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
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Improving reintroduction success in large carnivores through individual-based modelling: how to reintroduce Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) to Scotland
Ovenden, T., Palmer, S., Travis, J. & Healey, J., 1 Jun 2019, In: Biological Conservation. 234, p. 140-153Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The potential for lynx reintroduction to Scotland: Innovative modelling provides robust scientific evidence to inform decision making
Ovenden, T., Palmer, S., Travis, J. & Healey, J., May 2019, University of Stirling. 3 p. (University of Stirling Policy Brief)Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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Science to Policy: Impacts of trees on farm ecosystem services
Wiik, E., Toberman, H., Ford, H., Webb, B., Healey, J., Pagella, T., Marley, C. & Smith, A., 19 Mar 2019, Ser Cymru National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment. 8 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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North West Coastal Arc: Partnership for Clean and Sustainable Growth: A Science and Innovation Audit Report sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Paul, N., Williams, D., Jones (contributor), B. & Healey (contributor), J., 8 Mar 2019, 96 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- 2018
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The effects of disease on optimal forest rotation: a generalisable analytical framework
Macpherson, M., Kleczkowski, A., Healey, J. & Hanley, N., Jul 2018, In: Environmental and Resource Economics. 70, 3, p. 565-588Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying the conservation value of sacred natural sites
Avtzis, D., Healey, J., Wong, J. & Halley, J., 1 Jun 2018, In: Biological Conservation. 222, p. 95-103Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of variation in management objectives on responses to invading diseases under uncertainty: Forest Pathogens
Dangerfield, C., Whalley, E., Hanley, N., Healey, J. & Gilligan, C., 18 Apr 2018, 92nd Annual Conference, Agricultural Economics Society, Warwick University, Coventry, UK, 16-18 April, 2018. 40 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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How does grazing management influence the functional diversity of oak woodland ecosystems? A plant trait approach.
Ford, H., Healey, J., Markesteijn, L. & Smith, A., 15 Apr 2018, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 258, p. 154-161 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Model-aided biosecurity
Quine, C., Hanley, N. & Healey, J., 1 Mar 2018, Chartered Forester, 2018, p. 22-24.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Endemic trees in a tropical biodiversity hotspot imperilled by an invasive tree
Bellingham, P. J., Tanner, E. V. J., Martin, P. H., Healey, J. & Burge, O. R., Jan 2018, In: Biological Conservation. 217, 1, p. 47-53Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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
- 2017
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Impacts of logging roads on tropical forests
Kleinschroth, F. & Healey, J., Sept 2017, In: Biotropica. 49, 5, p. 620-635Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Public preferences and willingness to pay for forest disease control in the UK
Sheremet, O., Healey, J., Quine, C. & Hanley, N., Sept 2017, In: Journal of Agricultural Economics. 68, 3, p. 781-800Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facilitating smallholder tree farming in fragmented tropical landscapes: Challenges and potentials for sustainable land management
Rahman, S., Sunderland, T., Roshetko, J. M. & Healey, J., Aug 2017, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 198, Part 1, p. 110-121Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of invasive pests and diseases on strategies for forest diversification.
Macpherson, M., Kleczkowski, A., Healey, J., Quine, C. & Hanley, N., 24 Apr 2017, In: Ecological Modelling. 350, p. 87-99Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of logging on roadless space in intact forest landscapes of the Congo Basin
Kleinschroth, F., Healey, J., Gourlet-Fleury, S., Mortier, F. & Stoica, R. S., Apr 2017, In: Conservation Biology. 31, 2, p. 469-480Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Payment for multiple forest benefits alters the effect of tree disease on optimal forest rotation length
Macpherson, M., Kleczkowski, A., Healey, J. & Hanley, N., Apr 2017, In: Ecological Economics. 134, p. 82-94Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Finding alternatives to swidden agriculture: Does agroforestry improve livelihood options and reduce pressure on existing forest?
Rahman, S. A., Jacobsen, J. B., Healey, J. R., Roshetko, J. M. & Sunderland, T., Feb 2017, In: Agroforestry Systems. 91, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2016
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Towards Productive Landscapes: Trade-offs in Tree-cover and Income across a Matrix of Smallholder Agricultural Land-use Systems
Rahman, S., Sunderland, T., Kshatriya, M., Roshetko, J. M., Pagella, T. & Healey, J., 15 Dec 2016, In: Land Use Policy. 58, December, p. 152-164Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Logging roads in tropical forests: Synthesis of literature written in French and English highlights environmental impact reduction through improved engineering
Kleinschroth, F., Gourlet-Fleury, S., Gond, V., Sist, P. & Healey, J. R., 6 Dec 2016, In: Bois et forêts des tropiques. 328, 2, p. 13-26Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tree Culture of Smallholder Farmers Practicing Agroforestry in Gunung Salak Valley, West Java, Indonesia
Rahman, S. A., Sunderland, T., Roshetko, J. M., Basuki, I. & Healey, J., 1 Dec 2016, In: Small-Scale Forestry. 15, 4, p. 433-442Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The reliability of evidence review methodology in environmental science and conservation
O'Leary, B., Kvist, K., Bayliss, H. R., Derroire, G., Healey, J., Hughes, K., Kleinschroth, F., Sciberras, M., Woodcock, P. & Pullin, A., 1 Oct 2016, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 64, p. 75-82Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resilience of tropical dry forests – a meta-analysis of changes in species diversity and composition during secondary succession
Derroire, G., Balvanera, P., Castellanos-Castro, C., Decocq, G., Kennard, D. K., Lebrija-Trejos, E., Leiva, J. A., Oden, P., Powers, J. S., Rico-Gray, V., Tigabu, M. & Healey, J. R., Oct 2016, In: Oikos. 125, 10, p. 1386-1397Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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How persistent are the impacts of logging roads on Central African forest vegetation?
