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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A bioassay study of soils in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Healey, J., 1989, Mineral Nutrients in Tropical Forest and Savanna Ecosystems : Special publication no. 9 of the British Ecological Society. Proctor, J. (ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, p. 273-288Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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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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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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A new approach to monitoring biodiversity across complex landscapes.
Hearn, S. M., Healey, J., McDonald, M. A. & Wong, J., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Accelerating oligotrophic habitat formation on slate waste.
Rowe, E., Williamson, J. C., Jones, D., Nason, M. A. & Healey, J. R., 1 Jan 2000.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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Agroforestry in Wales
Pagella, T. & Healey, J., 31 Mar 2020, Bangor: Bangor University, p. 65-105.Research output: Working paper
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Alleviation of both water and nutrient limitations is necessary to accelerate ecological restoration of waste rock tips.
Williamson, J. C., Rowe, E. C., Hill, P. W., Nason, M. A., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., Mar 2011, In: Restoration Ecology. 19, 2, p. 194-204Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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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An overview of invasive woody plants in the tropics
Binggeli, P., Hall, J. & Healey, J., 1998, University of Wales Bangor. 83 p. (SAFS Publication; no. 13)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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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
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Are permanent rubber agroforests an alternative to rotational rubber cultivation?
Vincent, G., Azhima, F., Joshi, L. & Healey, J. R., 2011, In: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. 20, 1, p. 85-109Research 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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Auxin secretion by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 both stimulates root exudation and limits phosphorus uptake in Triticum aestivium
Talboys, P., Talboys, P. J., Owen, D. W., Healey, J. R., Withers, P. J. & Jones, D. L., 21 Feb 2014, In: BMC Plant Biology. 14, p. 51Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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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Biodiversity on Mount Cameroon.
Ndam, N., Healey, J. R., Acworth, J., Tchouto, P. G., Price, M. F. (Editor) & Butt, N. (Editor), 1 Jan 2000, Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development. 2000 ed. CABI Publishing, p. 46-51Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum L. kuhn) promotes an open nitrogen cycle in heathland soils
DeLuca, T. H., Zewdie, S. A., Zackrisson, O., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., Jun 2013, In: Plant and Soil. 367, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can a mesotropic grassland community be restored on a post-industrial sandy site with compost made from waste materials?
Tandy, S., Wallace, H. L., Jones, D. L., Nason, M. A., Williamson, J. C. & Healey, J. R., Jan 2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 1, p. 500-510Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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
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Cattle feed or bioenergy? Consequential life cycle assessment of biogas feedstock options on dairy farms
Styles, D., Gibbons, J., Williams, A. P., Stichnothe, H., Chadwick, D. R. & Healey, J. R., 10 Aug 2015, In: Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 7, 5, p. 1034–1049Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changes in water holding capacity of fine slate waste during decomposition of added plant litters
Nason, M., Farrar, J. F., Healey, J. F., Jones, D. L., Williamson, J. C. & Rowe, E. C., 18 Dec 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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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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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
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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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Comparative demography of thirty Yungas tree species.
Malizia, A., Grau, H. R., Easdale, T. A. & Healey, J. R., 1 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Comparative effectiveness of silvicultural interventions for increasing timber production and sustaining conservation values in natural tropical production Forests: A systematic review protocol
Petrokofsky, G., Sist, P., Blanc, L., Doucet, J.-L., Finegan, B., Gourlet-Fleury, S., Healey, J., Livoreil, B., Nasi, R., Peña-Claros, M., Putz, F. E. & Zhou, W., 15 Apr 2015, In: Environmental Evidence. 4, 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Composition, structure and regeneration of Miombo Forest at Kitulangalo, Tanzania.
Obiri, J., Healey, J. R. & Hall, J. B., 1 Jan 2002, 2002 ed. Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Composition, structure and regeneration of miombo forest at Kitulangalo, Tanzania
Obiri, J., Hall, J. & Healey, J., 4 Aug 2010, Degraded forests in Eastern Africa: Management and Restoration. Bongers, F. & Tennigkeit, T. (eds.). London: Earthscan, p. 109-122 (The Earthscan Forest Library).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Conservation of the Ethiopian church forests: threats, opportunities and implications for their management
Aerts, R., Van Overtveld, K., Wassie, A., Abiyu, A., Demissew, S., Daye, D. D., Giday, K., Haile, M., TewoldeBerhan, S., Teketay, D., Teklehaimanot, Z., Binggeli, P., Deckers, S., Friis, I., Gratzer, G., Hermy, M., Sterck, F. J., Muys, B., Bongers, F. & Healey, J. R., 13 Feb 2016, In: Science of the Total Environment. 551-552, p. 404-414Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contaminated land clean-up using composted wastes and impacts of VOCs on land.
