Prof Simon Willcock

Senior Research Fellow

Contact info

Room: G18, Thoday Building
Email: s.willcock@bangor.ac.uk
Tel No: +44 (0) 1248 382 288

Twitter: @Simon_Willcock

Profiles:

Projects:

My projects focus on the interaction between people and nature, often using innovative methods (e.g. smartphones, and machine learning).

 
  1. Analysis of ecosystem services provision in the Colombian Amazon using participatory research and mapping techniques

    Ramirez-Gomez, S. O. I., Torres-Vitolas, C. A., Schreckenberg, K., Honzák, M., Cruz-Garcia, G. S., Willcock, S., Palacios, E., Pérez-Miñana, E., Verweij, P. A. & Poppy, G. M., 1 Jan 2015, In: Ecosystem Services. 13, p. 93-107

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. E-pub ahead of print

    Inequitable gains and losses from conservation in a global biodiversity hotspot

    Platts, P. J., Schaafsma, M., Burgess, N., Fisher, B., Mbilinyi, B., Munishi, P., Ricketts, T. H., Swetnam, R. D., Ahrends, A., Ashagre, B. B., Bayliss, J., Gereau, R., Green, J. M. H., Green, R., Jeha, L., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A., Morse-Jones, S., Mwakalila, S., Njana, M. A., Shirima, D. D., Willcock, S. & Balmford, A., 17 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental and Resource Economics. 44 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Land use change and carbon fluxes in East Africa quantified using earth observation data and field measurements

    Pfeiffer, M., Platts, P. J., Burgess, N. D., Swetnam, R. D., Willcock, S., Lewis, S. L. & Marchant, R., 1 Sept 2013, In: Environmental Conservation. 40, 3, p. 241-252 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Protected areas: mixed success in conserving east Africa?s evergreen forests

    Pfeifer, M., Burgess, N. D., Swetnam, R. D., Platts, P. J., Willcock, S. & Marchant, R., 1 Jun 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 6, p. e39337-[10pp]

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    TESSA: A toolkit for rapid assessment of ecosystem services at sites of biodiversity conservation importance

    Peh, K. S. -H., Balmford, A., Bradbury, R. B., Brown, C., Butchart, S. H. M., Hughes, F. M. R., Stattersfield, A., Thomas, D. H. L., Walpole, M., Bayliss, J., Gowing, D., Jones, J. P. G., Lewis, S. L., Mulligan, M., Pandeya, B., Stratford, C., Thompson, J. R., Turner, K., Vira, B., Willcock, S. & Birch, J. C., Sept 2013, In: Ecosystem Services. 5, p. 51-57

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    The global abundance of tree palms

