Prof Simon Willcock
Uwch Gymrawd Ymchwil

Dolenni cyswllt
- https://www.bangor.ac.uk/natural-sciences/staff/simon-willcock/en
- https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Z3he0gEAAAAJ&hl=en
- https://twitter.com/Simon_Willcock
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-willcock-b24019ab/
- https://www.mendeley.com/profiles/simon-willcock/#
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Simon_Willcock2
Contact info
Room: G18, Thoday Building
Email: s.willcock@bangor.ac.uk
Tel No: +44 (0) 1248 382 288
Twitter: @Simon_Willcock
Profiles:
Projects:
My projects focus on the interaction between people and nature, often using innovative methods (e.g. smartphones, and machine learning).
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Implementation and opportunity costs of reducing deforestation and forest degradation in Tanzania
Fisher, B., Lewis, S. L., Burgess, N. D., Malimbwi, R. E., Munishi, P. K., Swetnam, R. D., Turner, R. K., Willcock, S. & Balmford, A., 2011, Yn: Nature Climate Change. 1, 3, t. 161-164 4 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Inequitable gains and losses from conservation in a global biodiversity hotspot
Platts, P. J., Schaafsma, M., Burgess, N., Fisher, B., Mbilinyi, B., Munishi, P., Ricketts, T. H., Swetnam, R. D., Ahrends, A., Ashagre, B. B., Bayliss, J., Gereau, R., Green, J. M. H., Green, R., Jeha, L., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A., Morse-Jones, S., Mwakalila, S., Njana, M. A., Shirima, D. D., Willcock, S. & Balmford, A., Tach 2023, Yn: Environmental and Resource Economics. 86, 3, t. 381-405 44 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Interoperability for ecosystem service assessments: Why, how, who, and for whom?
Bagstad, K., Balbi, S., Adamo, G., Athanasiadis, I. N., Affinito, F., Willcock, S., Magrach, A., Hayashi, K., Harmackova, Z. V., Niamir, A., Smets, B., Buchhorn, M., Drakou, E. G., Alfieri, A., Edens, B., Morales, L. G., Vardi, A., Sanz, M.-J. & Villa, F., 1 Ebr 2025, Yn: Ecosystem Services. 101705.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Land cover change and carbon emissions over 100 years in an African biodiversity hotspot
Willcock, S., Phillips, O. L., Platts, P. J., Swetnam, R. D., Balmford, A., Burgess, N. D., Ahrends, A., Bayliss, J., Doggart, N., Doody, K., Fanning, E., Green, J. M. H., Hall, J., Howell, K. L., Lovett, J. C., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Mbilinyi, B., Munishi, P. K. T., Owen, N., Topp-Jorgensen, E. J. & Lewis, S. L., Awst 2016, Yn: Global Change Biology. 22, 8, t. 1-38 38 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Land use change and carbon fluxes in East Africa quantified using earth observation data and field measurements
Pfeiffer, M., Platts, P. J., Burgess, N. D., Swetnam, R. D., Willcock, S., Lewis, S. L. & Marchant, R., 1 Medi 2013, Yn: Environmental Conservation. 40, 3, t. 241-252 12 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras
Willcock, S., 8 Chwef 2025, Yn: Scientific Reports.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests
Sullivan, M. J. P., Lewis, S. L., Affum-Baffoe, K., Castilho, C., Costa, F., Sanchez, A. C., Ewango, C. E. N., Hubau, W., Marimon, B., Monteagudo-Mendoza, A., Qie, L., Sonké, B., Martinez, R. V., Baker, T. R., Brienen, R. J. W., Feldpausch, T. R., Galbraith, D., Gloor, M., Malhi, Y., Aiba, S.-I., Alexiades, M. N., Almeida, E. C., de Oliveira, E. A., Dávila, E. Á., Loayza, P. A., Andrade, A., Vieira, S. A., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Araujo-Murakami, A., Arets, E. J. M. M., Arroyo, L., Ashton, P., Aymard C., G., Baccaro, F. B., Banin, L. F., Baraloto, C., Camargo, P. B., Barlow, J., Barroso, J., Bastin, J.-F., Batterman, S. A., Beeckman, H., Begne, S. K., Bennett, A. C., Berenguer, E., Berry, N., Blanc, L., Boeckx, P., Bogaert, J., Bonal, D., Bongers, F., Bradford, M., Brearley, F. Q., Brncic, T., Brown, F., Burban, B., Camargo, J. L., Castro, W., Céron, C., Ribeiro, S. C., Moscoso, V. C., Chave, J., Chezeaux, E., Clark, C. J., de Souza, F. C., Collins, M., Comiskey, J. A., Valverde, F. C., Medina, M. C., da Costa, L., Dančák, M., Dargie, G. C., Davies, S., Cardozo, N. D., de Haulleville, T., de Medeiros, M. B., del Aguila Pasquel, J., Derroire, G., Di Fiore, A., Doucet, J.