Francis Sullivan

Affiliation
Location
Irvine, California
Research Description
I am a PhD student at the University of California, Irvine studying plant and microbe interactions in coastal sage scrub ecosystems. My research examines how soil microbial communities, including fungi and bacteria, influence restoration and ecosystem resilience across climate gradients, contributing to efforts to conserve belowground biodiversity in Mediterranean ecosystems.
specializations
Agriculture
Biofertilizers
Bioremediation
Climate Change
Conservation & Fungal Rewilding
Fungal Biodiversity
Plant-Microbe Interactions & Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Feedback
Restoration & Bioremediation
biomes
Agri-Ecosystems
Chapparal
Urban & Disturbed Ecosystems
Coastal Wetlands
Grasslands & Steppe
Mediterranean Forests