Forestry@Bangor

Professors

• Prof John Healey, Professor of Forest Sciences.
• Prof Morag McDonald, Emeritus Professor of Ecology & Catchment Management.
• Prof Andy Smith, Professor of Forest Ecology.
• Prof Fergus Sinclair, Emeritus Professor of Agroforestry.
• Prof Bianca Ambrose-Oji, Honorary Professor.
• Prof Simon Smart, Honorary Professor.

Senior Lecturers & Senior Research Fellows

• Dr Farnon Ellwood, Senior Lecturer in Ecology & Conservation.
• Dr Lars Markesteijn, Senior Lecturer in Forest Sciences.
• Dr Tim Pagella, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Forestry.
• Dr Mark Rayment, Senior Lecturer in Forestry.
• Dr James Walmsley, Senior Lecturer in Forestry.

Lecturers & Research Fellows

• Dr Alec Dauncey, Honorary Lecturer in Forestry.
• Dr Heli Gittins, Lecturer.
• Dr Ashley Hardaker, Lecturer in Land Management Planning and Economics.
• Dr Eefke Mollee, Lecturer in Agroforestry.
• Dr Tim Peters, Lecturer in Woodland Management.
• Dr Marielle Smith, Lecturer in Forest Sciences.
• Dr Eleanor Warren-Thomas, Lecturer in Conservation & Forestry.
• Dr Bid Webb, Lecturer in Agroforestry.
• Ms Tontho Uganja, Lecturer.
• Dr Jenny Wong, Honorary Lecturer.

Post-doctoral Researchers

• Dr Amin Soltangheisi
• Dr Martin Lampert
• Dr Seumas Bates

Research Technicians

• Dr Adam Pinder
• Miss Anna Ray

• Gloria Adeyiga (finished in 2025)
  • Project: Exploring the Impacts of Gender Transformative Actions on Landscape Restoration Outcomes in the Sahelian Parklands of Northern Ghana.
  • Supervisor: Dr Tim Pagella
• Jack Aitkin-Willoughby
  • Project: Restoring for a resilient future: Woodland community assembly trajectories in the face of multiple stressors.
  • Supervisors: Prof Andy Smith, Prof John Healey, Dr Mike Perring (UKCEH) and Prof Laurence Jones (UKCEH).
• Matt Cooper
  • Project: Investigating the potential of forested lands for natural flood management in Wales.
  • Supervisors: Dr Sopan Patil, Prof Andy Smith and Prof Morag McDonald.
• Matilda Edwards
  • Project: Establishing the relative importance of a rainforest microcosm in oil palm plantations.
  • Supervisors: Dr Farnon Ellwood, Prof Andy Smith, Dr Kara Marsden and Dr Sabine Reich (UKCEH).
• Dan Fishburn
  • Project: Modulating role of lithology in the response of Mediterranean forest to climate change.
  • Supervisors: Dr Lars Markesteijn, Dr Ana Rey  and Prof Andy Smith.
• Kate Heaphy
  • Project: Drought responses of the Amazon rainforest in areas of differing water table depths.
  • Supervisor: Dr Marielle Smith
• Sophie Higgett
  • Project: Ecologically based approaches to temperate rainforest restoration.
  • Supervisors: Prof John Healey, Dr Marielle Smith and Dr Bid Webb
• Sam Hollick
  • Project: Optimising landscape shelterbelts to sustainably increase farm livestock productivity and build resilience to extreme events.
  • Supervisors: Prof Andy Smith and Dr Mark Rayment.
• Daniel Iddon
  • Project: Living Soil.
  • Supervisors: Prof Andy Smith, Prof Dave Chadwick and Dr Tim Peters.
• Yawo Jonky Tenou
  • Project: Institutional Barriers and Enabling Mechanisms to Deliver Impactful Outcomes in Large-Scale Agricultural Development Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
  • Supervisor: Dr Eefke Mollee, Dr Tim Pagella and Prof Fergus Sinclair.
• Endri Martini
  • Project: Extension Approaches for Sustainable Production of Agroforestry Commodities in Indonesia.
  • Supervisor: Dr Eefke Mollee, Dr Bid Webb and Dr Tim Pagella.
• Swati Renduchintala
  • Project: A systems' transition to natural farming and women's agency in India.
  • Supervisor: Dr Eefke Mollee, Dr Tim Pagella and Prof Fergus Sinclair.
• Aulia Soebandhi
  • Project: Farmers' Resilient Decision-Making on Agroforestry Diversification in the tropical drylands of west Timor, Indonesia.
  • Supervisor: Dr Eefke Mollee, Dr Ashley Hardaker and Dr Tim Pagella.
• Yiting Su
  • Project: Tree species identification using optical remote sensing and LiDAR.
  • Supervisor: Prof Andy Smith.
• Nisabhat Tonwoot
  • Project: Opportunities for Forest Management Certification in Thailand
  • Supervisor: Dr Neal Hockley and Prof John Healey
• Tonthoza Uganja
  • Project: Tracking what Matters: Monitoring Forest Landscape Restoration in Malawi.
  • Supervisor: Dr James Gibbons and Dr Eefke Mollee.
• Xingguang Yan
  • Project: Estimation of forest ecosystem carbon stocks using remotely sensed data, machine learning and the Google Earth Engine.
  • Supervisor: Prof Andy Smith.

