Steve Sait

(he/him)
University of Leeds
Current PositionReader in Ecology
Email[email protected]
Department(s)School of Biology
ECRNo
YES.DTN Core ThemesEcology, Evolution & Biodiversity
Profile(s)Steven Sait (0000-0002-7208-8617) – ORCID

Key Research Interests

  • Community ecology
  • Eco-evolution
  • Biodiversity responses to environmental change
  • Biological control; sustainable food production

Recent Key Papers

  • Li, D., Brough, B., Rees, J.W., Coste, C.F.D, Yuan, C., Fowler, M.S. & Sait, S.M. (2024) Humidity modifies species-specific and age-dependent heat stress effects in an insect host-parasitoid interaction. Ecology and Evolution. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70047
  • Ratto, F., Bruce, T., Chipabika, G., Hales, F., Khan, Z., Mkindi, A., Pittchar, J., Sallu, S.M., Whitfield, S, Wilson, K. & Sait, S.M. (2022) Biological control interventions reduce pest abundance and crop damage while maintaining natural enemies in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1695
  • Mugabo, M., Gilljam, D, Petteway, L., Yuan, C, Fowler, MS & Sait, S.M. (2019) Environmental degradation amplifies species’ responses to temperature variation in a trophic interaction. Journal of Animal Ecology 88, 1657-1669. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13069