Professor John Healey
Professor of Forest Sciences

Affiliations
Links
- http://seec.bangor.ac.uk/index.php.en
Smart Efficient Energy Centre: a £7M research centre working across three low carbon energy sectors: ocean energy, nuclear energy, and energy efficient structures. - http://www.envision-dtp.org/
Envision: Developing next generation leaders in environmental science: A NERC Doctoral Training Partnership between Lancaster, Bangor and Nottingham Universities, Rothamsted Research, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, and British Geological Survey. - http://www.nrn-lcee.ac.uk/multi-land/
Multi-Land: Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Ecosystem Service Resilience in Multifunctional Landscapes. A research cluster of the National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment - http://iwpt.bangor.ac.uk/
Invasive Woody Plants in the Tropics: The Invasive Woody Plants in the Tropics research group, based at the University of Wales, Bangor, UK, has undertaken two major field studies in Jamaica and Tanzania, together with a global review of invasions resulting in a comprehensive database, an analysis of common characteristics and recommendations for management and control. - http://cefnconwy.bangor.ac.uk/
Cefn Conwy: The CEFN Conwy project is designed to enhance the technical knowledge and environmental management skills of farmers in rural Conwy - http://darwin.bangor.ac.uk/biodiversity-ethiopia/
Biodiversity conservation of ancient church and monastery yards in Ethiopia - http://darwin.bangor.ac.uk/index.html
Building Nicaraguan and Costa Rican capacity in biodiversity conservation: The homepage of the Darwin Initiative project 'Building Nicaraguan and Costa Rican capacity in biodiversity conservation'. - http://ies.bangor.ac.uk/TWIRLS/index.php.en
TWIRLS: Treating Waste for Restoring Land Sustainability: A European Commission LIFE-Environment project targeting the restoration of degraded land using locally sourced waste materials.
Contact info
Thoday Building, room S7Email: j.healey@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: 01248 383703 (from U.K.)
+44 1248 383703 (International)
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Commercial afforestation can deliver effective climate change mitigation under multiple decarbonisation pathways.
Forster, E., Healey, J., Dymond, C. & Styles, D., 22 Jun 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, 3831.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Linking construction timber carbon storage with land use and forestry management practices
Forster, E., Healey, J., Dymond, C., Nwman, G., Davies, G. & Styles, D., 28 Oct 2019, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. IOP Publishing, Vol. 323. 11 p. 012142. (IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science; vol. 323, no. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Temperate forests can deliver future wood demand and climate-change mitigation dependent on afforestation and circularity
Forster, E., Styles, D. & Healey, J., 14 Mar 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Communications.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Circular wood use can accelerate global decarbonisation but requires cross-sectoral coordination
Forster, E., Healey, J., Newman, G. & Styles, D., 25 Oct 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 6766.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plant succession on the 1922 lava flow of Mount Cameroon
Fraser, P., Banks, H., Brodie, S., Cheek, M., Dawson, S., Healey, J., Marsden, J., Ndam, N., Nning, J. & McRobb, A., 1999, African Plants: Biodiversity, Taxonomy and Uses: Proceedings of the 1997 AGTFAT Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe. Timberlake, J. & Kativu, S. (eds.). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, p. 253-262Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Seedling Identification: a Guide to the Tree Species of Mount Cameroon
Fraser, P. J., Healey, J. & Ndam, N., 1999, Bangor: University of Wales Bangor. 531 p. (SAFS Publication; no. 11)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Climate of the Mount Cameroon Region: Long and medium term rainfall, temperature and sunshine data
Fraser, P., Hall, J. & Healey, J., 1998, University of Wales, Bangor. 56 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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What role should null-hypothesis significance tests have in statistical education and hypothesis falsification?
