Megan La Peyre

Dr. La Peyre is a Fisheries Biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and teaches courses in Natural Resources Policy, and Science Communication at Louisiana State University.  La Peyre received degrees from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, and Louisiana State University and was a post-doctoral fellow at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Wetland and Aquatic Resources Center before joining the Louisiana Unit in 2000. Dr. La Peyre conducts research on shallow water estuarine ecology and restoration linking biotic and abiotic drivers to inform our understanding and management of biogenic habitat forming keystone species, including reef forming shellfish and submerged aquatic vegetation. Dr. La Peyre’s core research areas focus on shellfish (oyster) metabolism, population dynamics, oyster reef restoration and ecosystem service provision, and dynamics of estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation. Her areas of expertise include but are not limited to Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecological Services, Fisheries Management, Habitat Management, Marine/Coastal Ecology, Population Dynamics, Population and Community Ecology and Wetland Ecology.