Kleinschroth, F., Healey, J. R., Sist, P., Mortier, F. & Gourlet-Fleury, S., 1 Aug 2016, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 53, 4, p. 1127-1137Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Isolated trees as nuclei of regeneration in tropical pastures: testing the importance of niche-based and landscape factors
Derroire, G., Coe, R. & Healey, J. R., 27 Jul 2016, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 27, 4, p. 679-691Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Effects of Established Trees on Woody Regeneration during Secondary Succession in Tropical Dry Forests
Derroire, G., Tigabu, M., Oden, P. C. & Healey, J. R., 1 May 2016, In: Biotropica. 48, 3, p. 290-300Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Struvite: a slow-release fertiliser for sustainable phosphorus management?
Withers, P. J., Talboys, P. J., Heppell, J., Roose, T., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Apr 2016, In: Plant and Soil. 401, 1, p. 109-123Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trees, water storage and flooding in upland agricultural landscapes: why do we need to know more?
Ford, H., Smith, A., Pagella, T. & Healey, J., 1 Apr 2016, Forestry & Timber News, April 2016, p. 27-28.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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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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Sparing forests in Central Africa: re-use old logging roads to avoid creating new ones
Kleinschroth, F., Healey, J. R. & Gourlet-Fleury, S., 2 Feb 2016, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 14, 1, p. 9-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
- 2015
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The role of fragmented sacred forests in biodiversity conservation in the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia
Desissa, D. & Healey, J., 1 Dec 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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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
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Identification and quantification of drivers of forest degradation in tropical dry forests: a case study in Western Mexico
Morales Barquero, L., Morales-Barquero, L., Borrego, A., Skutsch, M., Kleinn, C. & Healey, J. R., 2 Sept 2015, In: Land Use Policy. 49, p. 296-309Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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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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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Impacts of land-use change on sacred forests at the landscape scale
Daye, D. D. & Healey, J. R., 12 Jan 2015, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 3, p. 349–358Research 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
- 2014
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Long-term hurricane damage effects on tropical forest tree growth and mortality
Tanner, E. V., Rodriguez-Sanchez, F., Healey, J. R., Holdaway, R. J. & Bellingham, P. J., 1 Oct 2014, In: Ecology. 95, 10, p. 2974–2983Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phosphate depletion modulates auxin transport in Triticum aestivum leading to altered root branching
Talboys, P., Talboys, P. J., Healey, J. R., Withers, P. J. & Jones, D. L., 17 Sept 2014, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 65, 17, p. 5023-5032Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Operationalizing the Definition of Forest Degradation for REDD+, with Application to Mexico
Morales-Barquero, L., Skutsch, M., Jardel-Pelaez, E. J., Ghilardi, A., Kleinn, S. & Healey, J. R., 11 Jul 2014, In: Forests. 5, 7, p. 1653-1681Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feed the Crop Not the Soil: Rethinking Phosphorus Management in the Food Chain
Talboys, P., Withers, P. J., Sylvester-Bradley, R., Jones, D. L., Healey, J. R. & Talboys, P. J., 19 May 2014, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 48, 12, p. 6523-6530Research 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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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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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
- 2013
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Human well-being impacts of terrestrial protected areas
Pullin, A. S., Bangpan, M., Dalrymple, S., Dickson, K., Haddaway, N. R., Healey, J. R., Hauari, H., Hockley, N., Jones, J. P. G., Knight, T., Vigurs, C. & Oliver, S., 28 Oct 2013, In: Environmental Evidence. 2, p. article 19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intensification of coffee systems can increase the effectiveness of REDD mechanisms
Noponen, M. R., Haggar, J. P., Edwards-Jones, G. & Healey, J. R., 1 Jul 2013, In: Agricultural Systems. 119, p. 1-9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sink or source—The potential of coffee agroforestry systems to sequester atmospheric CO2 into soil organic carbon
Noponen, M. A., Healey, J. R., Soto, G. & Haggar, J. P., 12 Jun 2013, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 175, p. 60-68Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review