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

  1. Published

    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. 921-938

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    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. 1174–1184

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    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 conferencePaper

  4. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    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. 259-268

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    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. 257-278

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    The forests of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica.

    McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2000.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  8. Published

    Integration of Indigenous knowledge in addressing climate change

    McDonald, M. A., Baul, T. K. & McDonald, M., 1 Jan 2015, In: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 14, 1, p. 20-27

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    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. 81-84

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  10. Published

    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. 379-401

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    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. 395-402

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  12. Published

    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. 193-196

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  13. Published

    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. 21-25

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

  14. Published

    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. 293-314

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    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. 817-826

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    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. 343-361

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Long-term changes in above ground biomass after disturbance in a neotropical dry forest, Hellshire Hills, Jamaica

    McDonald, M. A., Nino, M., McLaren, K. P., Meilby, H., Levesque, M., Wilson, B. & McDonald, M., 2 Jul 2014, In: Plant Ecology. 215, 10, p. 1081-1097

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    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. 244-260

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    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. 1-19

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    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. 293-295

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  22. Published

    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. 127-135

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    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 conferencePaper

  24. Published

    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. 287-293

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  25. Published

    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. 325-343

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter