Professor Sue Hartley
School of Biosciences
Vice-President for Research
- Profile
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Career
- Vice-President for Research and Innovation, University of 91直播 (2022 鈥 present)
- Vice-President for Research, University of 91直播 (2020 鈥 2022)
- University of York Research Champion for Environmental Sustainability and Resilience (2015-2019)
- Director of the York Environmental Sustainability Institute and Professor of Ecology (Band 3) Department of Biology
- University of York (2010-2019)
- Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex (2009-2010)
- Reader then Professor of Ecology, University of Sussex (2001-2010)
- Section Leader (Community Ecology) and Principle Scientific Officer Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Banchory (1996-2000)
- Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Fellowship - Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Banchory Research Station (1993-1996)
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Banchory (1990-1993)
- NERC Personal Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship - University of York (1987-1990)
- PhD University of York (1987)
- BA University of Oxford (1984)
- Research interests
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I am interested in the chemical basis of the interactions between plants and other organisms, how these interactions are affected by environmental factors such as climate change, and how understanding these interactions can support more resilient and sustainable crop production.
My areas of expertise include: plant defences, particularly the role of silicon in crop resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses; plant-soil, plant-herbivore and multi-trophic interactions; the impacts of climate change on crops and their pests; sustainable pest management and food security; agri-environment policy.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Land Use Policy, 150, 107440-107440.
- . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 208, 115066-115066.
- . Land Use Policy, 147, 107343-107343.
- . Ecology Letters, 27(10).
- . Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 365, 108893-108893.
- . Biomass and Bioenergy, 182, 107099-107099.
- . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(9).
- . New Phytologist, 241(5), 2275-2286.
- . Functional Ecology.
- . Geoderma, 433, 116426-116426.
- . Journal of Experimental Botany, 74(10), 3094-3103.
- . Scientific Reports, 13(1).
- . Plants, 12(5).
- . Earth's Future, 10(12).
- . Trends in Ecology & Evolution.
- . Functional Ecology.
- . Ecological Economics, 196, 107420-107420.
- . Plant and Soil.
- . Plant and Soil.
- . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289(1969).
- . Rice, 15(1).
- . Scientia Horticulturae, 288, 110383-110383.
- . New Phytol.
- . Oecologia.
- . Plants, 10(4).
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- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 11.
- . Trends in Plant Science.
- . Global Change Biology.
- . Plant-Environment Interactions, 1(2), 122-133.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 11.
- . Global Change Biology, 26(6), 3658-3676.
- . Environmental and Experimental Botany, 171, 103954-103954.
- . Functional Ecology, 34(5), 993-1002.
- . Global Change Biology, 26(3), 1042-1044.
- . Ecological Entomology, 45(5), 1224-1229.
- . Global Sustainability, 3.
- . Functional Ecology, 34(6), 1142-1157.
- . People and Nature, 1(4), 442-456.
- . Global Change Biology, 25(6), 1891-1892.
- . Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 34(5), 447-458.
- . Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 182(2), 265-276.
- . Functional Ecology, 33(4), 576-586.
- . Global Change Biology, 24(9), 3886-3896.
- . Nature Sustainability, 1(8), 441-446.
- . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66(20), 5108-5116.
- . Annals of Applied Biology, 172(3), 282-294.
- . Nature, 556(7700), 174-174.
- . Journal of Chemical Ecology, 44(2), 198-208.
- . Ecology and Evolution, 8(16), 7752-7762.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 8.
- . Functional Ecology, 31(11), 2108-2117.
- . Functional Ecology, 31(10), 1903-1909.
- . Agricultural Systems, 156, 76-84.
- . Functional Ecology, 31(8), 1647-1658.
- . Plant Methods, 13(1).
- . Biology Letters, 13(3), 20160912-20160912.
- . Applied Soil Ecology, 108, 96-107.
- . Functional Ecology, 30(8), 1270-1276.
- . Functional Ecology, 30(8), 1311-1322.
- . Functional Ecology, 30(6), 894-902.
- . New Phytologist, 210(2), 413-418.
- . Basic and Applied Ecology, 16(5), 443-451.
- . Ecology, 96(9), 2408-2416.
