Projects per year
Personal profile
Career
- Emeritus Professor of Ecology, University of East Anglia (2014)
- Professor of Ecology, University of East Anglia (2007)
- Reader in Plant Ecology, University of East Anglia (1997)
- Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia (1992)
- Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia (1972)
- Ph.D. - University College London (1973)
- B.Sc. - Botany, University College London (1969)
Key Research Interests
I am retired and no longer run a laboratory of my own or supervise PhD students. I am still involved in collaborative projects with Ben Miller's lab at UEA, and with colleagues in labs in Spain, China and Saudi Arabia. Much of this work centres on varied aspects of coastal, aquatic and arid ecosystems, particularly where salinity and water stress are significant selection pressures. I am interested in the practical application of ecological principles for habitat restoration, conservation and sustainable land use.
Areas of Expertise
Saltmarsh and halophyte ecology; adaptation in plant populations; restoration and mangement of degraded ecosystems; flowering phenology and climate change.
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):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Oh I do like to grow beside the seaside: understanding how and why plants produce DMSP
Miller, B., Brearley, C., Davy, A., Todd, J., Curson, A. & Payne, S.
Natural Environment Research Council
4/01/21 → 29/09/25
Project: Research
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Sniffer
Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research
23/01/12 → 24/02/12
Project: Consultancy
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Making and breaking DMS by salt marsh microbes - populations and pathways, revealed by stable isotope probing and molecular techinques
Johnston, A., Davy, A., Schaefer, H. & Todd, J.
Natural Environment Research Council
1/04/10 → 31/03/13
Project: Research
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Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Silene uniflora
Davy, A. J., Baker, A. J. M. & Willis, A. J., Sep 2024, In: Journal of Ecology. 112, 9, p. 2135-2157 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elucidation of Spartina dimethylsulfoniopropionate synthesis genes enables engineering of stress tolerant plants
Payet, R. D., Bilham, L. L., Kabir, S. M. T., Monaco, S., Norcott, A. R., Allen, M. G. E., Zhu, X-Y., Davy, A. J., Brearley, C. A., Todd, J. D. & Miller, J. B., 9 Oct 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 8568.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of direct and transgenerational influences of salinity on germination and early seedling growth in an edible halophyte, Crithmum maritimum
Martins-Noguerol, R., Gallego-Tévar, B., Pérez-Ramos, I. M., Matías, L., Davy, A. J. & Cambrollé, J., 17 Sep 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annals of Botany.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Responses of water-stable aggregates, their associated organic carbon and crop yield to the application of biogas slurry in a fluvo-aquic soil of the North China Plain
Tang, J., Pan, F., Davy, A. J., Yin, J., Wu, D. & Yang, Q., Jan 2024, In: Soil Use and Management. 40, 1, e12969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changes in soil fertility and microbial communities following cultivation of native grassland in Horqin Sandy Land, China: a 60-year chronosequence
Tang, J., Yin, J., Davy, A. J., Pan, F., Miao, R. & Han, X., 11 Apr 2023, In: Ecological Processes. 12, 14 p., 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)7 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data for: Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Silene uniflora
Davy, A. (Creator) & Baker, A. J. M. (Creator), Dryad data repository, 6 May 2024
Dataset
Prizes
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BES Award of the British Ecological Society for exceptional service to the Society and the discipline of ecology (2005)
Davy, Anthony (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 Publication editorial role
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British Ecological Society (Publisher)
Anthony Davy (Editor)
2004 → …Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role
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Journal of Ecology (Journal)
Anthony Davy (Editor-in-Chief)
1998 → 2004Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role