-L., Dourdain, A., Droissant, V., Duque, L. F., Ekoungoulou, R., Elias, F., Erwin, T., Esquivel-Muelbert, A., Fauset, S., Ferreira, J., Llampazo, G. F., Foli, E., Ford, A., Gilpin, M., Hall, J. S., Hamer, K. C., Hamilton, A. C., Harris, D. J., Hart, T. B., Hédl, R., Herault, B., Herrera, R., Higuchi, N., Hladik, A., Coronado, E. H., Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I., Huasco, W. H., Jeffery, K. J., Jimenez-Rojas, E., Kalamandeen, M., Djuikouo, M. N. K., Kearsley, E., Umetsu, R. K., Kho, L. K., Killeen, T., Kitayama, K., Klitgaard, B., Koch, A., Labrière, N., Laurance, W., Laurance, S., Leal, M. E., Levesley, A., Lima, A. J. N., Congo, U. D. K. R., Lopes, A. P., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Lovejoy, T., Lovett, J. C., Lowe, R., Magnusson, W. E., Malumbres-Olarte, J., Manzatto, Â. G., Marimon, B. H., Marshall, A. R., Hydrology, C. F. E., de Almeida Reis, S. M., Maycock, C., Melgaço, K., Mendoza, C., Metali, F., Mihindou, V., Milliken, W., Mitchard, E. T. A., Morandi, P. S., Mossman, H. L., Nagy, L., Nascimento, H., Neill, D., Nilus, R., del Cusco, U. N. D. S. A., Palacios, W., Camacho, N. P., Peacock, J., Pendry, C., Peñuela Mora, M. C., Pickavance, G. C., Pipoly, J., Pitman, N., Playfair, M., Poorter, L., Poulsen, J. R., Poulsen, A. D., Preziosi, R., Prieto, A., Primack, R. B., Ramírez-Angulo, H., Reitsma, J., Réjou-Méchain, M., Correa, Z. R., de Sousa, T. R., Bayona, L. R., Roopsind, A., Rudas, A., Rutishauser, E., Abu Salim, K., Salomão, R. P., Schietti, J., Sheil, D., Silva, R. C., Espejo, J. S., University, L., Silveira, M., Simo-Droissart, M., Simon, M. F., Singh, J., Soto Shareva, Y. C., Stahl, C., Stropp, J., Sukri, R., Sunderland, T., Svátek, M., Swaine, M. D., Swamy, V., Taedoumg, H., Talbot, J., Taplin, J., Taylor, D., ter Steege, H., Terborgh, J., Thomas, R., Thomas, S. C., Andes, U. D., Umunay, P., Gamarra, L. V., van der Heijden, G., van der Hout, P., van der Meer, P., Verbeeck, H., Vernimmen, R., Vieira, I. C. G., Torre, E. V., Vleminckx, J., Vos, V., Wang, O., White, L. J. T., Willcock, S., Woods, J. T., Wortel, V., Young, K., Zagt, R., Zemagho, L., Zuidema, P. A., Zwerts, J. A. & Phillips, O. L., 22 Mai 2020, Yn: Science. 368, 6493, t. 869-874Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Machine learning for ecosystem services
Willcock, S., Martinez-Lopez, J., Hooftman, D., Bagstad, K., Balbi, S., Marzo, A., Prato, C., Sciandrello, S., Signorello, G., Voigt, B., Villa, F., Bullock, J. & Athanasiadis, I., Hyd 2018, Yn: Ecosystem Services. 33 pt B, t. 165-174 19 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Mapping to explore the challenges and opportunities for reconciling artisanal gem mining and biodiversity conservation
Devenish, K., Goodenough, K., Jones, J. P. G., Rakoto Ratsimba, H. & Willcock, S., Medi 2023, Yn: Extractive Industries and Society. 15, 28 t., 101311.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Measuring, modeling and mapping ecosystem services in the eastern arc mountains of Tanzania
Fisher, B., Turner, R. K., Burgess, N. D., Swetnam, R. D., Green, J., Green, R. E., Kajembe, G., Kulindwa, K., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Madoffe, S., Munishi, P. K. T., Morse-Jones, S., Mwakalila, S., Paavola, J., Naidoo, R., Ricketts, T., Rouget, M., Willcock, S., White, S. & Balmford, A., 1 Hyd 2011, Yn: Progress in Physical Geography. 35, 5, t. 595-611 17 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Model Ensembles of Ecosystem Services Fill Global Certainty and Capacity Gaps
Willcock, S., Hooftman, D., Neugarten, R., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Barredo, J., Hickler, T., Kindermann, G., Lewis, A., Lindeskog, M., Martinez-Lopez, J. & Bullock, J., 7 Ebr 2023, Yn: Science Advances. 9, 14, t. eadf5492 21 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Modelling tree growth to determine the sustainability of current off-take from miombo woodland: a case study from rural villages in Malawi
Green, E. L., Eigenbrod, F. & Willcock, S., Maw 2017, Yn: Environmental Conservation. 44, 1, t. 66-73Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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National scale mapping of supply and demand for recreational ecosystem services
Hooftman, D., Ridding, L., Redhead, J. & Willcock, S., Hyd 2023, Yn: Ecological Indicators. 154, 20 t., 110779.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Nature provides valuable sanitation services
