Professor Morag McDonald
Dean of College / Professor/ Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor

Contact info
Professor of Ecology and Catchment Management
Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor (Diversity and Inclusion)
Office: G21 Thoday Building
Telephone: +44 (0)1248 388076
email: m.mcdonald@bangor.ac.uk
Practitioner of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (PIEMA)
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers (FRGS)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Level 5 ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) Certificate in Management and Leadership
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Modelling the impact of agroforestry on hydrology of Mara River Basin in East Africa
Mwangi, H. M., Julich, S., Patil, S. D., McDonald, M. A. & Ferger, K., 30 Aug 2016, In: Hydrological Processes. 30, 18, p. 3139-3155Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Morphological, nutritional and medicinal traits of wild mango (Mangifera Sylvatica Roxb.): Implications for increased use and options for cultivar development
Akhter, S., McDonald, M., Marriott, R., Jashimuddin, M. & Bashirul-Al-Mamund, M., 1 Dec 2021, In: Trees, Forests and People. 6, 100126, 100126.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Nutrient losses from rain-fed bench terraced cultivation systems in high rainfall areas of the mid-hills of Nepal.
Acharya, G. P., McDonald, M. A., Tripathi, B. P., Gardner, R. M. & Mawdesley, K. J., 1 Sept 2007, In: Land Degradation and Development. 18, 5, p. 486-499Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perennial Biomass Production in Arid Mangrove Systems on the Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia
Abohassan, R., Okia, C., Agea, J. & McDonald, M., 2012, In: Environmental Research. 6, 1, p. 22-31Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plant diversity patterns in neotropical dry forests and their conservation implications
DRYFLOR, McDonald, M., Banda-R, K., Delgado-Salinas, A., Dexter, K. G., Linares-Palomino, R., Oliveira-Filho, A., Prado, D., Pullan, M., Quintana, C., Riina, R., Rodríguez M, G. M., Weintritt, J., Acevedo-Rodríguez, P., Adarve, J., Álvarez, E., Aranguren B., A., Arteaga, J. C., Aymard, G., Castaño, A. & Ceballos-Mago, N., 23 Sept 2016, In: Science. 353, 6306, p. 1383-1387 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting species response to disturbance from size class distributions of adults and saplings in a Jamaican tropical dry forest.
McLaren, K. P., McDonald, M. A., Hall, J. B. & Healey, J. R., 1 Nov 2005, In: Plant Ecology. 181, 1, p. 69-84Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recovery and dynamics of a primary tropical dry forest in Jamaica, 10 years after human disturbance
McDonald, M. A., Lévesque, M., McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M., 1 Sept 2011, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 262, 5, p. 817-826Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Regeneration of a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica following human disturbance.
McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Regeneration of a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Relative contribution of land use change and climate variability on discharge of upper Mara River, Kenya
McDonald, M. A., Mwangi, H. M., Julich, S., Patil, S. D., McDonald, M. S. & Feger, K. H., 12 Feb 2016, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 5, p. 244-260Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resilience of upland soils to long term environmental changes
McGovern, S. T., Evans, C. D., Dennis, P., Walmsley, C. A., Turner, A. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Apr 2013, In: Geoderma. 197-198, p. 36-42Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Revisiting the performance of natural fallows in central Africa.
Ngobo, M. P., Weise, S. F. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Aug 2004, In: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 19, Supplement 4, p. 14-24Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Role of forested land for natural flood management in the UK: A review
Cooper, M., Patil, S., Nisbet, T., Thomas, H., Smith, A. & McDonald, M., Sept 2021, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 8, 5, e1541.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Roots and rhizospheric soil microbial community responses to tree species mixtures.
Ribbons, R., Del Toro, I., Smith, A., Healey, J., Vesterdal, L. & McDonald, M., Aug 2022, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 176, 104509.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seasonal patterns of flowering and fruiting in a dry tropical forest in Jamaica.
McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 3 Dec 2005, In: Biotropica. 37, 4, p. 584-590Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seedling dynamics after different intensities of human disturbance in a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Sept 2003, In: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 19, 5, p. 567-578Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil and water conservation projects and rural livelihoods: Options for design and research to enhance adoption and adaptation.
McDonald, M. A. & Brown, K., 1 Jul 2000, In: Land Degradation and Development. 11, 4, p. 343-361Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil erosion.
McDonald, M. A., Lawrence, A., Shrestha, P. K., Schroth, G. (Editor) & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2003, Trees: crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods. 2003 ed. CAB International, p. 325-343Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Soil fertility status, soil and nutrient losses measurement and their conservation practices for improving the bari land (rainfed upland) in the western hills of Nepal.
Acharya, G. P., Tripathi, B. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 May 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Soil fertility under Calliandra calothyrsus hedgerows and other land-use treatments following forest clearance in Jamaica.
McDonald, M. A., Stevens, P. A. & Healey, J. R., 1 Feb 2003, In: Agroforestry Systems. 57, 2, p. 127-135Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustainability of sloping land cultivation systems in the mid-hills of Nepal.
Acharya, G. P., Tripathi, B. P., Gardner, R. M., Mawdesley, K. J. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Sept 2008, In: Land Degradation and Development. 19, 5, p. 530-541Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustainable Management of Riparian Woodlands: The Environmental Attributes and Institutional Perspectives.
De Zoysa, M., McDonald, M. A. & Price, C., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The contribution of small ruminants to soil fertility management in the forest and savannah zones of Ghana
Stewart, T. P., McDonald, M. A. & Omed, H. M., 5 Apr 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The economic potential and farmer perceptions of herbaceous legume fallows in Ghana.
Bright, G., Obiri, B. D., Bright, G. A., McDonald, M. A., Jatango, A., Cobbina, J. & Sinclair, F., 1 Jul 2007, In: Experimental Agriculture. 43, 3, p. 269-287Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of land use systems on tree diversity: farmer preference and species composition of cocoa-based agroecosystems in Ghana.
Anglaaere, L. C., Cobbina, J., Sinclair, F. L. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Mar 2011, In: Agroforestry Systems. 81, 3, p. 249-265Research 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 moisture and shade on seed germination and seedling survival in a tropical dry forest in Jamaica.
McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 15 Sept 2003, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 183, 1-3, p. 61-75Research 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 forests of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica.
McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2000.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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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 structure, floristic composition and ethnobotanical study of shortened fallows in southern Cameroon
Ngobo, M., Weise, S., McDonald, M. A. & Zapfack, L., 17 Jun 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper