Professor Jane Memmott BSc, PhD(Leeds)

Professor Jane Memmott

Professor of Ecology

Contact details

School of Biological Sciences
University of Bristol, Woodland Road
Bristol, BS8 1UG

phone: (0117) 928 9813
email: jane.memmott@bristol.ac.uk

group: Ecological and Evolutionary Processes
lab: Community Ecology

Research

  • Food webs
  • Agro-ecology
  • Pollination biology
  • Biological control
  • Alien species
  • Restoration ecology

Further information about my research can be found on my home page.

Wasp on figwort
Wasp on Figwort flower

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Recent publications

  • Memmott, J. 'Food webs: a ladder for picking strawberries or a practical tool for practical problems?', Phil.Trans.R.Soc.B, 364(1524), (pp. 1693-1699), 2009. ISSN: 0962-8436 10.1098/rstb.2008.0255
  • Henson, KSE, Craze, PG & Memmott, J. 'The restoration of parasites, parasitoids and pathogens to heathland communities', Ecology, 90(7), (pp. 1840-1851), 2009. ISSN: 0012-9658
  • Macfadyen, S, Gibson, RH, Raso, L, Sint, D, Traugott, M & Memmott, J. 'Parasitoid control of aphids in organic and conventional farming systems', Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 133, (pp. 14-18), 2009. ISSN: 0167-8809 10.1016/j.agee.2009.04.012
  • Macfadyen, S, Gibson, RH, Polaszek, A, Morris, RJ, Craze, PG, Planque, R, Symondson, WOC & Memmott, J. 'Do differences in food web structure between organic and conventional farms affect the ecosystem service of pest control?', Ecology Letters, 12(3), (pp. 229-238), 2009. ISSN: 1461-023X 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01279.x
  • Heleno, RH, Ceia, RS, Ramos, JA & Memmott, J. 'Effects of alien plants on insect abundance and biomass: a food-web approach', Conservation Biology, 23(2), (pp. 410-419), 2009. ISSN: 1523-1739 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01129.x
  • Evans, DM, McLeod, JJ, Pascoe, L & Memmott, J. 'The efficiency of a vacuum device for estimating soil-surface seed abundance on lowland farms', Weed Research, 49, (pp. 337-340), 2009. ISSN: 0043-1737 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00707.x
  • Forup, ML, Henson, KSE, Craze, PG & Memmott, J. 'The restoration of ecological interactions: plant-pollinator networks on ancient and restored heathlands', Journal of Applied Ecology, 45(3), (pp. 742-752), 2008. ISSN: 1365-2664 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01390.x
  • Lafferty, KD, Allesina, S, Arim, M, Briggs, CJ, De Leo, G, Dobson, AP, Dunne, JA, Johnson, PTA, Kuris, AM, Marcogliese, DJ, Martinez, MD, Memmott, J, Marquet, PA, McLaughlin, JP, Mordecai, EA, Pascual, M, Poulin, R & Thieltges, DW. 'Parasites in food webs: the ultimate missing links', Ecology Letters, 11(6), (pp. 533-546), 2008. ISSN: 1461-0248 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01174.x
  • Gigante Carvalheiro, LM, Buckley, YM, Ventim, R, Fowler, SF & Memmott, J. 'Apparent competition can compromise the safety of highly specific biocontrol agents', Ecology Letters, 11(7), (pp. 690-700), 2008. ISSN: 1461-0248 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01184.x
  • Gigante Carvalheiro, LM, Barbosa, ERM & Memmott, J. 'Pollinator networks, alien species and the conservation of rare plants: Trinia glauca as a case study', Journal of Applied Ecology, 45(5), (pp. 1419-1427), 2008. ISSN: 1365-2664 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01518.x