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)
- Article › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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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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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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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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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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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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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
- Accepted/In press
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