- . Functional Ecology, 29(2), 151-153.
- . New Phytologist, 205(2), 816-827.
- . Plant Disease, 98(12), 1632-1638.
- . Functional Ecology, 28(4), 829-836.
- . PLoS One, 9(8), e104155.
- . Freshwater Biology, 58(12), 2481-2493.
- . Oikos, 122(1), 30-41.
- . New Phytologist, 195(3), 699-706.
- . Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 144(1), 56-68.
- . Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 14(2), 157-163.
- . Oecologia, 170(2), 445-456.
- . Bulletin of Entomological Research, 102(1), 63-70.
- . Crop Protection, 32, 76-82.
- . Ecology, 93(10), 2208-2215.
- . Annals of Botany, 108(7), 1355-1363.
- . Ecological Entomology, 36(5), 596-604.
- . Ecological Entomology, 36(2), 117-124.
- . Journal of Ecology, 99(1), 57-65.
- . Functional Ecology, 24(6), 1228-1233.
- . Ecology, 91(4), 1092-1101.
- . Journal of Ecology, 98(2), 498-508.
- . Ecological Entomology, 34(5), 588-594.
- . Journal of Animal Ecology, 78(1), 281-291.
- . Annual Review of Entomology, 54(1), 323-342.
- . Basic and Applied Ecology, 10(7), 622-630.
- . Biotropica, 40(6), 707-713.
- . Journal of Animal Ecology, 77(5), 1063-1071.
- . Biology Letters, 4(4), 419-422.
- . Nature Biotechnology, 26(2), 203-208.
- Grasses bite back. Planet Earth(WINTER), 24-25.
- . Journal f眉r Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, 2(S1), 33-36.
- . Oecologia, 152(4), 677-683.
- . Oikos, 116(7), 1186-1192.
- . Applied Soil Ecology, 36(2-3), 92-99.
- . Biotropica, 39(3), 416-421.
- . Journal of Ecology, 95(3), 414-424.
- . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1599), 2299-2304.
- . Journal of Tropical Ecology, 22(5), 513-519.
- . Acta Oecologica, 29(2), 135-140.
- . Journal of Ecology, 93(5), 990-1004.
- . The American Naturalist, 165(6), 609-622.
- . Journal of Tropical Ecology, 21(2), 195-201.
- . Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 88(1), 49-57.
- . Journal of Animal Ecology, 73(5), 911-924.
- . Bulletin of Entomological Research, 93(6), 553-559.
- . Ecological Entomology, 28(5), 533-541.
- . Ecological Entomology, 28(5), 604-612.
- . Oecologia, 134(3), 388-396.
- . Ecology, 84(11), 2877-2890.
- . Oecologia, 131(4), 533-541.
- . Functional Ecology, 16(5), 575-584.
- . Ecological Entomology, 27(5), 626-630.
- . Functional Ecology, 16(5), 664-670.
- . Oikos, 98(2), 219-228.
- . Ecology Letters, 5(4), 512-518.
- . Journal of Ecology, 90(3), 544-556.
- . Global Change Biology, 8(1), 1-16.
- . New Phytologist, 149(3), 366-367.
- . New Phytologist, 152(2), 355-363.
- . Forest Ecology and Management, 148(1-3), 259-269.
- . Ecological Entomology, 26(2), 204-211.
- . CATENA, 42(2-4), 333-343.
- . Journal of Vegetation Science, 12(2), 249-260.
- . Ecological Entomology, 25(3), 367-370.
- . Global Change Biology, 6(5), 497-506.
- . Journal of Experimental Botany, 51(347), 1117-1125.
- . Oecologia, 122(2), 225-231.
- . Journal of Vegetation Science, 11(1), 1-8.
- . Journal of Animal Ecology, 69(1), 165-176.
- . Oikos, 89(1), 137-145.
- . Oikos, 86(1), 27-27.
- . Forest Ecology and Management, 119(1-3), 123-136.
- . Ecological Entomology, 24(2), 156-162.
- . Journal of Ecology, 87(2), 330-340.
- . Oikos, 84(2), 333-333.
- . New Phytologist, 140(1), 43-53.
- . Science, 280(5362), 441-443.
