Faculty:Faculty of Science and Engineering
School:Life Sciences
Location: Cambridge
Areas of Expertise: Animal and environmental biology
Research Supervision:Yes
Sarah’s main areas of expertise are in forest entomology & mycology, chemical ecology and animal physiology & behaviour.
Sarah’s PhD research, while studying at Imperial College, London, was in forest entomology and, in particular, xylophagous beetles and parasitoid wasps, with emphasis on insect behaviour and chemical ecology.
Sarah is also a trained Clinical Physiologist in cardio-respiratory and nuclear medicine as well as a wildlife biologist.
Sarah is a member of our Applied Ecology Research Group.
Find out more about our Biology PhD including our exciting PhD project opportunities.
Member of Royal Entomological Society
Member of International Society of Chemical Ecology
Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Hart, S. J., 2015. Attraction of pioneer xylophagous beetles, especially Cerambycidae, to fungal inoculated beech logs [Conference Abstract] Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft Bulletin de la Société Entomologique Suisse, 88(1-2), pp.49.
Hart, S. J. and Leather, S. R., Volatile attraction of sapro-xylophagous beetles and their parasitoid wasps to early decay stage wood-fungal volatiles. under review Journal of Ecological Entomology
Hart, S. J., Attraction of pioneer xylophagous beetles, especially Cerambycidae, to fungal inoculated beech logs. under review
Hart, S. J., and Leather, S. R., Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Stereum hirsutum (Basidiomycete) volatile attraction to Rutpela maculata Poda (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Under review
Walters, M., 2010. The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Insects. Hart. S.J. [Research & Contributor] pp.32-46. Anness Publishing Ltd, London, UK.
Hart, S. J., 2015. Chemical ecology of ephemeral resources – let the search begin. Chemical Ecology Deadwood Meeting, University of Alicante, Spain. Invited speaker,
Hart, S. J. and Leather, S. R., 2015. Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Stereum hirsutum (Basidiomycete) volatile attraction to Rutpela maculata Poda (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). (via olfactometry and GC-MS EAG) European Deadwood Meeting, Finland.
Hart, S. J. and Leather, S. R., 2014. Attraction of pioneer xylophagous beetles, especially Cerambycidae, to fungal inoculated beech logs. 8th Symposium Saproxylic Beetles, Basel, Switzerland.
Hart, S. J. and Leather, S. R., 2012. Volatile attraction of sapro-xylophagous beetles and their parasitoid wasps to early decay stage wood-fungal volatiles. Royal Entomological Society Annual Conference.
Hart, S. J. and Leather, S. R., 2011. Attraction of pioneer xylophagous beetles, especially Cerambycidae, to fungal inoculated beech logs. [Poster, 1st prize]. Royal Entomological Society Annual Conference