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
- Review article › Research › Peer-reviewed
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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
- Poster › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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Greening the Green City: Selection of fruit tree species in Kampala in public and private space.
Arponen, J., Mollee, E. & McDonald, M., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
- Paper › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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A new approach to monitoring biodiversity across complex landscapes.
Hearn, S. M., Healey, J., McDonald, M. A. & Wong, J., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Agroforestry potential of ofur key productive non-timber forest species in a shifting cultivation system of Cameroon
Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 27 Jun 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Application of knowledge based systems approach in participatory technology development: a case of developing soil and water management interventions for reducing nutrient losses in the middle hills of Nepal
Shrestha, P. K., McDonald, M. A. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 May 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Bridging gaps between farmers' and scientists' soil classification: Revisiting the methodology used in documentation and analysis of farmers' knowledge.
Shrestha, P. K., Sinclair, F. L. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Combining Local Knowledge in Developing Soil and Water Management Interventions to Minimise Soil and Nutrient Losses in the Middle Hills of Nepal: Using a Participatory Technology Development Approach.
Shrestha, P. K., McDonald, M. A., Lawrence, A. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Developing the Potential of Undomesticated, Indigenous Forest Species as Cacao Companion Trees in Ghana.
Anglaaere, L. C., McDonald, M. A., Sinclair, F. L. & Cobbina, J., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Developing the potential of undomesticated, indigenous forest species as cacao companion trees in Ghana
McDonald, M. A. & Anglaaere, L. C., 7 Sept 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Fallows of southern Cameroon: trends and implications for agroforestry research
Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 27 Jun 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Gaps need not apply: Regeneration dynamics and shade demand in 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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Influence of fallow land-use history on weed dynamics and crop yield in Southern Cameroon
Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 11 Mar 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Influence of fallow land-use intensity on weed dynamics and crop yield in southern Cameroon.
Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2000.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Interventions to minimise nutrient losses from bari land (rainfed upland) in the middle hills of the western development region of Nepal
Acharya, G. P., Tripathi, B. P. & McDonald, M. A., 26 May 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Interventions to minimise nutrient losses from bari land (rainfed upland) in the middle hills of the western development region of Nepal.
Acharya, G. P., Tripathi, B. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Linking urban agroforestry and child nutrition: A case study from Kampala, Uganda. Keynote
Mollee, E., McDonald, M. & Kehlenbeck, K., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Management of Riparian Woodlands: The Experiences from Wales, the United Kingdom.
De Zoysa, M., McDonald, M. A. & Price, C., 1 Jan 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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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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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 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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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
- Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
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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
- Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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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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Greening the MBA
McDonald, M. A., Griffiths, N. V., Kelliher, F. (ed.) & Reinl, L. (ed.), 12 Dec 2014, Green Innovation and Future Technology: Engaging Regional SMEs in the Green Economy. Palgrave, p. 81-84Research 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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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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Soil erosion.
McDonald, M. A., Lawrence, A., Shrestha, P. K., Schroth, G. (ed.) & 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
- Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Agro-Biodiversity Management: Using Indigenous Knowledge to Cope with Climate Change in the Middle-Hills of Nepal
Baul, T. K. & McDonald, M. A., 21 Feb 2014, In: Agricultural Research. 3, 1, p. 41-52Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Any alternatives to rice? Ethnobotanical insights into the dietary use of edible plants by the Higaonon tribe in Bukidnon Province, the Philippines
Buenavista, D., Mollee, E. & McDonald, M., 1 Jun 2022, In: Regional Sustainability. 3, 2, p. 95-109 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Asian Indigeneity, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Challenges of the 2030 Agenda
Buenavista, D. P., Wynne-Jones, S. & McDonald, M., 31 Dec 2018, In: East Asian Community Review. 1, 3-4, p. 221-240Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Begonia bangsamoro (Begoniaceae, section Petermannia), a new species from Mindanao Island, the Philippines
Buenavista, D., Ang, Y. P., Pranada, MC. A. K., Salas, D. S., Mollee, E. & McDonald, M., 16 Apr 2021, In: Phytotaxa. 497, 1, p. 39-48 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterizing the Intensity and Dynamics of Land-Use Change in the Mara River Basin, East Africa
Mwangi, H., Lariu, P., Julich, S., Patil, S., McDonald, M. & Feger, K-H., 2018, In: Forests. 9, 1, 17 p., 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Context-dependent tree species effects on soil nitrogen transformations and related microbial functional genes
Ribbons, R., McDonald, M., Vesterdal, L. & Prescott, C. E., 28 Aug 2018, In: Biogeochemistry. 140, 2, p. 145-160 15 p., 140.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coppice regrowth in a disturbed tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 17 Jul 2003, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 180, 1-3, p. 99-111Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coppice shoot dynamics in a tropical dry forest after human disturbance.
