Professor John Healey
Professor of Forest Sciences / Director of College Research Institute
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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Plant succession on the 1922 lava flow of Mount Cameroon
Fraser, P., Banks, H., Brodie, S., Cheek, M., Dawson, S., Healey, J., Marsden, J., Ndam, N., Nning, J. & McRobb, A., 1999, African Plants: Biodiversity, Taxonomy and Uses: Proceedings of the 1997 AGTFAT Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe. Timberlake, J. & Kativu, S. (eds.). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, p. 253-262Research 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
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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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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Biodiversity on Mount Cameroon.
Ndam, N., Healey, J. R., Acworth, J., Tchouto, P. G., Price, M. F. (ed.) & Butt, N. (ed.), 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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Evaluation of trees indigenous to the montane forest of the Blue Mountains of Jamaica for reforestation and agroforestry.
McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R., Price, M. F. (ed.) & Butt, N. (ed.), 1 Jan 2000, Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development. 2000 ed. CABI Publishing, p. 293-295Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Evaluation of trees indigenous to the montane forests of the Blue Mountains, Jamaica for reforestation and agroforestry.
McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R., Price, M. F. (ed.) & Butt, N. (ed.), 1 Jan 2000, Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development. 2000 ed. CABI Publishing, p. 293-295Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Factors limiting regeneration of abandoned agricultural clearings in tropical montane forest.
Hardwick, K. A., Garwood, N. C., Healey, J. R., Elliott, S., Anusarnsunthorn, V., Kerby, J. (ed.), Blakesley, D. (ed.) & Woods, K. (ed.), 1 Jan 2000, Forest Restoration for Wildlife Conservation. 2000 ed. International Tropical Timber Organisation, p. 202Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Financial assessment of reduced impact logging techniques in Sabah, Malaysia.
Tay, J., Healey, J. R., Price, C., Enters, T. (ed.), Durst, P. B. (ed.), Applegate, G. B. (ed.), Kho, P. C. (ed.) & Man, G. (ed.), 1 Jan 2002, Applying reduced impact logging to advance sustainable forest management. 2002 ed. Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission, FAO, p. 125-140Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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. (ed.) & Butt, N. (ed.), 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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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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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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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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Pathogen survival patterns in waste-derived composts destined for land restoration
Williamson, J. C., Holmberg, J., Nason, M. A., Tandy, S., Jones, R., Healey, J. R., Jones, D. L., Vegh, B. (ed.) & Royle, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2006, Proceedings of Waste 2006: sustainable waste and resource management, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. 2006 ed. The Waste Conference Limited, p. 733-738Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Physical and chemical characteristics of composted wastes can be altered to make them suitable for large scale habitat creation
Nason, M. A., Tandy, S., Williamson, J. C., Farrell, M., Healey, J. R., Jones, D. L., Vegh, B. (ed.) & Royle, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2006, Proceedings of Waste 2006: sustainable waste and resource management, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. 2006 ed. The Waste Conference Limited, p. 739-744Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Recycling of wood ash to forests in North Wales, UK.
Walmsley, J. D., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2006, Proceedings of Second World Bioenergy Conference, 30 May-1 June 2006, Jönköping, Sweden. 2006 ed. Swedish Bioenergy Association, p. 347-351Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Research needs for the ecology of natural regeneration of seasonally dry tropical forests in Southeast Asia.
Hardwick, K. A., Healey, J. R., Blakesley, D., Elliott, S. (ed.), Kerby, J. (ed.), Woods, K. (ed.) & Anusarnsunthorn, V. (ed.), 1 Jan 2000, Forest Restoration for Wildlife Conservation. 2000 ed. International Tropical Timber Organisation, p. 165-180Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Soil functioning in natural and planted woodlands on slate waste
Williamson, J. C., Jones, D. L., Rowe, E. C., Healey, J. R., Bardgett, R., Hobbs, P., Moore, H. M. (ed.), Fox, H. R. (ed.) & Elliott, S. (ed.), 1 Jan 2003, Land Reclamation: Extending the Boundaries. 2003 ed. Taylor & Francis, p. 315-318Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Soil functioning in natural and planted woodlands on slate waste
Williamson, J. C., Jones, D. L., Rowe, E. C., Healey, J. R., Bardgett, R., Hobbs, P., Moore, H. M. (ed.), Fox, H. R. (ed.) & Elliott, S. (ed.), 1 Jan 2003, Land reclamation. 2003 ed. Swets & Zeitlinger, p. 315-318Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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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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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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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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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Does community forest management provide global environmental benefits and improve local welfare? Does community forest management provide global environmental benefits and improve local welfare?
Bowler, D., Buyung-Ali, L., Healey, J. R., Jones, J. P. G., Pullin, A. S. & Knight, T. M., 26 Sept 2011, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 10, 1, p. 29-36Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecology and distribution of neotropical Podocarpaceae
Dalling, J. W., Barkan, P., Bellingham, P. J., Healey, J. R. & Tanner Edmund, V. J., 14 Oct 2011, In: Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. 95, p. 43-56Research 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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Elevated CO2 enrichment induces a differential biomass response in a mixed species temperate forest plantation
Godbold, D. L., Smith, A. R., Lukac, M., Hood, R., Healey, J. R. & Miglietta, F. G., 1 Apr 2013, In: New Phytologist. 198, 1, p. 156-168Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Establishment of Clethra occidentalis (L.) Kuntze on stems of the tree-fern Cyathea pubescens Mett. ex Kuhn in a Jamaican montane rainforest
Newton, A. C. & Healey, J., 1989, In: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 5, 4, p. 441-445Research 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