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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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
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Evaluation of Forest Recovery over Time and Space Using Permanent Plots Monitored over 30 Years in a Jamaican Montane Rain Forest
Chai, S. L., Healey, J. R. & Tanner, E. V., 14 Nov 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 11, p. e48859Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of trees indigenous to the montane forest of the Blue Mountains, Jamaica for reforestation and agroforestry.
McDonald, M. A., Hofny-Collins, A., Healey, J. R. & Goodland, T. C., 3 Mar 2003, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 175, 1-3, p. 379-401Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring spatial and temporal resilience in socio-ecological systems: evidence from sacred forests in Epirus, Greece.
Marini Govigli, V., Healey, J., Wong, J., Stara, K., Tsiakiris, R. & Halley, J., 1 Apr 2024, In: People and Nature. 6, 3, p. 1206-1219 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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FT-IR as an alternative method for measuring chemical properties during composting
Tandy, S., Healey, J. R., Nason, M. A., Williamson, J. C., Jones, D. L. & Thain, S. C., 1 Jul 2010, In: Bioresource Technology. 101, 14, p. 5431-5436Research 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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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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Fertilizer application during primary succession changes the structure of plant and herbivore communities.
Rowe, E. C., Healey, J. R., Edwards-Jones, G., Hills, J., Howells, M. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2006, In: Biological Conservation. 131, 4, p. 510-522Research 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
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Greenhouse gas emissions in coffee grown with differing input levels under conventional and organic management
Noponen, M. R., Edwards-Jones, G., Haggar, J. P., Soto, G., Attarzadeh, N. & Healey, J. R., 1 Apr 2012, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 151, 1, p. 6-15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heavy metal fractionation during the co-composting of biosolids, deinking paper fibre and green waste.
Tandy, S., Healey, J. R., Nason, M. A., Williamson, J. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2009, In: Bioresource Technology. 100, 18, p. 4220-4226Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hedgerow effects on CO2 emissions are regulated by soil type and season: implications for carbon flux dynamics in livestock-grazed pasture
Ford, H., Healey, J., Webb, B., Pagella, T. & Smith, A., 15 Jan 2021, In: Geoderma. 382, 114697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Horizontal viewsheds of large herbivores as a function of woodland structure
Gresham, A., Healey, J., Eichhorn, M., Barton, O., Smith, A. & Shannon, G., 9 Nov 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How can ecologists help realise the potential of payments for carbon in tropical forest countries?
Baker, T. R., Jones, J. P. G., Rendón Thompson, O. R., Román Cuesta, R. M., Del Castillo, D., Aguilar, I. C., Torres, J. & Healey, J. R., 1 Dec 2010, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 47, 6, p. 1159-1165Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do hedgerows influence soil organic carbon stock in livestock-grazed pasture?
Ford, H., Healey, J. R., Webb, B., Pagella, T. F. & Smith, A. R., 31 Dec 2019, In: Soil Use and Management. 35, 4, p. 576-584Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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