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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Participatory biodiversity evaluation in complex agroforests.
Wong, J. L., Ambrose-Oji, B., Lawrence, A., Lysinge, R., Ebong, H., Fraser, P. J., Healey, J. R., Hall, J. B., Ndam, N., Joshi, L. (Editor), Williams, S. E. (Editor) & Van Noordwijk, M. (Editor), 3 Sept 2001, p. 16.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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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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Overview of the environment research programme project.
Healey, J. R., 12 Jun 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Overview of Biomass Energy in Wales, UK
Walmsley, J. D., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 1 Sept 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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On-farm evaluation of the establishment of clonal rubber in multistrata agroforests in Jambi, Indonesia.
Williams, S. E., Van Noordwijk, M., Penot, E., Healey, J. R., Sinclair, F. L. & Wibawa, G., 10 Oct 2001, In: Agroforestry Systems. 53, 2, p. 227-237Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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Obtaining local values for biodiversity: protocols used by the ERP Mount Cameroon Project.
Ambrose-Oji, B., Lawrence, A., Wong, J., Lysinge, R., Fraser, P., Hall, J. B., O'Connor, J. & Healey, J. R., 7 Jan 2002, p. 18.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Nutrient cycling in secondary forests in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
McDonald, M. A. & Healey, J. R., 20 Dec 2000, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 139, 1-3, p. 257-278Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisation of Jamaican montane forest trees
Tanner, E. V. J., Kapos, V., Freskos, S. & Healey, J., 1990, In: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 6, 2, p. 231-238Research 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
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Naming and recognition of species in participatory biodiversity inventory.
Wong, J., Lysinge, R., Kenfack, D., Healey, J. R. & Hall, J. B., 7 Jan 2002, p. 8.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Naming and recognition of species in participatory biodiversity inventory.
Wong, J., Lysinge, R., Kenfack, D., Healey, J. R., Hall, J. B. & Lawrence, A., 1 Jan 2002Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Modification of fertility of soil materials for restoration of acid grassland habitat.
Farrell, M., Healey, J. R., Godbold, D. L., Nason, M. A., Tandy, S. & Jones, D. L., 12 Mar 2010, In: Restoration Ecology. 19, 4, p. 509-519Research 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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Maximizing the efficiency of conservation.
Hockley, N. J., Edwards-Jones, G. & Healey, J. R., 1 Jun 2007, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 22, 6, p. 286-287Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maintenance of soil fertility on steeplands in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica: the role of contour hedgerows
McDonald, M., Stevens, P. A., Healey, J. & Devi Prasad, P. V., 1999, Global Change in the Mountains. Price, M. F. (ed.). CRC Press, p. 193-196Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Maintenance of soil fertility on steeplands in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica: the role of contour hedgerows
McDonald, M., Stevens, P. A., Healey, J. & Devi Prasad, P. V., 1997, In: Agroforestry Forum. 8, 4, p. 21-25Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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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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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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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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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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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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Kinetics of soil microbial uptake of free amino acids.
Vinolas, L. C., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2001, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 33, 1, p. 67-74Research 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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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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Invasive woody plants in tropical Africa.
Binggeli, P., Hall, J. B., Healey, J. R. & Hamilton, A. C., 1 Jan 2004, 2004 ed. Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Invasive woody plants in the tropics: a growing concern.
Binggeli, P., Hall, J. B. & Healey, J. R., 18 Dec 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Invasive woody plants
Binggeli, P., Hall, J. & Healey, J., 2004, The Overstorey Book: Cultivating Connections with Trees . Elevitch, C. R. (ed.). Second ed. Holualoa, Hawai’i, USA: Permanent Agricultural Resources, p. 383-388Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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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Interactions between components of multi-strata rubber agroforests: what can be learnt from on-farm trials?
Williams, S. E., Van Noordwijk, M., Penot, E., Healey, J. & Sinclair, F., 1999, Proceedings of the IUFRO International Symposium on Multi-strata Agroforestry Systems with Perennial Crops . Jiménez, F. & Beer, J. (eds.). Turrialba, Costa Rica: CATIE, p. 229-233Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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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Integrated Analysis. Report 10a:Integrated Analysis. Report to Welsh Government (Contract C210/2016/2017).
Emmett, B. A., Alison, J., Braban, C., Dickie, I., Gunn, I. D. M., Healey, J., Jenkins, T., Jones, L., Keenleyside, C. B., Lewis-Reddy, E., Martineau, A. H., Newell-Price, J. P., Old, G. H., Pagella, T., Siriwardena, G. M., Williams, A. P. & Williams, J. R., 8 Jul 2019, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology . 27 p. ( Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP): Sustainable Farming Scheme Evidence Review)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Initial tree establishment on blocky quarry waste ameliorated with hydrogel or slate processing fines
Rowe, E. C., Williamson, J. C., Jones, D. L., Holliman, P. J. & Healey, J. R., 1 May 2005, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 34, 3, p. 994-1003Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Infestation of trees by lianas in a tropical forest in Amazonian Peru.
Van Der Heijden, G. M., Healey, J. R. & Phillips, O. L., 1 Dec 2008, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 19, 6, p. 747-756Research 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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Incorporating values into biodiversity assessment and monitoring - an introduction to some current issues.
Wong, J., Healey, J. R., Phillips, O. L. & Lawrence, A., 1 Jan 2002Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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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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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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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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Improved agroforestry systems for steeplands in the Caribbean.
McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R., Stevens, P. A., Devi Prasad, P. V., Price, M. F. (Editor) & Butt, N. (Editor), 1 Jan 2000, Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development. 2000 ed. CABI Publishing, p. 287-293Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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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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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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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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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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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Hurricanes need not cause high mortality: the effects of Hurricane Gilbert on forests in Jamaica
Bellingham, P. J., Kapos, V., Varty, N., Healey, J., Tanner, E. V. J., Kelly, D. L., Dalling, J. W., Burns, L. S., Lee, D. & Sidrak, G., 1992, In: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 8, 2, p. 217-223Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hurricane effects on ecosystems in the Caribbean
Tanner, E. V. J., Kapos, V. & Healey, J., 1991, In: Biotropica. 23, 4A, p. 513-521Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review