Sarai Piazza

Ecologist

Short Biography

Piazza, S. C., G. D. Steyer, K. F. Cretini, C. E. Sasser, J. M. Visser, G. O. Holm, Jr., L. A. Sharp, D. E. Evers, and J. R. Meriwether. In Press.  Geomorphic and Ecological Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Coastal Louisiana Marsh Communitites.  U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report.

Nyman, J. A., M. K. LaPeyre, A. Caldwell, S. Piazza, C. Thom, C. Winslow.  2009. Defining restoration targets for water depth and salinity in wind-dominated Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. coastal marshes.  Journal of Hydrology 376:327-336.

Steyer, G. D., B. C. Perez, S. Piazza and G. Suir. 2007. Potential consequences of saltwater intrusion associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. pp 137-146. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1306. Available from http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1306.

Kanouse, S., M. K. La Peyre, and J. A. Nyman. 2006. Nekton use of Ruppia maritima and nonvegetated bottom habitat types in brackish marsh ponds. Marine Ecology Progress Series 327:61-69.

I implement project-specific and ecosystem-level monitoring and assessment as it relates to coastal restoration. The majority of my work is conducted within coastal marshes of Louisiana. I am involved in many aspects of the Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS) project. My role with the CRMS project involves field data collection and data analysis, program development, and I am a liason between USGS and the associated State and Federal partners.