Prof Simon Willcock

Professor in Environmental Geography

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. 2017
  2. 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

  3. Published

    Diversity and carbon storage across the tropical forest biome

    Sullivan, M. J. P., Talbot, J., Lewis, S. L., Phillips, O. L., Qie, L., Begne, S. K., Chave, J., Cuni Sanche, A., Hubau, W., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Miles, L., Monteagudo-Mendoza, A., Sonké, B., Sunderland, T., ter Steege, H., White, L. J. T., Affum-Baffoe, K., Aiba, S., Almeida, E. C., Almeida de Oliveira, E., Alvarez-Loayza, P., Álvarez Dávila, E., Andrade, A., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Ashton, P., Aymard, G. A., Baker, T. R., Balinga, M., Banin, L. F., Baraloto, C., Bastin, J-F., Berry, N., Bogaert, J., Bonal, D., Bongers, F., Brienen, R., Camargo, J. L. C., Cerón, C., Chama Moscoso, V., Chezeaux, E., Clark, C. J., Cogollo Pacheco, A., Comiskey, J. A., Cornejo Valverde, F., Honorio Coronado, E., Dargie, G., Davies, S. J., De Canniere, C., Djuikouo K., M. N., Doucet, J-L., Erwin, T. L., Espejo, J. S., Ewango, C. E. N., Fauset, S., Feldpausch, T. R., Herrera, R., Gilpin, M., Gloor, E., Hall, J., Harris, D. J., Hart, T. B., Kartawinata, K., Khoon Kho, L., Kitayama, K., Laurance, S. G. W., Laurance, W. F., Leal, M. E., Lovejoy, T., Lovett, J., Lukasu, F. M., Makana, J. R., Malhi, Y., Maracahipes, L., Marimon, B. S., Marimon, B. H., Marshall, A. R., Morandi, P. S., Mukendi, J. T., Mukinzi, J., Nilus, R., Núñez Vargas, P., Pallqui Camacho, N. C., Pardo, G., Peña-Claros, M., Pétronelli, P., Pickavance, G. C., Poulsen, A. D., Poulsen, J. R., Primack, R. B., Priyadi, H., Quesada, C. A., Reitsma, J., Réjou-Méchain, M., Restrepo, Z., Rutishauser, E., Salim, K. A., Salomão, R. P., Samsoedin, I., Sheil, D., Sierra, R., Silveira, M., Slik, J. W. F., Steel, L., Taedoumg, H., Tan, S., Terborgh, J. W., Thomas, S. C., Toledo, M., Umunay, P., Valenzuela Gamarra, L., Vieira, I. C. G., Vos, V. A., Wang, O., Willcock, S. & Zemagho, L., Jan 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 39102.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. 2016
  5. Published

    Deforestation since Independence: A quantitative assessment of four decades of land cover change in Malawi

    Bone, R. A., Parks, K., Hudson, M., Tsirinzeni, M. & Willcock, S., 1 Dec 2016, In: Southern Forests: A Journal of Forest Science. p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Land cover change and carbon emissions over 100 years in an African biodiversity hotspot

    Willcock, S., Phillips, O. L., Platts, P. J., Swetnam, R. D., Balmford, A., Burgess, N. D., Ahrends, A., Bayliss, J., Doggart, N., Doody, K., Fanning, E., Green, J. M. H., Hall, J., Howell, K. L., Lovett, J. C., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Mbilinyi, B., Munishi, P. K. T., Owen, N., Topp-Jorgensen, E. J. & Lewis, S. L., Aug 2016, In: Global Change Biology. 22, 8, p. 1-38 38 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Do ecosystem service maps and models meet stakeholders? needs? A preliminary survey across sub-Saharan Africa

    Willcock, S., Hooftman, D., Sitas, N., O?Farrell, P., Hudson, M. D., Reyers, B., Eigenbrod, F. & Bullock, J. M., 1 Apr 2016, In: Ecosystem Services. 18, p. 110-117 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. 2015
  9. The impact of animals on crop yields in Malawian rural villages