- . Forest Ecology and Management, 103(1), 57-67.
- . Oecologia, 113(4), 492-501.
- . Plant Ecology, 137(2), 203-212.
- . Biological Conservation, 81(3), 275-286.
- . Functional Ecology, 11(3), 348-357.
- . The Journal of Animal Ecology, 66(3), 375-375.
- . Forest Ecology and Management, 88(1-2), 121-129.
- . Bulletin of Entomological Research, 86(2), 155-164.
- . Chemoecology, 7(1), 45-56.
- . Oikos, 72(1), 79-79.
- . Ecological Entomology, 20(4), 396-399.
- . The Journal of Agricultural Science, 123(3), 363-370.
- . Canadian Journal of Zoology, 72(10), 1715-1720.
- . Journal of Chemical Ecology, 20(9), 2467-2469.
- . Ecological Entomology, 19(3), 257-262.
- . Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 21(3), 315-321.
- . The Journal of Animal Ecology, 61(1), 113-113.
- . Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biological Sciences, 98, 91-104.
- What are galls for? Tests of the nutrition hypothesis. Insects-plants '89. Proc. 7th symposium on insect-plant relationships, Budapest, 1989, 265-274.
- . Journal of Chemical Ecology, 15(1), 275-283.
- . Oecologia, 76(1), 65-70.
- . Oecologia, 74(3), 432-437.
- . Ecological Entomology, 11(3), 241-250.
- . Journal of Ecology.
- . Functional Ecology.
- . Journal of Experimental Botany.
- . New Phytologist.
- . Functional Ecology.
- . Ecology.
- . Ecology.
- . Physiologia Plantarum.
- . Journal of Experimental Botany.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 10.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 10.
- . Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 9.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 8.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 7.
- . PLOS ONE, 10(9), e0136884-e0136884.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 6.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 5.
- . PLoS ONE, 9(1), e86246-e86246.
- . PLoS ONE, 9(3), e90251-e90251.
- . PLoS ONE, 7(3), e31824-e31824.
- . Journal of Ecology, 94(3), 646-655.
- . Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(2), 595-603.
- . Journal of Applied Ecology, 40(5), 793-803.
- . Functional Ecology.
- . Functional Ecology.
- . Functional Ecology.
- . Functional Ecology.
Chapters
- , Grasslands and Climate Change (pp. 188-202). Cambridge University Press
- , The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites (pp. 204-225). Cambridge University Press
- The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites From Genes to Global Processes Preface, ECOLOGY OF PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES: FROM GENES TO GLOBAL PROCESSES (pp. XIII-XV).
- Plant secondary metabolites and the interactions between plants and other organisms: the potential of a metabolomic approach, ECOLOGY OF PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES: FROM GENES TO GLOBAL PROCESSES (pp. 204-225).
- , Biotic Interactions in the Tropics (pp. xi-xvi). Cambridge University Press
- , Biotic Interactions in the Tropics (pp. 347-365). Cambridge University Press
- , The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites (pp. 1-9). Cambridge University Press
- , Ecological Communities (pp. 51-74). Cambridge University Press
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- , Plant Ecology (pp. 284-324). Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Conference proceedings papers
- . AGRIVOLTAICS2020 CONFERENCE: Launching Agrivoltaics World-wide
- . Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs
- . Journal f眉r Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Vol. 1(S1) (pp 15-20)
- . Oikos, Vol. 101(1) (pp 6-17)
Preprints
- Research group
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Recent Research PhD students
Marie-Emma Denari茅 (2024 鈥 2027)
Improving plant resilience to biotic and abiotic stress via silicon accumulation
Western Sydney University, with Prof Scott JohnsonSajjad Reyhani Haghighi (2023 鈥 2026)
Interactive effect of climatic events on silicon defences against herbivores
Western Sydney University, with Prof Scott JohnsonKatie Shaw (2022 鈥 2025)
BBSRC White Rose DTP - Silicon enhances stomatal function and protects crop yields, University of 91直播 with Prof Julie Gray and Prof Andrew FlemingJoris Wiethase (2019 - 2023)
