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Stephen Formel

Tulane University

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

School of Science and Engineering
Boggs 400
New Orleans , LA  70118  

sformel@tulane.edu

Project List:

Chemical evolution and plant-microbe degradation of petroleum in saline marsh plants and soils

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1

2018

Lumibao, C. Y., Formel, S., Elango, V., Pardue, J. H., Blum, M., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Persisting responses of salt marsh fungal communities to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Science of The Total Environment, 642, 904-913.

Conference Presentations - 12

2018

Formel, S. L., C.Y.; Pardue, J. E., & V.; Van Bael, S. (2018). The Role of the Plant-Microbe Relationship in Oiled Salt Marsh Management. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Formel, S. M., M.; Kandalepas, D. J., E.; Pardue, J. E., V.; Blum, M. V. B., & S.A (2018). Spatial and Temporal Comparisons of Salt Marsh Soil Microbial Communities in Recovery After Oil Exposure. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America
Formel, S. P., & J.; Van Bael, S. (2018). The Role of the Plant-Microbe Relationship in Oiled Salt Marsh Management. In Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium 2018
Lumibao, C. F., S.; Pardue, J. E., & V.; Van Bael, S. (2018). Six years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill: unique responses of aboveground and belowground fungal microbiomes of Spartina alterniflora. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America
Van Bael, S. L., C.Y.; Formel, S. E., & V.; Pardue, J. (2018). Foliar endophytes and petroleum pollution after the Deepwater Horizon spill. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America

2017

Formel, S. M., K.; Bernik, B. K., D.; Jarrell, E. P., J.; Blum, M. V. B., & S.A (2017). Soil microbial communities of two salt marshes in recovery following an oil spill. In ASM Microbe 2017
Formel, S. M., K.; Bernik, B. K., D.; Jarrell, E. P., J.; Blum, M. V. B., & S.A (2017). Soil microbial communities of two salt marshes in recovery following an oil spill. In Society of Wetland Scientists' 2017 Annual Meeting
Formel, S. M., K.; Bernik, B. K., D.; Jarrell, E. P., J.; Blum, M. V. B., & S.A (2017). Diversity of Salt Marsh Soil Microbial Communities After Oil Exposure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Van Bael, S. K., D.; Lumibao, C. F., & S (2017). Coastal plant-symbiont communities respond to petroleum pollution of the past, present and future. In Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
Van Bael, S. K., D.; Lumibao, C. F., & S (2017). Coastal plant-symbiont communities respond to petroleum pollution of the past, present and future. In 54th Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation

2016

Formel, S. M., K.L.; Kandalepas, D. J., E.; Pardue, J. B., M.J.; Van Bael, S. B., & B.M (2016). Diversity of salt marsh soil microbial communities after oil exposure. In 2016 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
Van Bael, S. P., K.; Gunsch, C. P., J.; Blum, M. F., L.; Lefevre, E. B., B.; Formel, S. Z., & S.; Kassenga, J. (2016). Chemical evolution and plant-microbe degradation of petroleum in saline marsh plants and soils. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016