    Muscarella, R., Emilio, T., Phillips, O. L., Lewis, S. L., Slik, F., Baker, W. J., Couvreur, T. L. P., Eiserhardt, W. L., Svenning, J-C., Affum-Baffoe, K., Aiba, S-I., de Almeida, E. C., de Almeida, S. S., de Oliveira, E. A., Álvarez-Dávila, E., Alves, L. F., Alvez-Valles, C. M., Carvalho, F. A., Guarin, F. A., Andrade, A., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Murakami, A. A., Arroyo, L., Ashton, P. S., Corredor, G. A. A., Baker, T. R., de Camargo, P. B., Barlow, J., Bastin, J-F., Bengone, N. N., Berenguer, E., Berry, N., Blanc, L., Böhning-Gaese, K., Bonal, D., Bongers, F., Bradford, M., Brambach, F., Brearley, F. Q., Brewer, S. W., Camargo, J. L. C., Campbell, D. G., Castilho, C. V., Castro, W., Catchpole, D., Cerón Martínez, C. E., Chen, S., Chhang, P., Cho, P., Chutipong, W., Clark, C., Collins, M., Comiskey, J. A., Medina, M. N. C., Costa, F. R. C., Culmsee, H., David-Higuita, H., Davidar, P., del Aguila-Pasquel, J., Derroire, G., Di Fiore, A., Van Do, T., Doucet, J-L., Dourdain, A., Drake, D. R., Ensslin, A., Erwin, T., Ewango, C. E. N., Ewers, R. M., Fauset, S., Feldpausch, T. R., Ferreira, J., Ferreira, L. V., Fischer, M., Franklin, J., Fredriksson, G. M., Gillespie, T. W., Gilpin, M., Gonmadje, C., Gunatilleke, A. U. N., Hakeem, K. R., Hall, J. S., Hamer, K. C., Harris, D. J., Harrison, R. D., Hector, A., Hemp, A., Herault, B., Pizango, C. G. H., Coronado, E. N. H., Hubau, W., Hussain, M. S., Ibrahim, F-H., Imai, N., Joly, C. A., Joseph, S., K, A., Kartawinata, K., Kassi, J., Killeen, T. J., Kitayama, K., Klitgård, B. B., Kooyman, R., Labrière, N., Larney, E., Laumonier, Y., Laurance, S. G., Laurance, W. F., Lawes, M. J., Levesley, A., Lisingo, J., Lovejoy, T., Lovett, J. C., Lu, X., Lykke, A. M., Magnusson, W. E., Mahayani, N. P. D., Malhi, Y., Mansor, A., Peña, J. L. M., Marimon-Junior, B. H., Marshall, A. R., Melgaco, K., Bautista, C. M., Mihindou, V., Millet, J., Milliken, W., Mohandass, D., Mendoza, A. L. M., Mugerwa, B., Nagamasu, H., Nagy, L., Seuaturien, N., Nascimento, M. T., Neill, D. A., Neto, L. M., Nilus, R., Vargas, M. P. N., Nurtjahya, E., de Araújo, R. N. O., Onrizal, O., Palacios, W. A., Palacios-Ramos, S., Parren, M., Paudel, E., Morandi, P. S., Pennington, R. T., Pickavance, G., Pipoly III, J. J., Pitman, N. C. A., Poedjirahajoe, E., Poorter, L., Poulsen, J. R., Rama Chandra Prasad, P., Prieto, A., Puyravaud, J-P., Qie, L., Quesada, C. A., Ramírez-Angulo, H., Razafimahaimodison, J. C., Reitsma, J. M., Requena-Rojas, E. J., Correa, Z. R., Rodriguez, C. R., Roopsind, A., Rovero, F., Rozak, A., Lleras, A. R., Rutishauser, E., Rutten, G., Punchi-Manage, R., Salomão, R. P., Van Sam, H., Sarker, S. K., Satdichanh, M., Schietti, J., Schmitt, C. B., Marimon, B. S., Senbeta, F., Nath Sharma, L., Sheil, D., Sierra, R., Silva-Espejo, J. E., Silveira, M., Sonké, B., Steininger, M. K., Steinmetz, R., Stévart, T., Sukumar, R., Sultana, A., Sunderland, T. C. H., Suresh, H. S., Tang, J., Tanner, E., ter Steege, H., Terborgh, J. W., Theilade, I., Timberlake, J., Torres-Lezama, A., Umunay, P., Uriarte, M., Gamarra, L. V., van de Bult, M., van der Hout, P., Martinez, R. V., Vieira, I. C. G., Vieira, S. A., Vilanova, E., Cayo, J. V., Wang, O., Webb, C. O., Webb, E. L., White, L., Whitfeld, T. J. S., Wich, S., Willcock, S., Wiser, S. K., Young, K. R., Zakaria, R., Zang, R., Zartman, C. E., Zo-Bi, I. C. & Balslev, H., Sept 2020, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29, 9, p. 1495-1514 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Remote sensing methods for the biophysical characterization of protected areas globally: challenges and opportunities

    Martinez-Lopez, J., Bertzky, B., Willcock, S., Robuchon, M., Almagro, M., Delli, G. & Dubois, G., 4 Jun 2021, In: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 10, 6, 36 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Towards globally customizable ecosystem service models

    Martinez-Lopez, J., Bagstad, K. J., Balbi, S., Magrach, A., Voigt, B., Athanasiadis, I., Pascual, M., Willcock, S. & Villa, F., 10 Feb 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 650, 2, p. 2325-2336

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    A practical tool for assessing ecosystem services enhancement and degradation associated with invasive alien species

