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. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  3. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  4. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  11. 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 journalArticlepeer-review