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Talya D. Hackett

Talya D. Hackett

Research interests

My research interests lie in community ecology, primarily using empirical field-based projects to examine broad questions about networks of interactions, particularly those that cross habitats or environments. My research applies to a range of taxa in a variety of locations, most recently, predicting the potential ecological consequences of supressing the populations of the key malaria transmitting mosquito in Ghana, as part of the Target Malaria not-for-profit research consortium. I have previously worked in the UK looking at the structure and function of multiple guilds of plant-insect interactions at the landscape level across a mosaic of habitats, asking how working at a landscape scale changes our understanding of a community and if multiple habitats in a given area are better for pollination and pest control. I have also investigated interactions between the community of bats and arthropods in the Arava Rift Valley, Israel linking the health of the habitat, namely Acacia trees, to the activity and richness of the arthropods and insectivorous bats; this has left me with a lingering interest in bats and bioacoustics.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p> <h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>