    Martinez-Cillero, R., Willcock, S., Perez-Diaz, A., Joslin, E., Vergeer, P. & Peh, K. S-H., Apr 2019, In: Ecology and Evolution. 9, 7, p. 3918-3936 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Evaluating the circular economy for sanitation: Findings from a multi-case approach

    Mallory, A., Akrofi, D., Dizon, J., Mohanty, S., Parker, A., Rey Vicario, D., Prasad, S., Welvita, I., Brewer, T., Mekala, S., Bundhoo, D., Lynch, K., Mishra, P., Willcock, S. & Hutchings, P., 20 Nov 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 744, 36 p., 140871.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Ecosystem service flows across the rural-urban spectrum

    Lewis, S., Devenish, K., Dolan, R., Garraty, T. A. ON., Okosun, O. S., Scowen, M., Welivita, I. & Willcock, S., 1 Jul 2022, Exploring the Multiple Values of Nature - Connecting Ecosystems and People across Landscapes. Springer Nature, 8 p.

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

  12. Published

    Assessing Interactions between Agriculture, Livestock Grazing and Wildlife Conservation Land Uses: A Historical Example from East Africa

    Kariuki, R., Western, D., Willcock, S. & Marchant, R., 6 Jan 2021, In: Land. 10, 1, 28 p., 46.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Rangeland Livelihood Strategies under Varying Climate Regimes: Model Insights from Southern Kenya

    Kariuki, R., Willcock, S. & Marchant, R., Jun 2018, In: Land. 30 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Towards a better future for biodiversity and people: modelling Nature Futures

    Hyejin, K., Peterson, G., Cheung, W., Ferrier, S., Alkemade, R., Arneth, A., Kuiper, J., Okayasu, S., Pereira, L. M., Acosta, L. A., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Belder, E. D., Eddy, T. D., Johnson, J., Karlsson-Vinkhuysen, S., Kok, M., Leadley, P., Leclere, D., Lundquist, C. J., Rondsinini, C., Scholes, R. J., Schoolenberg, M., Shin, Y-J., Stehfest, E., Stephenson, F., Visconti, P., Van Vuuren, P. D., Wabnitz, C. C., Alava, J. J., Cuadros-Casanova, I., Davies, K. K., Gasalla, M. A., Halouani, G., Harfoot, M. B. J., Hashimoto, S., Hickler, T., Hirsch, T., Kolomytsev, G., Miller, B., Ohashi, H., Palomo, M. G., Popp, A., Remme, R. P., Saito, O., Sumaila, R., Willcock, S. & Pereira, H., Sept 2023, In: Global Environmental Change.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Understanding rural-urban transitions in the Global South through Peri-Urban Turbulence

    Hutchings, P., Willcock, S., Lynch, K., Bundhoo, D., Brewer, T., Cooper, S., Keech, D., Mekala, S., Mishra, P. P., Parker, A., Shackleton, C. M., Venkatesh, K., Rey Vicario, D. & Welivita, I., Nov 2022, In: Nature Sustainability . 5, 11, p. 924-930