    Weyell, J., Eigenbrod, F., Hudson, M. D., Kafumbata, D., Tsirizeni, M., Chiotha, S., Poppy, G. M. & Willcock, S., 1 Jul 2015, In: African Journal of Agricultural Research. 10, 31, p. 3016-3028 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. 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

  11. 2014
  12. Forests helping to reduce climate change

    Willcock, S., Burgess, N. D., Lewis, S. L., Marshall, A. R., Mbilinyi, B., Munishi, P., Phillips, O., Platts, P., Shirima, D. & Swetnam, R. D., 1 Jun 2014, In: The ISME Journal. 29, p. 7-8 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Quantifying and understanding carbon storage and sequestration within the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, a tropical biodiversity hotspot

    Willcock, S., Phillips, O. L., Platts, P. J., Balmford, A., Burgess, N. D., Lovett, J. C., Ahrends, A., Bayliss, J., Doggart, N., Doody, K., Fanning, E., Green, J. M. H., Hall, J., Howell, K. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Mbilinyi, B., Munishi, P. K. T., Owen, N., Swetnam, R. D., Topp-Jorgensen, E. J. & Lewis, S. L., 1 Apr 2014, In: Carbon Balance and Management. 9, 2

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. The discovery, biodiversity and conservation of Mabu forest--the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa

    Bayliss, J., Timberlake, J., Branch, W., Bruessow, C., Collins, S., Congdon, C., Curran, M., Sousa, C. D., Dowsett, R., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Fishpool, L., Harris, T., Herrmann, E., Georgiadis, S., Kopp, M., Liggitt, B., Monadjem, A., Patel, H., Ribeiro, D., Spottiswoode, C., Taylor, P., Willcock, S. & Smith, P., 1 Feb 2014, In: Oryx. 48, 2, p. 177-185 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. 2013
  16. REDD herrings or REDD menace: response to Beymer-Farris and Bassett

    Burgess, N. D., Mwakalila, S., Munishi, P. K. T., Pfeifer, M., Willcock, S., Shirima, D., Hamidu, S., Bulenga, G. B., Rubens, J., Machano, H. & Marchant, R., 1 Oct 2013, In: Global Environmental Change. 23, 5, p. 1349-1354 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Published
  20. 2012
  21. Towards regional, error-bounded landscape carbon storage estimates for data-deficient areas of the world

    Willcock, S., Phillips, O. L., Platts, P. J., Balmford, A., Burgess, N. D., Lovett, J. C., Ahrends, A., Bayliss, J., Doggart, N., Doody, K., Fanning, E., Green, J., Hall, J., Howell, K. L., Marchant, R., Marshall, A. R., Mbilinyi, B., Munishi, P. K. T., Owen, N., Swetnam, R. D., Topp-Jorgensen, E. J. & Lewis, S. L., 1 Sept 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 9, p. e44795-[10pp]

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. 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

  23. 2011
  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 2010
  27. Getting ready for REDD+ in Tanzania: a case study of progress and challenges

    Burgess, N. D., Bahane, B., Clairs, T., Danielsen, F., Dalsgaard, S., Funder, M., Hagelberg, N., Harrison, P., Haule, C., Kabalimu, K., Kilahama, F., Kilawe, E., Lewis, S. L., Lovett, J. C., Lyatuu, G., Marshall, A. R., Meshack, C., Miles, L., Milledge, S. A. H., Munishi, P. K. T., Nashanda, E., Shirima, D., Swetnam, R. D., Willcock, S., Williams, A. & Zahabu, E., 1 Jul 2010, In: Oryx. 44, 3, p. 339-351 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. 2007
  29. Yeast forms dominate fungal diversity in the deep oceans

    Bass, D., Howe, A., Brown, N., Barton, H., Demidova, M., Michelle, H., Li, L., Sanders, H., Watkinson, S. C., Willcock, S. & Richards, T. A., 1 Dec 2007, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 274, 1629, p. 3069-3077 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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