Sunshine A. Van Bael

Tulane University — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

28h-index3.7kcitations66works1.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Plant and animal studies(20), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases(20), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(15), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions(12), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology(12)

Publications66 total

Black mangrove growth and root architecture in recycled glass sand: testing a new substrate for coastal restoration
Restoration Ecology·2025Open Access
The influence of beneficial fungi on plant–enemy interactions and plant community structure
Journal of Ecology·2025Open Access
Decomposing leaf mass into metabolic and structural components explains divergent patterns of trait variation within and among plant species
Oecologia·2025· 1 cited
Author response for "The influence of beneficial fungi on plant–enemy interactions and plant community structure"
2025
Wetland plant growth in recycled glass sand versus dredged river sand: evaluating a new resource for coastal restoration
Restoration Ecology·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Evaluating endophyte‐rich leaves and leaf functional traits for protection of tropical trees against natural enemies
Functional Ecology·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Evaluating the Role of Endophyte-Rich Leaves in Protecting Tropical Trees Against a Generalist Herbivore and a Pathogen
2024Open Access
Decay of oil residues in the soil is enhanced by the presence of Spartina alterniflora, with no additional effect from microbiome manipulation
Frontiers in Soil Science·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Traits along the leaf economics spectrum are associated with communities of foliar endophytic symbionts
Frontiers in Microbiology·2022· 26 citedOpen Access
Microbial mediation of salinity stress response varies by plant genotype and provenance over time
Molecular Ecology·2022· 13 cited
Plant-Microbial Symbioses in Coastal Systems: Their Ecological Importance and Role in Coastal Restoration
Estuaries and Coasts·2022· 43 citedOpen Access
Alterations of endophytic microbial community function in Spartina alterniflora as a result of crude oil exposure
Biodegradation·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Spatial and temporal comparisons of salt marsh soil fungal communities following the deepwater horizon spill
Wetlands Ecology and Management·2021· 2 citedOpen Access
Corrigendum to “Persisting responses of salt marsh fungal communities to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill” [Sci. Total Environ., (2018) 642: 904–913]
The Science of The Total Environment·2021· 1 cited
Addendum: Tellez, P.H.; et al. Relationships between Foliar Fungal Endophyte Communities and Ecophysiological Traits of CAM and C3 Epiphytic Bromeliads in a Neotropical Rainforest. Diversity 2020, 12, 378
Diversity·2020Open Access
Fungal Diversity
Diversity·2020· 8 citedOpen Access
Relationships between Foliar Fungal Endophyte Communities and Ecophysiological Traits of CAM and C3 Epiphytic Bromeliads in a Neotropical Rainforest
Diversity·2020· 10 citedOpen Access
Influence of soil microbiota on Taxodium distichum seedling performance during extreme flooding events
Plant Ecology·2020· 4 cited
Salinity, Water Level, and Forest Structure Contribute to Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) Rhizosphere and Endosphere Community Structure
Wetlands·2020· 6 cited
Divergent biotic and abiotic filtering of root endosphere and rhizosphere soil fungal communities along ecological gradients
FEMS Microbiology Ecology·2020· 32 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

William T. Wcislo(8), Edward Allen Herre(6), Enith I. Rojas(5), Catalina Estrada(5), Candice Y. Lumibao(5), Elizabeth Kimbrough(5), Stephen K. Formel(5), Kaoru Kitajima(4), S. Joseph Wright‬(4), Russell Greenberg(4), Michael J. Blum(4), Stacy M. Philpott(3), Peter Bichier(3), Jeffrey D. Brawn(3), Demetra Kandalepas(3), Richard H. Day(3), Ken W. Krauss(3), Kimberly Mighell(3), Stephen A. Rehner(2), Luis C. Mejía(2)