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Prof Simon Willcock

Professor in Environmental Geography

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ORCID: 0000-0001-9534-9114

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

Twitter: @Simon_Willcock

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

 
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  2. 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

  3. Published

    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., Nov 2023, In: Environmental and Resource Economics. 86, 3, p. 381-405 44 p.

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

  4. Published

    Interoperability for ecosystem service assessments: Why, how, who, and for whom?

    Bagstad, K., Balbi, S., Adamo, G., Athanasiadis, I. N., Affinito, F., Willcock, S., Magrach, A., Hayashi, K., Harmackova, Z. V., Niamir, A., Smets, B., Buchhorn, M., Drakou, E. G., Alfieri, A., Edens, B., Morales, L. G., Vardi, A., Sanz, M.-J. & Villa, F., 1 Apr 2025, In: Ecosystem Services. 101705.

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

  5. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  6. 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

  7. Published

    Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras

    Willcock, S., 8 Feb 2025, In: Scientific Reports.

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

  8. Published

    Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests

    Sullivan, M. J. P., Lewis, S. L., Affum-Baffoe, K., Castilho, C., Costa, F., Sanchez, A. C., Ewango, C. E. N., Hubau, W., Marimon, B., Monteagudo-Mendoza, A., Qie, L., Sonké, B., Martinez, R. V., Baker, T. R., Brienen, R. J. W., Feldpausch, T. R., Galbraith, D., Gloor, M., Malhi, Y., Aiba, S.-I., Alexiades, M. N., Almeida, E. C., de Oliveira, E. A., Dávila, E. Á., Loayza, P. A., Andrade, A., Vieira, S. A., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Araujo-Murakami, A., Arets, E. J. M. M., Arroyo, L., Ashton, P., Aymard C., G., Baccaro, F. B., Banin, L. F., Baraloto, C., Camargo, P. B., Barlow, J., Barroso, J., Bastin, J.-F., Batterman, S. A., Beeckman, H., Begne, S. K., Bennett, A. C., Berenguer, E., Berry, N., Blanc, L., Boeckx, P., Bogaert, J., Bonal, D., Bongers, F., Bradford, M., Brearley, F. Q., Brncic, T., Brown, F., Burban, B., Camargo, J. L., Castro, W., Céron, C., Ribeiro, S. C., Moscoso, V. C., Chave, J., Chezeaux, E., Clark, C. J., de Souza, F. C., Collins, M., Comiskey, J. A., Valverde, F. C., Medina, M. C., da Costa, L., Dančák, M., Dargie, G. C., Davies, S., Cardozo, N. D., de Haulleville, T., de Medeiros, M. B., del Aguila Pasquel, J., Derroire, G., Di Fiore, A., Doucet, J.-L., Dourdain, A., Droissant, V., Duque, L. F., Ekoungoulou, R., Elias, F., Erwin, T., Esquivel-Muelbert, A., Fauset, S., Ferreira, J., Llampazo, G. F., Foli, E., Ford, A., Gilpin, M., Hall, J. S., Hamer, K. C., Hamilton, A. C., Harris, D. J., Hart, T. B., Hédl, R., Herault, B., Herrera, R., Higuchi, N., Hladik, A., Coronado, E. H., Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I., Huasco, W. H., Jeffery, K. J., Jimenez-Rojas, E., Kalamandeen, M., Djuikouo, M. N. K., Kearsley, E., Umetsu, R. K., Kho, L. K., Killeen, T., Kitayama, K., Klitgaard, B., Koch, A., Labrière, N., Laurance, W., Laurance, S., Leal, M. E., Levesley, A., Lima, A. J. N., Congo, U. D. K. R., Lopes, A. P., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Lovejoy, T., Lovett, J. C., Lowe, R., Magnusson, W. E., Malumbres-Olarte, J., Manzatto, Â. G., Marimon, B. H., Marshall, A. R., Hydrology, C. F. E., de Almeida Reis, S. M., Maycock, C., Melgaço, K., Mendoza, C., Metali, F., Mihindou, V., Milliken, W., Mitchard, E. T. A., Morandi, P. S., Mossman, H. L., Nagy, L., Nascimento, H., Neill, D., Nilus, R., del Cusco, U. N. D. S. A., Palacios, W., Camacho, N. P., Peacock, J., Pendry, C., Peñuela Mora, M. C., Pickavance, G. C., Pipoly, J., Pitman, N., Playfair, M., Poorter, L., Poulsen, J. R., Poulsen, A. D., Preziosi, R., Prieto, A., Primack, R. B., Ramírez-Angulo, H., Reitsma, J., Réjou-Méchain, M., Correa, Z. R., de Sousa, T. R., Bayona, L. R., Roopsind, A., Rudas, A., Rutishauser, E., Abu Salim, K., Salomão, R. P., Schietti, J., Sheil, D., Silva, R. C., Espejo, J. S., University, L., Silveira, M., Simo-Droissart, M., Simon, M. F., Singh, J., Soto Shareva, Y. C., Stahl, C., Stropp, J., Sukri, R., Sunderland, T., Svátek, M., Swaine, M. D., Swamy, V., Taedoumg, H., Talbot, J., Taplin, J., Taylor, D., ter Steege, H., Terborgh, J., Thomas, R., Thomas, S. C., Andes, U. D., Umunay, P., Gamarra, L. V., van der Heijden, G., van der Hout, P., van der Meer, P., Verbeeck, H., Vernimmen, R., Vieira, I. C. G., Torre, E. V., Vleminckx, J., Vos, V., Wang, O., White, L. J. T., Willcock, S., Woods, J. T., Wortel, V., Young, K., Zagt, R., Zemagho, L., Zuidema, P. A., Zwerts, J. A. & Phillips, O. L., 22 May 2020, In: Science. 368, 6493, p. 869-874

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

  9. Published

    Machine learning for ecosystem services

    Willcock, S., Martinez-Lopez, J., Hooftman, D., Bagstad, K., Balbi, S., Marzo, A., Prato, C., Sciandrello, S., Signorello, G., Voigt, B., Villa, F., Bullock, J. & Athanasiadis, I., Oct 2018, In: Ecosystem Services. 33 pt B, p. 165-174 19 p.

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

  10. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  11. 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

  12. Published

    Model Ensembles of Ecosystem Services Fill Global Certainty and Capacity Gaps

    Willcock, S., Hooftman, D., Neugarten, R., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Barredo, J., Hickler, T., Kindermann, G., Lewis, A., Lindeskog, M., Martinez-Lopez, J. & Bullock, J., 7 Apr 2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 14, p. eadf5492 21 p.

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

  13. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  14. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  15. Published

    Nature provides valuable sanitation services

    Willcock, S., Parker, A., Wilson, C., Brewer, T., Bundhoo, D., Cooper, S., Lynch, K., Mishra, P. P., Mekala, S., Rey, D., Welivita, I., Venkatesh, K. & Hutchings, P., 19 Feb 2021, In: One Earth. 4, 2, p. 192-201 18 p.

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

  16. Published

    Nature–based nutrient management through returning agricultural organic waste enhances soil aggregate organic carbon stability

    Wang, Y., Yao, Y., Han, B., Willcock, S., Starkey, J., Dong, X., Zhong, Y., Wang, X., Deng, Y., Zhang, W., Li, Q., Chen, X. & Li, Z., 1 Apr 2025, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 381, 50 p., 109467.

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

  17. E-pub ahead of print

    No evidence of increased forest loss from a mining rush in Madagascar’s eastern rainforests

    Devenish, K., Willcock, S., Goodenough, K., Heriniaina, R., Rakotonarivo, S. & Jones, J. P. G., 6 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 46 p., 489.

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

  19. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  20. Published

    Place attachment and perception of climate change as a threat in rural and urban areas

    Tenbrink, T. & Willcock, S., 6 Sept 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 9, e0290354.

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

  21. 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

  22. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  23. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

  24. 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 journal › Article › peer-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 journal › Article › peer-review

  26. 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 journal › Article › peer-review

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