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Professor Morag McDonald

Dean of College / Professor/ Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor

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ORCID: 0000-0002-5908-5315

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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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  1. 2022
  2. Published

    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

  3. Published

    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

  4. 2021
  5. Published

    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

  6. Published

    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

  7. Published

    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, 14

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  8. Published

    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

  9. Published

    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

  10. Published

    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

  11. 2019
  12. Published

    Inland Water Bodies in China: New Features Discovered in the Long-term Satellite Data

    Feng, S., Liu, S., Huang, Z., Jing, L., Zhao, M., Peng, X., Yan, W., Wu, Y., Lv, Y., Smith, A., McDonald, M., Patil, S., Sarkissian, A., Shi, Z., Xia, J. & Ogbodo, U. S., 17 Dec 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 116, 51, p. 25491-25496

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  13. Published
  14. Published

    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

  15. 2018
  16. Published

    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. 221-240

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  17. Published

    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

  18. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  19. Published

    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. 1168-1181

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  20. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  21. Published

    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

  22. 2017
  23. Published

    Into the Urban Wild: Collection of wild urban plants for food and medicine in Kampala, Uganda

    Mollee, E., McDonald, M. & Pouliot, M., 1 Apr 2017, In: Land Use Policy. 63, April, p. 67-77

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  24. 2016
  25. Published

    Linking microbial communities, functional genes and nitrogen-cycling processes in forest floors under four tree species

    Ribbons, R., Levy-Booth, D. J., Masse, J., Grayston, S. J., McDonald, M., Vesterdal, L. & Prescott, C. E., 1 Dec 2016, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 103, December, p. 181-191

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  26. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  27. Published

    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

  28. Published

    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. 3139-3155

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  29. Published

    Mangifera sylvatica (Wild Mango): A new cocoa butter alternative

    Akhter, S., McDonald, M. & Marriott, R., Aug 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 32050 .

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  30. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  31. 2015
  32. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  33. 2014
  34. 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 proceeding › Chapter

  35. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  36. Published

    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. 41-52

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  37. Published

    Increased inorganic nitrogen leaching from a mountain grassland ecosystem following grazing removal: a hangover of past intensive land-use?

    McGovern, S. T., Evans, C. D., Dennis, P., Walmsley, C. A., Turner, A. & McDonald, M. A., 20 Jan 2014, In: Biogeochemistry. 119, 1-3, p. 125-138

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  38. 2013
  39. Published

    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. 36-42

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  40. 2012
  41. Published

    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. 22-31

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  42. 2011
  43. Published

    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. 916-930

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  44. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  45. Published

    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. 346-356

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  46. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  47. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  48. Published

    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. 249-265

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  49. 2008
  50. Published

    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. 530-541

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  51. 2007
  52. Published

    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. 139-149

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  53. Published

    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. 486-499

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  54. Published

    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. 269-287

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  55. 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 conference › Paper

  56. Published

    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

  57. Published

    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

  58. Published

    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

  59. 2005
  60. Published

    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. 584-590

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  61. Published

    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. 69-84

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  62. 2004
  63. Published

    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. 1-15

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  64. 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 conference › Paper

  65. Published

    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. 14-24

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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