Research Interests
My research interests include insect biodiversity, conservation and community ecology, particularly focusing on social insects. I work on a range of topics including community-level responses to forest disturbance, diversity patterns along elevational gradients, the use of citizen science to map species diversity and distributions, and insect-plant interactions. I am particularly interested in arid ecosystems and have worked in desert, savannah and dry forests in southern Africa.
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
Member of the British Ecological Society
Academic Department: Agriculture and Environment
Tel: +44 (0)1952 81 5478
X (Twitter): @scienceheather
Office: AC4 Aspire Centre
Publications
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Other publications
- Campbell H and Blanchard B (2023) Ants: A Visual Guide Princeton University Press
- Campbell H & Engelbrecht IA (2018) Baboon Spider Atlas - utilising the fear factor within citizen science to map baboon spider (Araneae: Theraphosidae) distributions in Southern Africa Insect Conservation and Diversity 11:143-151
- Raath MJ, le Roux PC, Veldtman R, Campbell H, Buyens IPR and Greve M (2017) Empty Gonometa postica cocoons function as nest sites and shelters for arboreal ants Journal of Arid Environments 144: 42-47
- Campbell H, Fellowes MDE and Cook JM (2015) The curious case of the camelthorn: competition, coexistence and nest-site limitation in a multispecies mutualism The American Naturalist 186: 172-181
- Campbell H, Fellowes MDE and Cook JM (2015) Species diversity and dominance-richness relationships for ground and arboreal ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) assemblages in Namibian desert, saltpan, and savannah Myrmecological News 21:37-47
- Rachel L. White, Alexandra E. Sutton, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Timothy C. Bray, Heather Campbell, Ellen Cieraad, Nalaka Geekiyanage, Laureano Gherardi, Alice C. Hughes, Peter Søgaard Jørgensen, Timothee Poisot, Lucía DeSoto, Naupaka Zimmerman (2015) The next generation of action ecology: novel approaches towards global ecological research Ecosphere 6: 134
- Campbell H, Fellowes MDE and Cook JM (2013) Arboreal thorn-dwelling ants coexisting on the savanna ant-plant, Vachellia erioloba, use domatia morphology to select nest sites Insectes Sociaux 60: 373-382
- Campbell H, Townsend I, Fellowes MDE and Cook JM (2013) Thorn-dwelling ants provide antiherbivore defence for camelthorn trees, Vachellia erioloba, in Namibia African Journal of Ecology 51: 590–598
Research projects
Modules
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