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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Biodiversity on Mount Cameroon.
Ndam, N., Healey, J. R., Acworth, J., Tchouto, P. G., Price, M. F. (Editor) & Butt, N. (Editor), 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. (Editor) & Butt, N. (Editor), 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. (Editor) & Butt, N. (Editor), 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. (Editor), Blakesley, D. (Editor) & Woods, K. (Editor), 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. (Editor), Durst, P. B. (Editor), Applegate, G. B. (Editor), Kho, P. C. (Editor) & Man, G. (Editor), 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. (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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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. (Editor) & Royle, J. (Editor), 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. (Editor) & Royle, J. (Editor), 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. (Editor), Kerby, J. (Editor), Woods, K. (Editor) & Anusarnsunthorn, V. (Editor), 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. (Editor), Fox, H. R. (Editor) & Elliott, S. (Editor), 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. (Editor), Fox, H. R. (Editor) & Elliott, S. (Editor), 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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A bioassay study of soils in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Healey, J., 1989, Mineral Nutrients in Tropical Forest and Savanna Ecosystems : Special publication no. 9 of the British Ecological Society. Proctor, J. (ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, p. 273-288Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Composition, structure and regeneration of miombo forest at Kitulangalo, Tanzania
Obiri, J., Hall, J. & Healey, J., 4 Aug 2010, Degraded forests in Eastern Africa: Management and Restoration. Bongers, F. & Tennigkeit, T. (eds.). London: Earthscan, p. 109-122 (The Earthscan Forest Library).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Contour hedgerows of Calliandra calothyrsus Meissn. for soil and water conservation in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
McDonald, M., Stevens, P. A. & Healey, J., 2001, Sustaining the Global Farm – Selected Papers from the 10th International Soil Conservation Organization Meeting. Stott, D. E., Mohtar, R. H. & Steinhardt, G. C. (eds.). West Lafayette, Indiana, USA: International Soil Conservation Organization , p. 395-402Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Degradation, species invasion and management in Tanzanian dry forests: what do local people say?
Obiri, J., Hall, J. & Healey, J., 4 Aug 2010, Degraded forests in Eastern Africa: Management and Restoration. Bongers, F. & Tennigkeit, T. (eds.). London: Earthscan, p. 305-321 (The Earthscan Forest Library).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Governing like a forest: achieving diachronic integrity or emergency carbon sequestration through post-Brexit forest policy?
Wynne-Jones, S., Dandy, N., Bodner, T. & Healey, J., 3 Nov 2022, Rural Governance in the UK: Towards a Sustainable and Equitable Society. Attrop, A., McAreavey, R. & Heron, S. (eds.). Routledge, (Routledge Studies in Sustainability).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › 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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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