Overview
Roles on external bodies
Editor - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
Journal refereeing includes: Science, The American Naturalist, Ecology, New Phytologist, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Functional Ecology, Oikos, Oecologia, Biological Conservation
Referee and invited evaluation committee member Belgian Federal Science Policy Office & Agence Nationale de la Recherche France and regular referee for NERC (UK), NSF (USA), ANR (France) 2014, ARC (Australia) and EU.
Supervised research degrees
See www.hanleylab.com for details
Teaching interests
I am module leader for 'Field Biology' (BIOL123), 'Ecology' (BIOL214) and 'Global Change Biology' (BIOL 310) and in addition contribute to various other modules spanning foundation to Masters levels. I also organise and lead the first year Conservation Biology fieldcourse to Andalucia, Spain.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Global evidence for the ecological effects of greening of grey infrastructure: a systematic review protocol
Allen, J. R., Firth, L. B., Bishop, M. J., Dafforn, K. A., Grasselli, F., Hanley, M. E., Knights, A. M., Mayer-Pinto, M., McQuatters-Gollop, A., O’Shaughnessy, K. A., Porri, F., Smith, R. K., Strain, E. M. A. & Lemasson, A. J., 5 Mar 2026, In: Environmental Evidence. 15, 1, 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Micro-Refuges or Ecological Traps: Context-Dependent Effects of Rock Pools on Intertidal Biodiversity Across Latitudes
Firth, L. B., Desiderato, A., Knights, A. M., Aguirre, J. D., Astudillo, J. C., Azofeifa-Solano, J. C., Bilton, D. T., Chee, S. Y., Christie, H. C., Christofoletti, R. A., Curd, A., Dafforn, K. A., Dethier, M. N., Dong, Y. W., Droual, G., Dubois, S. F., Espinosa, F., Evans, A. J., Foggo, A. & Hawkins, S. J. & 44 others, , 17 Feb 2026, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 35, 2, e70208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sector expert and public perceptions of greening of grey infrastructure: a case study in Britain’s Ocean City
Allen, J., Lemasson, A. L., Bishop, M. J., Dafforn, K. A., Dodds, K. C., Hanley, M., Knights, A. M., Mayer-Pinto, M., McQuatters-Gollop, A., Vozzo, M. & Firth, L. B., 9 Mar 2026, In: Urban Ecosystems. 29, 2, 79.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wherefore the Magic? The Evolutionary Role of Psilocybin in Nature
Matthews Nicholass, K. J., Flis, I., Hanley, M. E., Knight, M. E., Lane, S. M., Littlejohn, G., Thom, M. D. F., Billington, R. A., Boden, R., Cummins, R., Green, B. J., Griffin, C., Jones, S., Salmon, D., Sleep, I., Smirnoff, N. & Ellis, J. S., 22 Apr 2026, In: Ecology and Evolution. 16, 4, e73522.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lost Landscapes of Plymouth: Historical Land Reclamation and Coastal Urbanisation Continue to Shape Britain's Ocean City
Lemasson, A. L., Firth, L., Jones, E. L., Chai, T., Kamaruzzaman, H., Panes, J., Maudlin, D., Bauer, F., Hu, Y., Read, M., Stephen, N., Knights, A., Allen, J., Cawkwell, F., Fenberg, P., Firth, A., Foggo, A., Griffin, J., Hanley, M. & Hawkins, S. & 8 others, , 22 Jul 2025, Oceanography and Marine Biology: an annual review. CRC Press, Vol. 63. p. 194-228 35 p. (Oceanography and Marine Biology: an annual review).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review