NERC DTP - Identifying the mechanisms linking savannah degradation and bird distribution change. University of York, Co-supervisor, with Dr Colin BealeRocky Putra (2018 - 2021)
GRS- funded fellowship supported by Association of Australian Steel Mills and University of York - How silicon kick-starts nitrogen fixation in legumes and what this means for insect food-webs, Western Sydney University, with Assoc Prof Scott Johnson and Assoc Prof Jeff PowellJamie Waterman (2018 - 2021)
GRS-funded fellowship - Primed for retaliation: how silicon helps plants 鈥渞emember鈥 herbivore attack Western Sydney University, with Assoc Prof Scott Johnson and Dr Chris CazonelliXimena Cibils-Stewart (2018 - 2021)
Argentine Government Scholarship - How mutualistic fungi augment silicon-based Western Sydney University, with Assoc Prof Scott Johnson and Assoc Prof Jeff PowellSarah Thorne (2017- 2021)
BBSRC DTP - Increasing wheat yields with silicon University of York, with Prof Frans MaathuisElizabeth Parker (2015 - 2022)
BBSRC DTP, White Rose Network - The role of AMF in drought alleviation in crops: identifying the underpinning physiological mechanisms University of 91直播, with Prof Duncan CameronPierre van Griethuysen (2014-2020)
BBSRC Training Award - Plant-nematode-virus interactions: potential influence on the feeding behaviour of free-living nematodes by the viruses they transmit University of York, with Dr Kelly Redeker, Prof Roy Neilson, James Hutton InstituteCurrent and recent Post-docs Research Fellows
Sarah Thorne (2022 鈥 2027)
University Research Fellowship - the role of silicon in plant resistance to plant biotic and abiotic stress.Richard Randle-Boggis (2020 - 2023)
ESRC GCRF award - Harvesting the Sun Twice: Enhancing livelihoods in East African agricultural communities through innovations in solar energy.Rebecca Vandegeer (2017 - 2020)
ARC Discovery project - Down to earth defence: unlocking silicon-derived defences for plant protection against root herbivores and drought. Western Sydney University, Dr Scott Johnson, Prof David Tissue.Adam Hejnowicz (2016 - 2020)
ESRC Large Centre award - Centre for Evaluating Complexity Across the Nexus. Lead PI Prof Nigel Gilbert, University of Surrey.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Jisc Research and Innovation strategy forum group (2023 鈥 present)
- UUK/Jisc content negotiation strategy group (2020 - 2024)
- Honorary membership of British Ecological Society (2021)
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to ecological research and public engagement, Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours (2019)
- Board member, Natural England (2018 鈥 2021)
- Trustee, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2016 鈥 2022)
- President, British Ecological Society (2015 鈥 2017)
- British Ecological Society Award for service to the ecological community (2012)
- Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer (2009)
- British Ecological Society President鈥檚 Medal for contributions to ecological research (2009)
- One Earth (Editorial Advisory Board); new high tier journal in Environmental Sustainability from Cell. (2019-present)
- Global Change Biology (Subject Editor) (2017-2020)
- Kew Science Review panel (2019)
- External Review panel for Plant Sciences in Cambridge (2019)
- Royal Academy of Sciences International Assessment Panel (2018)
- Chair Advisory Group for the NERC/BBSRC joint National Capability Programme for sustainable intensification of agriculture (2016- 2019)
- External Advisory Board, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford (2016)
- BBSRC Strategy Advisory Panel on Agriculture and Food Security (2015 - 2018)
- Chair of BBSRC/NERC/ESRC Sustainable Agriculture Research Innovation Club (2014 鈥 2019)
- Peer Review Evaluation of Wageningen University (2009)
- BBBSRC Foresight panel on research relevant to environmental change (2007-2009)
- UKRI panel for the Global Challenges Research Fund (2017-2018)
- UKRI panel for Future Leaders Fellowships (2017-2019)
- Royal Society鈥檚 Newton International Fellowships panel (2008-2011)
- Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE), Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs; Chair, ACRE Working group on Environmental Monitoring of GM crops (1999-2006)
- Ad-Hoc Expert, GMO Panel of European Food Safety Authority Expert Witness, World Trade Organisation (2004-2009)