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)
- 2019
- Published
Reconstructing the effects of hurricanes over 155 years on the structure and diversity of trees in two tropical montane rainforests in Jamaica
McLaren, K., Luke, D., Tanner, E., Bellingham, P. J. & Healey, J., 15 Oct 2019, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 276-277, 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
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
- Published
How do hedgerows influence soil organic carbon stock in livestock-grazed pasture?
Ford, H., Healey, J. R., Webb, B., Pagella, T. F. & Smith, A. R., 31 Dec 2019, In: Soil Use and Management. 35, 4, p. 576-584Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2020
- Published
The effect of forest management options on forest resilience to pathogens
Roberts, M., Gilligan, C., Kleczkowski, A., Hanley, N., Whalley, E. & Healey, J., 10 Feb 2020, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 45 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Agroforestry in Wales
Pagella, T. & Healey, J., 31 Mar 2020, Bangor: Bangor University, p. 65-105.Research output: Working paper
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Analysis of the viability of “land sparing” and “land sharing” strategies for commercial woodland expansion within Wales
Wiik, E., Pagella, T., Healey, J., Stephen, B., McKay, H. & Jenkins, T., 31 Mar 2020, Bangor: Bangor University.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Published
When nature meets the divine: effect of prohibition regimes on the structure and tree-species composition of sacred forests in Northern Greece
Marini Govigli, V., Healey, J., Wong, J., Stara, K., Tsiakiris, R. & Halley, J., 7 Aug 2020, In: Web Ecology. 20, 2, p. 53-86 48 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP): ERAMMP Report-32: National Forest in Wales - Evidence Review. Report to Welsh Government (Contract C210/2016/2017)
Beauchamp, K., Jenkins, T., Alison, J., Bathgate, S., Bell, C., Braban, C. F., Broome, A., Bursnell, M., Burton, V., Dickie, I. A., Doick, K. J., Evans, C. D., Fitch, A., Griffiths, R., Hall, C., Healey, J., Jones, L., Keith, A. M., Kerr, G., Kuyer, J., Maskell, L. C., Matthews, R. W., Morison, J., Nicoll, B., Nisbet, T., O'Brien, L., Old, G. H., Pagella, T., Perks, M. P., Robinson, D. A., Saraev, V., Smart, S. M., Smith, A., Siriwardena, G. M., Swetnam, R. D., Thomas, A. R. C., Tye, A., Valatin, G., Warren-Thomas, E., Wong, J. & Emmett, B. A., 28 Aug 2020, 46 p. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology .Research output: Other contribution
- Published
Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP): ERAMMP Report 32: National Forest in Wales - Evidence Review: Annex 7, Integrated Assessment. Report to Welsh Government (Contract C210/2016/2017).
Emmett, B. A., Healey, J., Warren-Thomas, E. & Wong, J., 28 Aug 2020, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology . 14 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
- Published
Secondary forests offset less than 10% of deforestation-mediated carbon emissions in the Brazilian Amazon
Smith, C., Espirito-Santo, F., Healey, J., Young, P., Lennox, G., Ferreira, J. & Barlow, J., Dec 2020, In: Global Change Biology. 26, 12, p. 7006-7020 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Combining Seed Dressing and Foliar Applications of Phosphorus Fertilizer Can Give Similar Crop Growth and Yield Benefits to Soil Applications Together With Greater Recovery Rates
Talboys, P., Healey, J., Withers, P., Roose, T., Edwards, A., Pavinato, P. S. & Jones, D. L., 4 Dec 2020, In: Frontiers in Agronomy. 2, 10.3389/fagro.2020.605655 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2021
- Published
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
- Published
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
- Published
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
- Published
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
- Published
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
- Published
Hedgerow effects on CO2 emissions are regulated by soil type and season: implications for carbon flux dynamics in livestock-grazed pasture
Ford, H., Healey, J., Webb, B., Pagella, T. & Smith, A., 15 Jan 2021, In: Geoderma. 382, 114697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Spatial scaling properties of coral reef benthic communities
Ford, H., Gove, J. M., Davies, A., Graham, N. A. J., Healey, J., Conklin, E. & Williams, G. J., 1 Feb 2021, In: Ecography. 44, 2, p. 188-198 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
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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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
- Published
Top Five Alternative Conifer Tree Species in Great Britain: Main Report and Executive Summary
Peters, T., Hardaker, A., Dauksta, D., Newman, G., Lellig, C. & Healey, J., 23 Jun 2021, Llandudno Junction: Welsh Government. 132 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Published
Old-growth forest loss and secondary forest recovery across Amazonian countries
Smith, C., Healey, J., Berenguer, E., Young, P., Ben, T., Elias, F., Espirito-Santo, F. & Barlow, J., 4 Aug 2021, In: Environmental Research Letters. 16, 8, 085009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
- 2022
- Published
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
- Published
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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The effects of population management on wild ungulates: A systematic map of evidence for UK species
Barton, O., Gresham, A., Healey, J., Cordes, L. & Shannon, G., 10 Jun 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 6, 26 p., e0267385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Roots and rhizospheric soil microbial community responses to tree species mixtures.