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests

    Hubau, W., Lewis, S. L., Phillips, O. L., Affum-Baffoe, K., Beeckman, H., Cuní-Sanchez, A., Daniels, A. K., Ewango, C. E. N., Fauset, S., Mukinzi, J. M., Sheil, D., Sonké, B., Sullivan, M. J. P., Sunderland, T. C. H., Taedoumg, H., Thomas, S. C., White, L. J. T., Abernethy, K. A., Adu-Bredu, S., Amani, C. A., Baker, T. R., Banin, L. F., Baya, F., Begne, S. K., Bennett, A. C., Benedet, F., Bitariho, R., Bocko, Y. E., Boeckx, P., Boundja, P., Brienen, R. J. W., Brncic, T., Chezeaux, E., Chuyong, G. B., Clark, C. J., Collins, M., Comiskey, J. A., Coomes, D. A., Dargie, G. C., de Haulleville, T., Kamdem, M. N. D., Doucet, J-L., Esquivel-Muelbert, A., Feldpausch, T. R., Fofanah, A., Foli, E. G., Gilpin, M., Gloor, E., Gonmadje, C., Gourlet-Fleury, S., Hall, J. S., Hamilton, A. C., Harris, D. J., Hart, T. B., Hockemba, M. B. N., Hladik, A., Ifo, S. A., Jeffery, K. J., Jucker, T., Yakusu, E. K., Kearsley, E., Kenfack, D., Koch, A., Leal, M. E., Levesley, A., Lindsell, J. A., Lisingo, J., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Lovett, J. C., Makana, J-R., Malhi, Y., Marshall, A. R., Martin, J., Martin, E. H., Mbayu, F. M., Medjibe, V. P., Mihindou, V., Mitchard, E. T. A., Moore, S., Munishi, P. K. T., Bengone, N. N., Ojo, L., Ondo, F. E., Peh, K. S-H., Pickavance, G. C., Poulsen, A. D., Poulsen, J. R., Qie, L., Reitsma, J., Rovero, F., Swaine, M. D., Talbot, J., Taplin, J., Taylor, D. M., Thomas, D. W., Toirambe, B., Mukendi, J. T., Tuagben, D., Umunay, P. M., van der Heijden, G. M. F., Verbeeck, H., Vleminckx, J., Willcock, S., Wöll, H., Woods, J. T. & Zemagho, L., 5 Mar 2020, In: Nature. 579, 7797, p. 80-87 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    National scale mapping of supply and demand for recreational ecosystem services

    Hooftman, D., Ridding, L., Redhead, J. & Willcock, S., Oct 2023, In: Ecological Indicators. 154, 20 p., 110779.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Reducing Uncertainty in Ecosystem Service Modelling through Weighted Ensembles

    Hooftman, D., Bullock, J., Jones, L., Eigenbrod, F., Barredo, J., Forrest, M., Kinderman, G., Thomas, A. & Willcock, S., Feb 2022, In: Ecosystem Services. 53, 22 p., 101398.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Modelling tree growth to determine the sustainability of current off-take from miombo woodland: a case study from rural villages in Malawi

    Green, E. L., Eigenbrod, F. & Willcock, S., Mar 2017, In: Environmental Conservation. 44, 1, p. 66-73

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Hunters and hunting across indigenous and colonist communities at the forest agriculture interface: an ethnozoological study from the Peruvian Amazon

    Francesconi, W., Bax, V., Blundo-Canto, G., Willcock, S., Cuadros, S., Vanegas, M., Quintero, M. & Torres-Vitolas, C. A., 10 Aug 2018, In: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine . 14, 22 p., 54.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Measuring, modeling and mapping ecosystem services in the eastern arc mountains of Tanzania

    Fisher, B., Turner, R. K., Burgess, N. D., Swetnam, R. D., Green, J., Green, R. E., Kajembe, G., Kulindwa, K., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Madoffe, S., Munishi, P. K. T., Morse-Jones, S., Mwakalila, S., Paavola, J., Naidoo, R., Ricketts, T., Rouget, M., Willcock, S., White, S. & Balmford, A., 1 Oct 2011, In: Progress in Physical Geography. 35, 5, p. 595-611 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Implementation and opportunity costs of reducing deforestation and forest degradation in Tanzania

    Fisher, B., Lewis, S. L., Burgess, N. D., Malimbwi, R. E., Munishi, P. K., Swetnam, R. D., Turner, R. K., Willcock, S. & Balmford, A., 2011, In: Nature Climate Change. 1, 3, p. 161-164 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    The flows of nature to people, and of people to nature: applying movement concepts to ecosystem services

    Dolan, R., Bullock, J., Jones, J. P. G., Athanasiadis, I., Martinez-Lopez, J. & Willcock, S., 29 May 2021, In: Land. 10, 6, 15 p., 576.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Mapping to explore the challenges and opportunities for reconciling artisanal gem mining and biodiversity conservation

    Devenish, K., Goodenough, K., Jones, J. P. G., Rakoto Ratsimba, H. & Willcock, S., Sept 2023, In: Extractive Industries and Society. 15, 28 p., 101311.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    On track to achieve No Net Loss of forest at Madagascar’s biggest mine

    Devenish, K., Desbureaux, S., Willcock, S. & Jones, J. P. G., Jun 2022, In: Nature Sustainability . 5, 6, p. 498-508 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review