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List of works by Megan La Peyre

A Modeling Study of the Impacts of Mississippi River Diversion and Sea-Level Rise on Water Quality of a Deltaic Estuary

scientific article published on 05 December 2016

A Shell-Neutral Modeling Approach Yields Sustainable Oyster Harvest Estimates: A Retrospective Analysis of the Louisiana State Primary Seed Grounds

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Analysis of Environmental Factors Influencing Salinity Patterns, Oyster Growth, and Mortality in Lower Breton Sound Estuary, Louisiana, Using 20 Years of Data

Assessing shoreline exposure and oyster habitat suitability maximizes potential success for sustainable shoreline protection using restored oyster reefs

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Defining Aquatic Habitat Zones Across Northern Gulf of Mexico Estuarine Gradients Through Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Species Assemblage and Biomass Data

scientific article published in 2021

Defining oyster resource zones across coastal Louisiana for restoration and aquaculture

scientific article published on 22 April 2022

Determination of the effects of temperature on viability, metabolic activity and proliferation of two Perkinsus species, and its significance to understanding seasonal cycles of perkinsosis.

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Differential Effects of Temperature and Salinity on Growth and Mortality of Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Barataria Bay and Breton Sound, Louisiana

scientific article published in 2019

Dynamic Energy Budget modelling to predict eastern oyster growth, reproduction, and mortality under river management and climate change scenarios

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Ecological engineering with oysters enhances coastal resilience efforts

scientific article published in 2021

Effects of oyster harvest activities on Louisiana reef habitat and resident nekton communities

Effects of sample gear on estuarine nekton assemblage assessments and food web model simulations

scientific article published on 23 November 2021

Estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation habitat provides organic carbon storage across a shifting landscape

scientific article published on 08 February 2020

Freshwater inflow and responses from estuaries across a climatic gradient: An assessment of northwestern Gulf of Mexico estuaries based on stable isotopes

scientific article published in 2021

Gauging state-level and user group views of oyster reef restoration activities in the northern Gulf of Mexico

scientific article published on 18 June 2012

Guidelines for evaluating performance of oyster habitat restoration

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Increased Temperatures Combined with Lowered Salinities Differentially Impact Oyster Size Class Growth and Mortality

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

Long-term assessments are critical to determining persistence and shoreline protection from oyster reef nature-based coastal defenses

scientific article published in 2022

Measuring Changes in Consumer Resource Availability to Riverine Pulsing in Breton Sound, Louisiana, USA

scientific article published on May 30, 2012

Modeling structural mechanics of oyster reef self-organization including environmental constraints and community interactions

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Oyster Reef Restoration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Effect of Artificial Substrate and Age on Nekton and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblage Use

scientific article published on 22 November 2013

Oyster reef restoration in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Extent, methods and outcomes

Oyster reef restoration supports increased nekton biomass and potential commercial fishery value.

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Quantifying salinity and season effects on eastern oyster clearance and oxygen consumption rates

scientific article published in 2018

Salinity effects on viability, metabolic activity and proliferation of three Perkinsus species

scientific article published on 01 July 2006

Submerged aquatic vegetation mapping in coastal Louisiana through development of a spatial likelihood occurrence (SLOO) model

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Suitability of Oyster Restoration Sites Along the Louisiana Coast: Examining Site and Stock × Site Interaction

Temporal variation in development of ecosystem services from oyster reef restoration

scholarly article by Megan La Peyre et al published February 2014 in Ecological Engineering

Testing the effect of habitat structure and complexity on nekton assemblages using experimental oyster reefs

scientific article published in 2011

The Effect of Structural Complexity, Prey Density, and “Predator-Free Space” on Prey Survivorship at Created Oyster Reef Mesocosms

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

The Potential for Created Oyster Shell Reefs as a Sustainable Shoreline Protection Strategy in Louisiana

scientific article published on 15 August 2005

The application of oyster reefs in shoreline protection: Are we over‐engineering for an ecosystem engineer?

scientific article published in 2019

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

scientific article published in July 2010

Using reproductive potential to assess oyster population sustainability

scientific article published on 19 June 2020