Lévesque, M., McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 10 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 27, 3, p. 259-268Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distributing power? Community energy projects' experiences of planning, policy and incumbents in the devolved nations of Scotland and Wales
Haf, S., Parkhill, K., McDonald, M. & Griffiths, G., 1 May 2018, In: Journal of Environment Planning and Management. 62, 6, p. 921-938Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Establishment of background water quality conditions in the Great Zab River catchment: influence of geogenic and anthropogenic controls on developing a baseline for water quality assessment and resource management
Ismaiel, I. A., Bird, G., McDonald, M., Perkins, W. & Jones, T., Jan 2018, In: Environmental Earth Sciences. 77, 2, 50.Research 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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Financial analysis of shaded cocoa in Ghana.
Bright, G., Obiri, B. D., Bright, G. A., McDonald, M. A., Anglaaere, L. C. & Cobbina, J., 1 Oct 2007, In: Agroforestry Systems. 71, 2, p. 139-149Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From poison to food: On the molecular identity and indigenous peoples’ utilisation of poisonous “Lab-o” (Wild Yam, Dioscoreaceae) in Bukidnon, Philippines.
Buenavista, D., Mollee, E., McDonald, M. & Dinopol, N. M. A., 7 Jan 2021, In: Cogent Food and Agriculture. 7, 1, 1870306.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From seedlings to trees: Using ontogenetic models of growth and survivorship to assess long-term (>100 years) dynamics of a neotropical dry forest
McLaren, K. P., Lévesque, M., Sharma, C. A., Wilson, B. S. & McDonald, M. A., 15 Sept 2011, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 262, 6, p. 916-930Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geographical Ecology of Dry Forest Tree Communities in the West Indies
Franklin, J., Andrade, R., Daniels, M. L., Fairbairn, P., Fandino, M. C., Gillespie, T. W., González, G., González, O., Imbert, D., Kapos, V., Kelly, D. L., Marcano-Vega, H., Meléndez-Ackerman, E. J., McLaren, K. P., McDonald, M. A., Ripplinger, J., Rojas-Sandoval, J., Ross, M. S., Ruiz, J., Steadman, D. W., Tanner, E. V. J., Terrill, I. & Vennetier, M., May 2018, In: Journal of Biogeography. 45, 5, p. 1168-1181Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global analysis of the relationship between reconstructed solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and gross primary production (GPP)
Gao, H., Liu, S., Lu, W., Smith, A., Valbuena, R., Yan, W., Wang, Z., Xiao, L., Peng, X., Li, Q., Feng, Y., McDonald, M., Pagella, T., Liao, J., Wu, Z. & Zhang, G., 18 Jul 2021, In: Remote Sensing. 13, 14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Greenhouse gas mitigation and rural electricity generation by a novel two-stroke biogas engine
Gde Tirta Nindhia, T., McDonald, M. & Styles, D., 20 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 280, 2, 124473.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Habitat distribution modelling to identify areas of high conservation value under climate change for Mangifera sylvatica Roxb. of Bangladesh
McDonald, M., Marriott, R., Akhter, S. & Van Breugel, P., 7 Nov 2016, In: Land Use Policy. 60, p. 223-232 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying drivers of species compositional change in a semi-natural upland grassland over a 40-year period.
McGovern, S., Evans, C. D., Dennis, P., Walmsley, C. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Apr 2011, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 22, 2, p. 346-356Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impacts of type of fallow and invasion by Chromolaena odorata on weed communities in crop fields in Cameroon.
Ngobo, M. P., McDonald, M. A. & Weise, S., 1 Dec 2004, In: Ecology and Society. 9, 2, p. 1-15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review