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. Published

    Assessing and mapping cultural ecosystem services at community level in the Colombian Amazon

    Angarita-Baez, J. A., Perez-Minana, E., Beltran Vargas, J. E., Ruiz Agudelo, C. A., Perez Ortiz, A., Palacios, E. & Willcock, S., Jul 2017, In: International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management. 13, 1, p. 280-296

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    A comprehensive framework for assessing the accuracy and uncertainty of global above-ground biomass maps

    Araza, A., de Bruin, S., Herold, M., Quegan, S., Labriere, N., Veiga, P. R., Avitabile, V., Santoro, M., Mitchard, E. T. A., Ryan, C. M., Phillips, O. L., Willcock, S., Verbeeck, H., Carreiras, J., Hein, L., Schelhaas, M-J., Pascagaza, A. M. P., da Concecao Bispo, P., Laurin, G. V., Vieilledent, G., Slik, F., Wijaya, A., Lewis, S. L., Morel, A., Liang, J., Sukhdeo, H., Schepaschenko, D., Cavlovic, J., Gilani, H. & Lucas, R., Apr 2022, In: Remote Sensing of the Environment. 272, 44 p., 112917.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Replanting of first‐cycle oil palm results in a second wave of biodiversity loss

    Ashton-Butt, A., Willcock, S., Purnomo, D., Suhardi, Aryawan, A. A. K., Wahyuningsih, R., Naim, M., Poppy, G. M., Caliman, J-P., Peh, K. S-H. & Snaddon, J. L., Jun 2019, In: Ecology and Evolution. 9, 11, p. 6433-6443 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Understory vegetation in oil palm plantations benefits soil biodiversity and decomposition rates

    Ashton-Butt, A., Aryawan, A. A. K., Hood, A. S. C., Naim, M., Purnomo, D., Suhardi, Wahyuningsih, R., Willcock, S., Poppy, G. M., Caliman, J-P., Turner, E. C., Foster, W. A., Peh, K. S. -H. & Snaddon, J. L., 14 Dec 2018, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 1, 10, 32 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Published

    Transparent and feasible uncertainty assessment adds value to applied ecosystem services modeling

    Bryant, B. P., Borsuk, M. E., Oleson, K. L. L., Schulp, C. J. E. & Willcock, S., Oct 2018, In: Ecosystem Services. 33, Part B, p. 103-109

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. E-pub ahead of print

    Using a multi-lens framework for landscape decisions

    Cole, B., Bradley, A., Willcock, S., Gardener, E., Allinson, E., Touza, J., Hagen-Zanker, A., Calo, A., Petrovskii, S., Yu, J. & Whelan, M., 31 May 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: People and Nature. 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Making landscape Decisions to Meet Net Zero Carbon: Pathways that consider ethics, socio-ecological diversity, and landscape functions.

    Cole, B., Gardner, E., Willcock, S., Sarats, E., Bradley, A., Earnshaw, K., Fremantle, C., Bezant, J., Finan, J., Ziv, G. & Balzter, H., 20 Jan 2022, Landscape Decisions Report. p. 1-41 41 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  13. Published

    Regime shifts occur disproportionately faster in larger ecosystems

    Cooper, G., Willcock, S. & Dearing, J., 10 Mar 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 1, p. 1175 1175.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    He says, she says: ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon

    Cruz-Garcia, G. S., Cubillos, M. V., Torres-Vitolas, C., Harvey, C. A., Shackleton, C. M., Schreckenberg, K., Willcock, S., Navarrete-Frías, C. & Sachet, E., Jun 2019, In: Ecosystem Services. 37, 100921.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests

    Cuni-Sanchez, A., Sullivan, M. J. P., Platts, P. J., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Imani, G., Hubau, W., Abiem, I., Adhikari, H., Albrecht, T., Altman, J., Amani, C., Aneseyee, A. B., Avitabile, V., Banin, L., Batumike, R., Bauters, M., Beeckman, H., Begne, S. K., Bennett, A. C., Bitariho, R., Boeckx, P., Bogaert, J., Brauning, A., Bulonvu, F., Burgess, N. D., Calders, K., Chapman, C., Chapman, H., Comiskey, J., de Haulleville, T., Decuyper, M., De Vries, B., Dolezal, J., Droissart, V., Ewango, C., Feyera, S., Gebrekristos, A., Gereau, R., Gilpin, M., Hakizimana, D., Hall, J., Hamilton, A., Hardy, O., Hart, T., Heiskanen, J., Hemp, A., Herold, M., Hiltner, U., Horak, D., Kamdem, M-N., Kayijamahe, C., Kenfack, D., Kinyanjui, M. J., Klein, J., Lisingo, J., Lovett, J., Lung, M., Makana, J-R., Malhi, Y., Marshall, A., Martin, E. H., Mitchard, E. T. A., Morel, A., Mukendi, J. T., Muller, T., Nchu, F., Nyirambangutse, B., Okello, J., Peh, K. S. H., Pellikka, P., Phillips, O. L., Plumptre, A., Qie, L., Rovero, F., Sainge, M. N., Schmitt, C. B., Sedlacek, O., Ngute, A. S. K., Sheil, D., Sheleme, D., Simegn, T. Y., Simo-Droissart, M., Sonké, B., Soromessa, T., Sunderland, T., Svoboda, M., Taedoumg, H., Taplin, J., Taylor, D., Thomas, S. C., Timberlake, J., Tuagben, D., Umunay, P., Uzabaho, E., Verbeeck, H., Vleminckx, J., Wallin, G., Wheeler, C., Willcock, S., Woods, J. T. & Zibera, E., 25 Aug 2021, In: Nature. 596, 7873, p. 536-542 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    One hundred priority questions for the development of sustainable food systems in sub-Saharan Africa

    Devenish, A. J., Schmitter, P., Jellason, N. P., Esmail, N., Abdi, N. M., Barron, J., Chapman, A. S. A., Chausson, A. M., Chibesa, M., Reading, U., Dugan, E., Edwards, G. I., Egeru, A., Gebrehiwot, T., Griffiths, G. H., Haile, A., Hunga, H. G., Igbine, L., Jarju, O. M., Keya, F., Khalifa, M., Ledoux, W. A., Lejissa, L. T., Loupa, P., Lwanga, J., Mapedza, E. D., Marchant, R., McLoud, T., Mukuyu, P., Musah, L. M., Mwanza, M., Mwitwa, J., Neina, D., London, U., Njogo, S., Robinson, E. J. Z., Singini, W., Umar, B. B., Wesonga, F., Willcock, S., Yang, J. & Tobias, J. A., 7 Oct 2023, In: Land. 39 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

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