Gibbons, J. M., Crout, N. M. & Healey, J., 1 Sept 2007, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 22, 9, p. 445-446Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustainable nutrient management at field, farm and regional level: Soil testing, nutrient budgets and the trade-off between lime application and greenhouse gas emissions
Gibbons, J. M., Williamson, J. C., Williams, A. P., Withers, P. J., Hockley, N., Harris, I. A., Hughes, J. W., Taylor, R. L., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 15 Apr 2014, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 188, p. 48-56Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bangor-FACE – a new FACE experiment.
Godbold, D. L., Lukac, M., Cahalan, C. M., Healey, J. R., Pommerening, A., Jenkins, T. A., Miglietti, F. & Pressotti, A., 1 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Elevated CO2 enrichment induces a differential biomass response in a mixed species temperate forest plantation
Godbold, D. L., Smith, A. R., Lukac, M., Hood, R., Healey, J. R. & Miglietta, F. G., 1 Apr 2013, In: New Phytologist. 198, 1, p. 156-168Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The control of the Australian tree Pittosporum undulatum in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Goodland, T. & Healey, J., 1997, University of Wales Bangor. 42 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The invasion of Pittosporum undulatum in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Goodland, T. & Healey, J., 1996, University of Wales Bangor. 54 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The Effect of Pittosporum undulatum on the Native Vegetation of the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Goodland, T. & Healey, J., 1997, University of Wales Bangor. 39 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Control and Management of Invasive Alien Woody Plants in the Tropics
Goodland, T., Healey, J. & Binggeli, P., 1998, University of Wales Bangor. 30 p. (SAFS Publication; no. 14)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The woody plant species of the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Goodland, T., Bellingham, P. J., Healey, J. & Tanner, E. V. J., 1998, University of Wales Bangor. 260 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Overwintering sites of ladybirds, shieldbugs and allied species in Hertfordshire woodland: how important is aspect?
Gray, J. & Healey, J., 1 Jan 2016, In: Transactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society. 48, 1, p. 89-98Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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A continuous feast of bramble: Rubus fruticosus agg. is a key cross-seasonal dietary resource for a fallow deer population
Gresham, A., Pillay, K., Healey, J., Eichhorn, M., Ellison, A., Lowe, A., Creer, S., Cordes, L. & Shannon, G., 10 Feb 2025, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 6, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Horizontal viewsheds of large herbivores as a function of woodland structure
Gresham, A., Healey, J., Eichhorn, M., Barton, O., Smith, A. & Shannon, G., 9 Nov 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating effects of land management on greenhouse gas fluxes and carbon balances in boreo-temperate lowland peatland systems
Haddaway, N. R., Burden, A., Evans, C., Healey, J. R., Jones, D. L., Dalrymple, S. E. & Pullin, A. S., 3 Mar 2014, In: Environmental Evidence. 5, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the financial costs of forestry: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 2
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 2021, 9 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.Research output: Other contribution
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Alternative tools for financial evaluation of forestry: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 5
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 2021, 9 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.Research output: Other contribution
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Accounting for time: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 4
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 2021, 8 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.Research output: Other contribution
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Revenue from forestry enterprises: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 3
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 1 Mar 2021, 8 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.Research output: Other contribution
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Incorporating uncertainty and risk into forestry financial evaluations: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 6
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 2021, 11 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.Research output: Other contribution
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Financial evaluation of afforestation projects - basic steps: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 1
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 2021, 11 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.Research output: Other contribution
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Understanding and assisting natural regeneration processes in degraded seasonal evergreen forests in Northern Thailand
Hardwick, K., Healey, J., Elliott, S., Garwood, N. C. & Anusarnsunthorn, V., 1997, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 99, 1, p. 203-214Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research needs for restoring seasonal tropical forests in Thailand: accelerated natural regeneration.
Hardwick, K., Healey, J. R., Elliott, S. & Blakesley, D., 1 May 2004, In: New Forests. 27, 3, p. 285-302Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research needs for the ecology of natural regeneration of seasonally dry tropical forests in Southeast Asia.
