regeneration of sentinel vegetation types in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An overview
Beyond just sea-level rise: Considering macroclimatic drivers within coastal wetland vulnerability assessments to climate change
Sediment accretion in tidal freshwater forests and oligohaline marshes of the Waccamaw and Savannah Rivers, USA
Freshwater availability and coastal wetland foundation species: ecological transitions along a rainfall gradient
Submergence Vulnerability Index development and application to Coastwide Reference Monitoring System Sites and Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act projects
Ecosystem development after mangrove wetland creation: plant-soil change across a 20-year chronosequence
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
Macroclimatic change expected to transform coastal wetland ecosystems this century
Climatic controls on the global distribution, abundance, and species richness of mangrove forests
Determining the spatial variability of wetland soil bulk density, organic matter, and the conversion factor between organic matter and organic carbon across coastal Louisiana, U.S.A.
Marine ecoregion and Deepwater Horizon oil spill affect recruitment and population structure of a salt marsh snail
A landscape-scale assessment of above- and belowground primary production in coastal wetlands: Implications for climate change-induced community shifts
Processes contributing to resilience of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise
Tidal saline wetland regeneration of sentinel vegetation types in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An overview
Beyond just sea-level rise: Considering macroclimatic drivers within coastal wetland vulnerability assessments to climate change
Sediment accretion in tidal freshwater forests and oligohaline marshes of the Waccamaw and Savannah Rivers, USA
Freshwater availability and coastal wetland foundation species: ecological transitions along a rainfall gradient
Submergence Vulnerability Index development and application to Coastwide Reference Monitoring System Sites and Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act projects
Ecosystem development after mangrove wetland creation: plant-soil change across a 20-year chronosequence
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.