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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Woody plants recovery in abandoned farms of different ages in the Mount Cameroon region.
Ndam, N. & Healey, J. R., 1 Jan 2002, In: Systematics and Geography of Plants. 71, 2, p. 817-826Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Woodland restoration on mineral extraction waste tips: a comparison of tree performance over eight years
Millett, J. & Healey, J. R., 1 Jan 2010, In: Quarterly Journal of Forestry. 105, 1, p. 19-27Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Whole tree harvesting can reduce second rotation forest productivity
Walmsley, J. D., Jones, D. L., Reynolds, B., Price, M. H. & Healey, J. R., 10 Feb 2009, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 257, 3, p. 1104-1111Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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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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Water and nutrient limitations to tree establishment on slate waste.
Rowe, E. C., Williamson, J. C., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 18 Dec 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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
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Variations and phenotypic correlation of growth attributes of Calliandra calothyrsus in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R. & Jones, M., 1 Dec 2000, In: Agroforestry Systems. 50, 3, p. 293-314Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Using organic wastes and composts to remediate and restore land: best practice manual
Nason, M. A., Williamson, J., Tandy, S., Christou, M., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 1 Jan 2007, Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Use of organic amendments for remediation: turning waste to good use
Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 1 Dec 2010, In: Elements. 6, 6, p. 369-375Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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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Tree morphology in seasonally dry montane forest in Argentina: relationships with shade tolerance and nutrient shortage.
Easdale, T. A., Gurvich, D. E., Sersic, A. N. & Healey, J. R., 1 Jun 2007, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 18, 3, p. 313-326Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tree life histories in a montane subtropical forest: species differ independently by shade-tolerance, turnover rate and substrate preference.
Easdale, T. A., Healey, J. R., Grau, H. R. & Malizia, A., 1 Nov 2007, In: Journal of Ecology. 95, 6, p. 1234-1249Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tree growth, mortality and recruitment on abandoned farms of 0 – 30+ years at Likombe, Mount Cameroon
Ndam, N., Healey, J., Cheek, M. & Fraser, P. J., 1996, Proceedings of International Union of Forest Research Organisations Conference, Growth Studies in Tropical Moist Forests in Africa . Foli, E. G., Vanclay, J. K. & Ofosu-Asiedu, A. (eds.). Vienna, Austria: International Union of Forest Research Organisations, p. 156-169Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › 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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Treating Waste for Restoring Land Sustainably (TWIRLS)
Nason, M. A., Williamson, J. C., Healey, J. R., Jones, D., Farrar, J. F. & Farrell, M., 1 Jan 2005.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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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The repeatibility of vegetation classification and mapping
Hearn, S. M., Healey, J. R., McDonald, M. A., Turner, A. J. & Stewart, G. B., 1 Apr 2011, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 92, 4, p. 1174–1184Research 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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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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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 evidence base for community forest management as a mechanism for supplying gloval environmental benefits and improving local welfare
Bowler, D., Buyung-Ali, L. M., Healey, J. R., Jones, J. P. G., Knight, T. & Pullin, A. S., 16 Apr 2010, The Collaboration for Environmental Evidence.Research output: Other contribution
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The evidence base for community forest management as a mechanism for supplying global environmental benefits and improving local welfare.
Bowler, D., Buyung-Ali, L., Healey, J., Jones, J. P. G., Knight, T. & Pullin, A., 2010, In: Environmental Evidence. SR48.Research 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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The effects of secondary forest clearance and subsequent land use on erosion losses and soil properties in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R. & Stevens, P. A., 1 Oct 2002, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 92, 1, p. 1-19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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The effects of logging on forest stand structure and tree communities in the area of a new nacional wildlife refuge, Costa Rica.
Delgado, D., Finegan, B., Gormley, L., Healey, J. R., Solano, D. & Zamora, N., 1 Jan 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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The effects of forest clearance on soil conservation: preliminary findings from the Yallahs Valley, Jamaican Blue Mountains
McDonald, M., Healey, J. & Devi Prasad, P. V., 1992, In: Caribbean Geography. 3, p. 253-260Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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
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The effect of fire and weeking.
Obiri, J., Healey, J. R. & Hall, J. B., 1 Jan 2004, 2004 ed. Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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The economic effect of reduced impact logging on carbon retention.
Price, C., Tay, J. & Healey, J. R., 1 Jan 2000.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 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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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 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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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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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
- 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
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Technical Annex 4: Building ecosystem resilience. Report to Welsh Government (Contract C210/2016/2017).
Keenleyside, C. B., Beaufoy, G., Alison, J., Gunn, I. D. M., Healey, J., Jenkins, T., Pagella, T. & Siriwardena, G. M., 10 Jul 2019, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology . 59 p. (Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP) - Sustainable Farming Scheme Evidence Review (WP11), Technical Annexes)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report