Prof Simon Willcock
Senior Research Fellow
Affiliations
Links
- https://www.bangor.ac.uk/natural-sciences/staff/simon-willcock/en
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ResearchGate profile
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).
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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. 93-107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 51-57Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 2325-2336Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 924-930Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 66-73Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review