Willcock, S., Parker, A., Wilson, C., Brewer, T., Bundhoo, D., Cooper, S., Lynch, K., Mishra, P. P., Mekala, S., Rey, D., Welivita, I., Venkatesh, K. & Hutchings, P., 19 Chwef 2021, Yn: One Earth. 4, 2, t. 192-201 18 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Nature–based nutrient management through returning agricultural organic waste enhances soil aggregate organic carbon stability
Wang, Y., Yao, Y., Han, B., Willcock, S., Starkey, J., Dong, X., Zhong, Y., Wang, X., Deng, Y., Zhang, W., Li, Q., Chen, X. & Li, Z., 1 Ebr 2025, Yn: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 381, 50 t., 109467.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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No evidence of increased forest loss from a mining rush in Madagascar’s eastern rainforests
Devenish, K., Willcock, S., Goodenough, K., Heriniaina, R., Rakotonarivo, S. & Jones, J. P. G., 6 Medi 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 46 t., 489.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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On track to achieve No Net Loss of forest at Madagascar’s biggest mine
Devenish, K., Desbureaux, S., Willcock, S. & Jones, J. P. G., Meh 2022, Yn: Nature Sustainability . 5, 6, t. 498-508 11 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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One hundred priority questions for the development of sustainable food systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Devenish, A. J., Schmitter, P., Jellason, N. P., Esmail, N., Abdi, N. M., Barron, J., Chapman, A. S. A., Chausson, A. M., Chibesa, M., Reading, U., Dugan, E., Edwards, G. I., Egeru, A., Gebrehiwot, T., Griffiths, G. H., Haile, A., Hunga, H. G., Igbine, L., Jarju, O. M., Keya, F., Khalifa, M., Ledoux, W. A., Lejissa, L. T., Loupa, P., Lwanga, J., Mapedza, E. D., Marchant, R., McLoud, T., Mukuyu, P., Musah, L. M., Mwanza, M., Mwitwa, J., Neina, D., London, U., Njogo, S., Robinson, E. J. Z., Singini, W., Umar, B. B., Wesonga, F., Willcock, S., Yang, J. & Tobias, J. A., 7 Hyd 2023, Yn: Land. 39 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Place attachment and perception of climate change as a threat in rural and urban areas
Tenbrink, T. & Willcock, S., 6 Medi 2023, Yn: PLoS ONE. 18, 9, e0290354.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Protected areas: mixed success in conserving east Africa?s evergreen forests
Pfeifer, M., Burgess, N. D., Swetnam, R. D., Platts, P. J., Willcock, S. & Marchant, R., 1 Meh 2012, Yn: PLoS ONE. 7, 6, t. e39337-[10pp]Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Quantifying and understanding carbon storage and sequestration within the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, a tropical biodiversity hotspot
Willcock, S., Phillips, O. L., Platts, P. J., Balmford, A., Burgess, N. D., Lovett, J. C., Ahrends, A., Bayliss, J., Doggart, N., Doody, K., Fanning, E., Green, J. M. H., Hall, J., Howell, K. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Mbilinyi, B., Munishi, P. K. T., Owen, N., Swetnam, R. D., Topp-Jorgensen, E. J. & Lewis, S. L., 1 Ebr 2014, Yn: Carbon Balance and Management. 9, 2Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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REDD herrings or REDD menace: response to Beymer-Farris and Bassett
Burgess, N. D., Mwakalila, S., Munishi, P. K. T., Pfeifer, M., Willcock, S., Shirima, D., Hamidu, S., Bulenga, G. B., Rubens, J., Machano, H. & Marchant, R., 1 Hyd 2013, Yn: Global Environmental Change. 23, 5, t. 1349-1354 6 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Rangeland Livelihood Strategies under Varying Climate Regimes: Model Insights from Southern Kenya
Kariuki, R., Willcock, S. & Marchant, R., Meh 2018, Yn: Land. 30 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Reducing Uncertainty in Ecosystem Service Modelling through Weighted Ensembles
Hooftman, D., Bullock, J., Jones, L., Eigenbrod, F., Barredo, J., Forrest, M., Kinderman, G., Thomas, A. & Willcock, S., Chwef 2022, Yn: Ecosystem Services. 53, 22 t., 101398.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Regime shifts occur disproportionately faster in larger ecosystems
Cooper, G., Willcock, S. & Dearing, J., 10 Maw 2020, Yn: Nature Communications. 11, 1, t. 1175 1175.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid