Professor Fergus Sinclair
Emeritus Professor

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What can local knowledge contribute to our understanding of tree species selection on coffee farms?
Agaba, G., Sandbrook, L., Gassner, A. & Sinclair, F., 25 Aug 2016, In: Agriculture for Development. 28, p. 21-25Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of land use systems on tree diversity: farmer preference and species composition of cocoa-based agroecosystems in Ghana.
Anglaaere, L. C., Cobbina, J., Sinclair, F. L. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Mar 2011, In: Agroforestry Systems. 81, 3, p. 249-265Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing the Potential of Undomesticated, Indigenous Forest Species as Cacao Companion Trees in Ghana.
Anglaaere, L. C., McDonald, M. A., Sinclair, F. L. & Cobbina, J., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Regenerated trees in farmers’ fields increase soil carbon across the Sahel
Bayala, J., Sanou, J., Bazié, H., Coe, R., Kalinganire, A. & Sinclair, F., 25 May 2019, In: Agroforestry Systems. 94, p. 401-415Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The history and future of agroforestry research and development: policy impacts and needs.
Beer, J., Ibrahim, M., Sinclair, F. L., Mery, G. (Editor), Alfaro, R. (Editor), Kanninen, M. (Editor) & Lobovikov, M. (Editor), 1 Jan 2005, Forests in the global balance: changing paradigms. 2005 ed. IUFRO, p. 151-160Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The economic potential and farmer perceptions of herbaceous legume fallows in Ghana.
Bright, G., Obiri, B. D., Bright, G. A., McDonald, M. A., Jatango, A., Cobbina, J. & Sinclair, F., 1 Jul 2007, In: Experimental Agriculture. 43, 3, p. 269-287Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating feed intake of browse species in biodiverse silvopastoral systems.
Cajas-Giron, Y. S., Mayes, R. W. & Sinclair, F. L., 2 Apr 2001, p. 280-284.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Characterization of multistrata silvopastoral systems on seasonally dry pastures in the Caribbean Region of Colombia.
Cajas-Giron, Y. S. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Oct 2001, In: Agroforestry Systems. 53, 2, p. 215-225Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Combining tree diversity and cattle productivity on seasonally dry pastures in Columbia
Cajas-Giron, Y. S., Jones, M. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2002, p. 53-54.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Can tree shelterbelts on agricultural land reduce flood risk?
Carroll, Z. L., Bird, S. B., Emmett, B. A., Reynolds, B. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Sept 2004, In: Soil Use and Management. 20, 3, p. 357-359Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can co-management of government forest reserves achieve devolution? Evidence from Malawi
Chinangwa, L., Sinclair, F., Pullin, A. & Hockley, N., Jan 2016, In: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. 25, 1, p. 41-58Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The political economy of forest entitlements: can community based forest management reduce vulnerability at the forest margin?
Chomba, S., Treue, T. & Sinclair, F. L., 12 Dec 2014, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 58, p. 37-46Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Roots of inequity: How the implementation of REDD plus reinforces past injustices
Chomba, S., Kariuki, J., Lund, J. F. & Sinclair, F., 26 Oct 2015, In: Land Use Policy. 50, p. 202-213Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Illusions of empowerment? Questioning policy and practice of community forestry in Kenya
Chomba, S. W., Nathan, I., Minang, P. A. & Sinclair, F., 1 Sept 2015, In: Ecology and Society. 20, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Of mice and men: Why the unintended consequences of carbon markets matter
Chomba, S., Kariuki, J., Lund, J. F. & Sinclair, F., Feb 2017, In: Land Use Policy. 61, p. 99-102Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TO CONTROL OR NOT TO CONTROL: HOW DO WE LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW AGRONOMIC INNOVATIONS PERFORM ON FARMS?
Coe, R., Njoloma, J. & Sinclair, F., Jun 2019, In: Experimental Agriculture. 55, S1, p. 303-309Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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LOADING THE DICE IN FAVOUR OF THE FARMER: REDUCING THE RISK OF ADOPTING AGRONOMIC INNOVATIONS
Coe, R., Njoloma, J. & Sinclair, F., Jun 2019, In: Experimental Agriculture. 55, S1, p. 67-83Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Scaling up agroforestry requires research 'in' rather than 'for' development
Coe, R., Sinclair, F. & Barrios, E., Feb 2014, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 6, p. 73-77Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Implications of variation in local perception of degradation and restoration processes for implementing land degradation neutrality
Crossland, M., Winowiecki, L., Pagella, T., Hadgu, K. & Sinclair, F., Dec 2018, In: Environmental Development. 28, p. 42-54 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The utility of farmer ranking of tree attributes for selecting companion trees in coffee production systems
Dumont, E. S., Gassner, A., Agaba, G., Nansamba, R. & Sinclair, F., Aug 2019, In: Agroforestry Systems. 93, 4, p. 1469-1483Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ten people-centered rules for socially sustainable ecosystem restoration
Elias, M., Kandel, M., Mansourian, S., Meinzen-Dick, R., Crossland, M., Joshi, D., Kariuki, J., Lee, L. C., McElwee, P., Sen, A., Sigman, E., Singh, R., Adamczyk, E. M., Addoah, T., Agaba, G., Alare, R. S., Anderson, W., Arulingam, I., Bellis, S. K. V., Birner, R., De Silva, S., Dubois, M., Duraisami, M., Featherstone, M., Gallant, B., Hakhu, A., Irvine, R., Kiura, E., Magaju, C., McDougall, C., McNeill, G. D., Nagendra, H., Nghi, T. H., Okamoto, D. K., Valencia, A. M. P., Pagella, T., Pontier, O., Post, M., Saunders, G. W., Schreckenberg, K., Shelar, K., Sinclair, F., Gautam, R. S., Spindel, N. B., Unnikrishnan, H., Wilson, G. T. G. N. N. & Winowiecki, L., 1 May 2022, In: Restoration Ecology. 30, 4, e13574.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Provenance variation in seed morphological characteristics, germination and early seedling growth of Faidherbia albida
Fredrick, C., Muthuri, C., Ngamau, K. & Sinclair, F., May 2015, In: Journal of Horticulture and Forestry. 7, 5, p. 127-140 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Provenance and pretreatment effect on seed germination of six provenances of Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev
Fredrick, C., Muthuri, C., Ngamau, K. & Sinclair, F., Dec 2017, In: Agroforestry Systems. 91, 6, p. 1007-1017Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Variations in shoot and root growth of three provenances of Faidherbia albida in clay and sand soil
Gachuiri, A., Muthuri, C., Muriuki, J. K., Jamnadass, R. H. & Sinclair, F., Feb 2016, In: Journal of Forestry Research. 27, 1, p. 59-66Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mycorrhizas.
Godbold, D. L., Sharrock, R. A., Schroth, G. (Editor) & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2003, Trees: crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods. 2003 ed. CAB International, p. 271-287Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Sclerocarya birrea: A monograph
Hall, J. B. (Editor), O'Brien, E. M. (Editor) & Sinclair, F. L., 30 Apr 2003, 2002 ed. School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor. 168 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Conservation value of dispersed tree cover threatened by pasture management.
Harvey, C. A., Villanueva, C., Esquivel, H., Gomez, R., Ibrahim, M., Lopez, M., Martinez, J., Munoz, D., Restrepo, C., Saenz, J. C., Villacis, J. & Sinclair, F. L., 15 May 2011, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 261, 10, p. 1664-1674Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patterns of animal diversity in different forms of tree cover in agricultural landscapes.
Harvey, C. A., Medina, A., Sanchez, D. M., Vilchez, S., Hernandez, B., Saenz, J. C., Maes, J. M., Casanoves, F. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Oct 2006, In: Ecological Applications. 16, 5, p. 1986-1999Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contribution of live fences to the ecological integrity of agricultural landscapes.
Harvey, C. A., Villanueva, C., Villacis, J., Chacon, M., Munoz, D., Lopez, M., Ibrahim, M., Gomez, R., Taylor, R., Martinez, J., Navas, A., Saena, J., Sanchez, D., Medina, A., Vilchez, S., Hernandez, B., Perez, A., Ruiz, F., Lopez, F., Lang, I. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Dec 2005, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 111, 1-4, p. 200-230Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental assessment of small-scale vegetable farming systems in peri-urban areas of the Yangtze River delta region, China.
Huang, B., Shi, X., Yu, D., Oborn, I., Blomback, K., Pagella, T. F., Wang, H., Sun, W. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Mar 2006, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 112, 4, p. 391-402Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding patterns of tree adoption on farms in semi-arid and sub-humid Ethiopia
Iiyama, M., Derero, A., Kelemu, K., Muthuri, C., Kinuthia, R., Ayenkulu, E., Kiptot, E., Hadgu, K., Mowo, J. & Sinclair, F. L., Apr 2017, In: Agroforestry Systems. 91, 2, p. 271-293Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Polyscape: A GIS mapping framework providing efficient and spatially explicit landscape-scale valuation of multiple ecosystem services
Jackson, B., Pagella, T. F., Sinclair, F., Orellana, B., Henshaw, A., Reynolds, B., McIntyre, N., Wheater, H. & Eycott, A., 1 Apr 2013, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 112Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rhizosphere methods in agroforestry research.
Jones, D. L., Schroth, G. (Editor) & Sinclair, F., 1 Jan 2003, Trees: crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods. 2003 ed. CAB International, p. 289-301Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Soil organic nitrogen mineralization across a global latitudinal gradient.
Jones, D. L., Kielland, K., Sinclair, F. L., Dahlgren, R. A., Newsham, K. K., Farrar, J. F. & Murphy, D. V., 24 Mar 2009, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 23, p. GB1016Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Locally derived knowledge of soil fertility and its emerging role in integrated natural resource management
Joshi, L., Shrestha, P. K., Moss, C., Sinclair, F. L., Van Noordwijk, M. (Editor), Cadisch, G. (Editor) & Ong, C. (Editor), 1 Jan 2004, Below-ground interactions in tropical agroecosystems: concepts and models with multiple plant components. 2004 ed. CAB International, p. 17-39Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Using Local Agroecological Knowledge in Climate Change Adaptation: A Study of Tree-Based Options in Northern Morocco
Kmoch, L., Pagella, T., Palm, M. & Sinclair, F., Oct 2018, In: Sustainability. 10, 10, 17 p., 3719.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local knowledge of tree attributes underpins species selection of coffee farms
Lamond, G., Sandbrook, L., Gassner, A. & Sinclair, F., 31 May 2016, In: Experimental Agriculture.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field-scale modeling of tree-crop interactions: Challenges and development needs
Luedeling, E., Smethurst, P. J., Baudron, F., Bayala, J., Huth, N. I., van Noordwijk, K., Ong, C. K., Mulia, R., Luisiana, B., Muthuri, C. & Sinclair, F. L., 26 Nov 2015, In: Agricultural Systems. 142, p. 51-29Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Productivity and profitability of multistrata organic versus conventional coffee farms in Costa Rica.
Lyngbaek, A. E., Muschler, R. G. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Oct 2001, In: Agroforestry Systems. 53, 2, p. 205-213Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data on how tree planting and management practices influence tree seedling survival in Kenya and Ethiopia
Magaju, C., Winowiecki, L. A., Bartolini, P., Jeitani, A., Ochenje, I., Frija, A., Ouerghemmi, H., Vågen, T.-G., Makui, P., Bonaiuti, E., Hagazi, N., Tofu, A., Sitotaw, A., Crossland, M., Kiura, E., Hadgu, K., Muriuki, J., Carsan, S., Sola, P. & Sinclair, F., 1 Jun 2021, In: Data in Brief. 36, 107073.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Relationships between on-farm tree stocks and soil organic carbon along an altitudinal gradient, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Mathew, M. M., Majule, A. E., Sinclair, F. & Marchant, R., 1 Oct 2016, In: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. 25, 4, p. 255-266 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of soil properties on tree distribution across an agricultural landscape on a tropical mountain, Tanzania
Mathew, M. M., Majule, A. E., Sinclair, F. & Marchant, R., 27 Apr 2016, In: Open Journal of Ecology. 6, 05, p. 264 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil erosion.
McDonald, M. A., Lawrence, A., Shrestha, P. K., Schroth, G. (Editor) & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2003, Trees: crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods. 2003 ed. CAB International, p. 325-343Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Consistency in bird use of tree cover across tropical agricultural landscapes Read More: http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/13-0585.1
Mendoza, S. V., Harvey, C. A., Saens, J. C., Casanoves, F., Carvajal, J. P., Villalobos, J. G., Hernandez, B., Medina, A., Montero, J., Merlo, D. S. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2014, In: Ecological Applications. 24, 1, p. 158-168Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using local knowledge to understand challenges and opportunities for enhancing agricultural productivity of smallholder farming systems in Western Kenya
Mutemi, M., Njenga, M., Lamond, G., Kuria, A., Öborn, I., Muriuki, J. & Sinclair, F., 17 Feb 2017, Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture: An Integrated Systems Research Approach. Öborn, I., Atta-Krah, K., Phillips, M., Thomas, R., Vanlauwe, B. & Brooijmans, W. (eds.). London; New York: Earthscan, p. 177-195 419 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Population status and gender imbalance of the marula tree, Sclerocarya birrea subsp. Caffra in northern Namibia.
Nghitoolwa, E., Hall, J. B. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Nov 2003, In: Agroforestry Systems. 59, 3, p. 289-294Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local Knowledge about Ecosystem Services Provided by Trees in Coffee Agroforestry Practices in Northwest Vietnam
Nguyen, M. P., Vaast, P., Pagella, T. & Sinclair, F., 2 Dec 2020, In: Land. 9, 12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adoption of Agroforestry in Northwest Viet Nam: What Roles Do Social and Cultural Norms Play?
Nguyen, M. P., Pagella, T., Catacutan, D. C., Nguyen, T. Q. & Sinclair, F., Apr 2021, In: Forests. 12, 4, 493.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Status of non-cocoa tree species in cocoa multistrata systems of southern Cameroon.
Nomo, B., Madong, B. A. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2008, In: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences. 2, 2, p. 207-215Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing maize productivity in agroforestry systems through managing competition: lessons from smallholders' farms, Rift valley, Kenya
Nyaga, J., Muthuri, C. W., Barrios, E., Oborn, I. & Sinclair, F. L., Apr 2019, In: Agroforestry Systems. 93, 2, p. 715-730Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review