Ribbons, R., Del Toro, I., Smith, A., Healey, J., Vesterdal, L. & McDonald, M., Aug 2022, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 176, 104509.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Hurricane disturbance accelerated the thermophilization of a Jamaican montane forest
Tanner, E. V. J., Bellingham, P. J., Healey, J. & Feeley, K. J., 1 Sept 2022, Ecography, 2022, 9.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
- Published
Do prey shape, time of day, and plant trichomes affect the predation rate on plasticine prey in tropical rainforests?
Weissflog, A., Markesteijn, L., Aiello, A., Healey, J. & Geipel, I., 22 Sept 2022, In: Biotropica. 54, 5, p. 1259-1269Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Variation in root morphology amongst tree species influences soil hydraulic conductivity and macroporosity
Webb, B., Robinson, D., Marshall, M., Ford, H., Pagella, T., Healey, J. & Smith, A., 1 Nov 2022, In: Geoderma. 425, 116057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Governing like a forest: achieving diachronic integrity or emergency carbon sequestration through post-Brexit forest policy?
Wynne-Jones, S., Dandy, N., Bodner, T. & Healey, J., 3 Nov 2022, Rural Governance in the UK: Towards a Sustainable and Equitable Society. Attrop, A., McAreavey, R. & Heron, S. (eds.). Routledge, (Routledge Studies in Sustainability).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- 2023
- Published
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
- Published
Recurring bleaching events disrupt the spatial properties of coral reef benthic communities across scales
Ford, H., Gove, J. M., Healey, J., Davies, A., Graham, N. & Williams, G. J., 10 Jul 2023, In: Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 10, 1, p. 39-55 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neighbours matter and the weak succumb: Ash dieback infection is more severe in ash trees with fewer conspecific neighbours and lower prior growth rate
Cracknell, D., Peterken, G., Pommerening, A., Lawrence, P. & Healey, J., 15 Sept 2023, In: Journal of Ecology. 111, 10, p. 2118-2133 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
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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Predicting the spatial expansion of an animal population with presence-only data
Barton, O., Healey, J., Cordes, L., Davies, A. & Shannon, G., Nov 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11, p. e10778 e10778.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years
Tew, E. R., Ambrose-Oji, B., Beatty, M., Buntgen, U., Butterworth, H., Clover, G., Cook, D., Dauksta, D., Day, W., Deakin, J., Field, A., Gardiner, B., Harrop, P., Healey, J., Heaton, R., Hemery, G., Hill, L., Hughes, O., Khaira-Creswell, P. K., Kirby, K., Leitch, A., MacKay, J., McIlhiney, R., Murphy, B., Newton, L., Norris, D., Nugee, R., Parker, J., Petrokofsky, G., Prosser, A., Quine, C., Randhawa, G., Reid, C., Richardson, M., Ridley-Ellis, D. J., Riley, R., Roberts, J. E., Schaible, R., Simpson, L. E., Spake, R., Tubby, I., Urquhart, J., Wallace-Stephens, F., Wilson, J. D. & Sutherland, W. J., 8 Nov 2023, In: Forestry. 97, 3, p. 349-362 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Amazonian secondary forests are greatly reducing fragmentation and edge exposure in old-growth forests
Smith, C., Barlow, J., Schwartz, N., Healey, J., Young, P. & Miranda, L., 9 Nov 2023, In: Environmental Research Letters. 18, 12, 124016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › 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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Increasing Biodiversity in Livestock Production Systems: Plant Traits and Natural Regeneration Capacity of Woody Vegetation in Actively Managed Grasslands
Sheik, M. J. E., Finegan, B., Healey, J. & Casonoves, F., 1 Dec 2023, Silvopastoral systems of Meso America and Northern South America: Chará, J. & Jose, S. (eds) . Chara, J. & Jose, S. (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 279-305Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Can temperate forests deliver future wood demand and climate mitigation?
Forster, E., Healey, J. & Styles, D., 14 Dec 2023, In: Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3681726/v1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
- 2024
- Accepted/In press
Can spirituality save centuries-old trees and forests? A study from the mountains of NW Greece
Stara, K., Tsiakiris, R., Wong, J., Healey, J., Marini Govigli, V. & Halley, J., 29 Mar 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring spatial and temporal resilience in socio-ecological systems: evidence from sacred forests in Epirus, Greece.
Marini Govigli, V., Healey, J., Wong, J., Stara, K., Tsiakiris, R. & Halley, J., 1 Apr 2024, In: People and Nature. 6, 3, p. 1206-1219 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ash dieback in woodland nature reserves
Peterken, G., Cracknell, D., Beamish, C. & Healey, J., May 2024, British Wildlife, 2024, May, p. 429 435 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Vegetation growth responses to climate change: a cross-scale analysis of biological memory and time-lags using tree ring and satellite data
Tang, W., Liu, S., Jing, M., Healey, J., Smith, M., Farooq, T. H., Zhu, L., Zhao, S. & Wu, Y., Jul 2024, In: Global Change Biology. 30, 7, e17441.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2025
- Published
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
- Accepted/In press
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