Dr. Suresh C. Subedi
Assistant Professor of Biology
Office: WSB 200F
Lab: WSB 200E
Office Phone: (757) 823-8612
Email: scsubedi@nsu.edu
Brief Biography
Dr. Subedi is a broadly trained plant biologist whose research spans multiple biological scales, from organisms to ecosystems. His work focuses on microbe–plant interactions and plant responses to environmental change, particularly in coastal ecosystems facing stressors such as salinity and sea-level rise. Using an integrative approach that combines observational, experimental, and modeling techniques, he investigates the microbial communities associated with plant stress tolerance and seeks to decipher the genetic and biochemical pathways that enable effective colonization and resilience. In addition, he employs climate change modeling to predict future impacts on plants, microbes, and ecosystems, with the goal of advancing strategies for conservation, sustainability, and ecological restoration.
Research Interests
- Microbe and Plant Interactions
- Climate Change Effects on plants
- GIS and Remote Sensing
- Environment Modelling and Future Predictions
- Solutions to Environmental Change
- Environmental Restoration
- Undergraduate research
Courses Taught
- BIO 261- General Botany
- BIO 100 - Biological Science
Recent Publications
- Ross, M. S., Stoffella, S. L., Ruiz, P. L., Subedi, S. C., Meeder, J. F., Sah, J. P., ... & Zhang, K. (2024). Transient vegetation dynamics in a tropical coastal wetland: Sea‐level rise, glycophyte retreat, and incipient loss in plant diversity. Journal of Vegetation Science, 35(3), e13267.
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Subedi, S. C., Drake, S., Adhikari, B., & Coggeshall, M. V. (2024). Climate-change habitat shifts for the vulnerable endemic oak species (Quercus arkansana Sarg.). Journal of Forestry Research, 35(1), 23.
- Freeman, K., Subedi, S. C., & Ross, M. S. (2024). Coastal dry tropical forests in Florida and the Caribbean in peril: A review. Biotropica, 56(1), 185-197.
- Subedi, SC, Boone Ruston, J. Aaron Hogan, Mark V. Coggeshall (2023). Defining the extent of suitable habitat for the endangered Maple-Leaf oak (Quercus acerifolia). Frontiers of Biogeography, 15(3).
- Adhikari B, Bhandari S, and Subedi SC (2023). Predicted decline in climatically suitable habitat of endemic spiny babbler. Ecosphere,14(6): e4584.
- Ripu M Kunwar, Khum Thapa Magar, Suresh C Subedi, et al. (2023). Distribution of medicinal plants in Nepal under climate change: Past, Present and Future. Journal of Ecological Indicator, 146, 109879.