Hardwick, K. A., Healey, J. R., Blakesley, D., Elliott, S. (Editor), Kerby, J. (Editor), Woods, K. (Editor) & Anusarnsunthorn, V. (Editor), 1 Jan 2000, Forest Restoration for Wildlife Conservation. 2000 ed. International Tropical Timber Organisation, p. 165-180Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Factors limiting regeneration of abandoned agricultural clearings in tropical montane forest.
Hardwick, K. A., Garwood, N. C., Healey, J. R., Elliott, S., Anusarnsunthorn, V., Kerby, J. (Editor), Blakesley, D. (Editor) & Woods, K. (Editor), 1 Jan 2000, Forest Restoration for Wildlife Conservation. 2000 ed. International Tropical Timber Organisation, p. 202Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The role of disturbance ecology in predicting the impact on biodiversity of continuous cover forestry.
Healey, J. R., 24 Jun 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Participatory biodiversity assessment.
Healey, J. R., Wong, J. L., Hall, J. B., Hawthorne, W. D., Luque, S., Acworth, J., Nsoyuni, L., Kenfack, D., Focho, D. & Ndam, N., 12 Jun 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Importance of researchiing the mechanisms underpinning the restoration of whole ecosystem diversity
Healey, J. R., Tandy, S., Wallace, H. L., Williamson, J. C. & Nason, M. A., 22 Apr 2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 5, p. 1300-1301Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Overview of the environment research programme project.
Healey, J. R., 12 Jun 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Local perceptions of biodiversity.
Healey, J. R., Wong, J. L., Lysinge, R., Hall, J. B., Ambrose-Oji, B., Lawrence, A., Fraser, P. J. & Ndam, N., 12 Jun 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The application of Markov and semi-Markov models to the prediction of future forest stand composition under alternative management scenarios
Healey, J. R., Knorpel, D. & Ayres, S., 4 Sept 2004, p. 33.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Impact of natural and human disturbance.
Healey, J. R., Tame, S., Smalley, T. & Ndam, N., 12 Jun 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Treating Waste for Restoring Land Sustainability (TWIRLS).
Healey, J. R., Jones, D. & Farrar, J. F., 21 Oct 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The cost of carbon retention by reduced impact logging.
Healey, J. R., Price, C. & Tay, J., 20 Dec 2000, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 139, 1-3, p. 237-255Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is invasive beech displacing native tree species from a semi-natural woodland in North Wales?
Healey, J. R., Knorpel, D. & Ayres, S., 18 Dec 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Legacy of logging roads in the Congo Basin: how persistent are the scars in forest cover?
Healey, J. R., Kleinschroth, F., Goulet-Fleury, S., Sist, P. & Mortimer, F. H., 24 Apr 2015, In: Ecosphere. 6, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Forest biodiversity restoration.
Healey, J. R., 1 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Invasive species: a global perspective.
Healey, J. R., 13 Apr 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The ecological basis of invasive species management.
Healey, J. R., 1 Jan 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The role of scientists and foresters in the wise management of tropical forests
Healey, J., 1992, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 7, 8, p. 249-250Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of fragmented sacred forests in biodiversity conservation in the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia
Healey, J. & Desissa, D., 2015, African Mountain Forests – Current Status, Critical Issues, and Ways Forward for Conservation: Proceedings of a Conference in Oslo, 17th November 2014 (ed. by S. Jones), Drylands Coordination Group Proceedings No. 26. Jones, S. (ed.). Vol. 26. p. 13-16 (Drylands Coordination Group Proceedings ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Development of forestry at Bangor University: An international dimension
Healey, J. & Walmsley, J., Jul 2019, In: Chartered Forester. 2019, Summer, p. 10-12 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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In Jamaica, native trees are being driven further up mountains towards extinction
Healey, J. & Tanner, E., 31 May 2022, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Bangor University's response to the forestry skills shortage
Healey, J. & Walmsley, J., 25 Mar 2022, Trees, 2022, Spring, p. 28-29 2 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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How to recognise a temperate rainforest in Britain and Ireland when you see one
Healey, J., 10 Jul 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article