
Professor Jane Memmott
B.Sc., Ph.D.(Leeds)
Current positions
Professor of Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
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Research interests
My research interests in ecology include pollination ecology, invasion ecology, agro-ecology, biological control, urban ecology and restoration ecology. A theme that runs through many of my projects is the use of ecological networks to as a tool to answer a variety of environmental questions. For example does restoration ecology restore ecological function, are ecosystem services affected by farming approach and how do aliens integrate into ecological networks? I work as both a pure and an applied ecologist and I am particularly keen on working at the interface between the two disciplines. A wide variety of techniques are used by my research group, from field observation to field experiment, from theory to molecular approaches.
Further information about my research can be found on my lab's webpage.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Growing Liveable Worlds: Ethical encounters between human and plant life
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project will generate insights into new ways of living well with plant species. It will do so by asking participants to experience a hydroponics techno-garden, designed as a 'Living…Managing organisational unit
School of Geographical SciencesDates
17/12/2021 to 31/07/2022
HERD The Pollination of Nepal's Micronutrient-rich Crops in a Changing Climate
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
01/01/2020 to 31/12/2022
The Belmont Trust UCL - The Pollination of Nepal's Micronutrient-rich Crops in a Changing Climate
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
01/01/2020 to 31/12/2022
The Pollination of Nepal's Micronutrient-rich Crops in a Changing Climate
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
01/01/2020 to 31/12/2022
8080: The Pollination of Nepal's Micronutrient-rich Crops in a Changing Climate
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
01/07/2014
Thesis supervisions
The restoration of plant pollinator interactions
Supervisors
Bottom-up effects of eutrophication on insect interaction networks
Supervisors
The molecular mechanisms of behavioural transitions in insect life-cycles
Supervisors
Investigating configuration, connectivity and conservation goals to understand nature reserve design
Supervisors
Effects of Neonicotinoid Pesticides on Bumblebee Social Behaviour
Supervisors
Bottom-up effects in plant-insect networks
Supervisors
Using plant-pollinator networks to identify the floral preferences of four groups of pollinators in the UK
Supervisors
The effectiveness of wildlife corridors in theory and in practice
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The impact of releasing pheasants for shooting on invertebrates in British woodlands
Supervisors
Map the gap
Supervisors
Publications
Selected publications
01/01/2012Understanding and planning ecological restoration of plant-pollinator networks
Ecology Letters
The impact of an alient plant on a native plant-pollinator network: an experimental approach
Ecology Letters
Diet breadth influences how the impact of invasive plants is propagated through food webs
Ecology
Do differences in food web structure between organic and conventional farms affect the ecosystem service of pest control?
Ecology Letters
Infiltration of a Hawaiian community by introduced biocontrol agents
Science
Recent publications
01/04/2022A network approach for managing ecosystem services and improving food and nutrition security on smallholder farms
People and Nature
Does agri-environment scheme participation in England increase pollinator populations and crop pollination services?
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
Landscape configuration affects probability of apex predator presence and community structure in experimental metacommunities
Oecologia
Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask
Functional Ecology
Turnover in floral composition explains species diversity and temporal stability in the nectar supply of urban residential gardens
Journal of Applied Ecology