Williamson, J. C., Akinola, M., Nason, M. A., Tandy, S., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2009, In: Waste Management. 29, 5, p. 1772-1778Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contour hedgerows of Calliandra calothyrsus Meissn. for soil and water conservation in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
McDonald, M., Stevens, P. A. & Healey, J., 2001, Sustaining the Global Farm – Selected Papers from the 10th International Soil Conservation Organization Meeting. Stott, D. E., Mohtar, R. H. & Steinhardt, G. C. (eds.). West Lafayette, Indiana, USA: International Soil Conservation Organization , p. 395-402Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Contrasting patterns of leaf trait variation among and within species during tropical dry forest succession in Costa Rica
Derroire, G., Powers, J., Hulshof, C., Cardenas Varela, L. & Healey, J., 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Corrigendum
Kleinschroth, F., Healey, J., Sist, P., Mortier, F. & Gourlet-Fleury, S., 17 Sept 2016, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 53, 6, p. 1890 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creating substrates from wastes for habitat re-creation.
Williamson, J. C., Nason, M. A., Roberts, P., Farrell, M., Furniss, R., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D., 1 Jan 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Criterios e Indicadores Para Proyectos REDD, Proyecto ‘Fortalecimiento de Capacidadades para Pagos por Servicios Ambientales (Carbon y Biodiversidad) en la Amazonia Peruana
Rendón Thompson, O. R., Baker, T. R., Healey, J., Del Castillo, D., Jones, J. P. G. & Román Cuesta, R. M., 2008, University of Leeds. 40 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Damage and responsiveness of Jamaican montane tree species after disturbance by a hurricane
Bellingham, P. J., Tanner, E. V. J. & Healey, J., 1995, In: Ecology. 76, 8, p. 2562-2580Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Degradation, species invasion and management in Tanzanian dry forest: what do local people say?
Obiri, J., Healey, J. R. & Hall, J. B., 1 Jan 2004, 2004 ed. Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Degradation, species invasion and management in Tanzanian dry forests: what do local people say?
Obiri, J., Hall, J. & Healey, J., 4 Aug 2010, Degraded forests in Eastern Africa: Management and Restoration. Bongers, F. & Tennigkeit, T. (eds.). London: Earthscan, p. 305-321 (The Earthscan Forest Library).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Deinking paper fibre application to agricultural land: soil quality enhancer or copper polluter?
Tandy, S., Williamson, J. C., Nason, M. A., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2008, In: Soil Use and Management. 24, 2, p. 217-220Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Designing and testing substrates for promoting the restoration of slate waste tips in Wales.
Williamson, J. C., Rowe, E., Nason, M. A., Jones, D., Healey, J. R. & Holliman, P., 1 Jan 2000.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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Dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in temperate coniferous forest plantations.
Jones, D. L., Hughes, L. T., Murphy, D. V. & Healey, J. R., 1 Dec 2008, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 59, 6, p. 1038-1048Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dissolved organic nitrogen uptake by plants - an important N uptake pathway?
Jones, D. L., Healey, J. R., Willett, V. B., Farrar, J. F. & Hodge, A., 1 Mar 2005, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 37, 3, p. 413-423Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disturbance, grasses and pioneer trees in regenerating Tanzanian dry tropical forest.
Obiri, J., Healey, J. R., Hall, J. B., Chamshama, S. & Mugasha, A., 26 Jun 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Diversity enhances carbon storage in tropical forests
Poorter, L., van der Sande, M. T., Thompson, J., Arets, E. J., Alarcón, A., Álvarez-Sánchez, J., Ascarrunz, N., Balvanera, P., Barajas-Guzmán, G., Boit, A., Bongers, F., Carvalho, F. A., Casanoves, F., Cornejo-Tenorio, G., Costa, F. R., de Castilho, C. V., Duivenvoorden, J. F., Dutrieux, L. P., Enquist, B. J., Fernández-Méndez, F., Finegan, B., Gormley, L., Healey, J. R., Hoosbeek, M. R., Ibarra-Manríquez, G., Junqueira, A. B., Levis, C., Licona, J. C., Lisboa, L. S., Magnusson, W. E., Martínez-Ramos, M., Martínez-Yrizar, A., Martorano, L. G., Maskell, L. C., Mazzei, L., Meave, J. A., Mora, F., Muñoz, R., Nytch, C., Pansonato, M. P., Parr, T. W., Paz, H., Pérez-García, E. A., Rentería, L. Y., Rodríguez-Velazquez, J., Rozendaal, D. M., Ruschel, A. R., Sakschewski, B., Salgado-Negret, B., Schietti, J., Simões, M., Sinclair, F. L., Souza, P. F., Souza, F. C., Stropp, J., ter Steege, H., Swenson, N. G., Thonicke, K., Toledo, M., Uriarte, M., van der Hout, P., Walker, P., Zamora, N. & and Peña-Claros, M., 8 Sept 2015, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 24, 11, p. 1314-1328Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review