• Kuria, AW, Pagella, T, Muthuri, CW & Sinclair, FL 2025, 'Revisiting agroecological transitions in Rwanda a decade later: the role of local knowledge in understanding the crop diversity–food security–land degradation nexus', Frontiers in Agronomy, vol. 7, 1537012. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2025.1537012
• Cole, R, Gittins, H, Dandy N 2024, ‘Agroforestry in the UK: exploring consumer knowledge and interest’. British Food Journal, Vol. 126 No. 5 pp. 2187–2203. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-03-2023-0255
• Isaac, M.E., Sinclair, F., Laroche, G. et al. 2024. ‘The ties that bind: how trees can enhance agroecological transitions’. Agroforest Syst 98, 2369–2383. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-01014-6
• Critchley, W, Harari, N, Mollee, E, Bern, U & Bern, U 2023, 'Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Adaptation for Small-Scale Land Users in Sub-Saharan Africa', Land, vol. 12, no. 6, 1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061206 

• Spear, M, Dimitriou, A, Curling, S & Ormondroyd, G 2025, 'Developments in the Recycling of Wood and Wood Fibre in the UK: A Review', Fibers, vol. 13, no. 2, 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib13020023
• Spear, M & Hart, J 2025, 'Modelling Wood Product Service Lives and Residence Times for Biogenic Carbon in Harvested Wood Products: A Review of Half-Lives, Averages and Population Distributions', Forests, vol. 16, no. 7, 1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16071162
• Spear, M & Bak, M 2024, 'Wood Modification – Trends and Combinations', Forests, vol. 15, no. 7, 1268. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15071268 

• Armijos-Barros, J, González-Sánchez, DP, Nole-Nole, D, Markesteijn, L, Escudero, A, Jara-Guerrero, A & Espinosa, CI 2025, 'A new tree species from seasonally dry tropical forest in southern Ecuador, Spirotheca zapotillana sp. nov. (Malvaceae), resolves a putatively disjunct distribution', PhytoKeys, vol. 265, pp. 181-192. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.265.162409
• Gresham, A, Healey, JR, Lawrence, PJ, Eichhorn, MP & Shannon, G 2025, 'A scoping review of evidence for the effects of seven global deer species on woody vegetation', Ecological Solutions and Evidence, vol. 6, no. 2, e70044. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70044
• Gresham, A, Pillay, K, Healey, J, Eichhorn, M, Ellison, A, Lowe, A, Creer, S, Cordes, L & Shannon, G 2025, 'A continuous feast of bramble: Rubus fruticosus agg. is a key cross-seasonal dietary resource for a fallow deer population', Ecological Solutions and Evidence, vol. 6, no. 1, e70008. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70008 

• Foyer, C, Gardner, A, Hayward, S, Sanchez-Lucas, R, Luna, E, McDonald, J, Rumeau, M, Hart, KM, Norby, RJ, Mayoral, C, Gauci, V, Smith, A, Hartley, I, Crowley, LM, Sadler, J, Ullah, S & MacKenzie, AR 2025, 'Responses of an old deciduous forest ecosystem to elevated CO2', Global Change Biology, vol. 31, no. 7, e70355. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70355
• Molnár V., A, Kis, S, Bak, H, Nagy, T, Takács, A, Mainwaring, MC & Nagy, J 2025, 'Storm-Induced Wind Damage to Urban Trees and Residents’ Perceptions: Quantifying Species and Placement to Change Best Practices', Plants, vol. 14, no. 21, 3366. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14213366
• Norby, RJ, Loader, N, Mayoral, C, Ullah, S, Curioni, G, Smith, A, Reay, MK, van Wijngaarden, K, Amjad, MS, Brettle, D, Crockatt, ME, Denny, G, Grzesik, RT, Hamilton, RL, Hart, KM, Hartley, IP, Jones, AG, Kourmouli, A, Larsen, JR, Shi, Z, Thomas, RM & MacKenzie, AR 2024, 'Enhanced woody biomass production in a mature temperate forest under elevated CO2', Nature Climate Change, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 983-988. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02090-3
• Sarkissian AJ and Kutia M 2024 ‘Editorial: Sustainable forest management under climate change conditions — A focus on biodiversity conservation and forest restoration’. Front. For. Glob. Change 7:1533425. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2024.1533425
• Tang, W, Liu, S, Jing, M, Healey, J, Smith, M, Farooq, TH, Zhu, L, Zhao, S & Wu, Y 2024, 'Vegetation growth responses to climate change: a cross-scale analysis of biological memory and time-lags using tree ring and satellite data', Global Change Biology, vol. 30, no. 7, e17441. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17441
• Vinod, N, Slot, M, McGregor, I, Ordway, E, Smith, M, Taylor, TC, Sack, L, Buckley, T & Anderson-Teixeira, K 2023, 'Thermal sensitivity across forest vertical profiles: patterns, mechanisms, and ecological implications', New Phytologist, vol. 237, no. 1, pp. 22-47. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18539 

• Bishop, G, Duffy, C, Berndes, G, Brandao, M, Cowie, A, Healey, J, Hennig, C, Koponen, K, Gaffey, J & Styles, D 2026, 'Cascading wood use into bioenergy with carbon capture and storage ensures continuous and enduring temperature reduction', Communications Earth and Environment, vol. 7, 233. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03333-1
• Forster, E, Styles, D & Healey, J 2025, 'Temperate forests can deliver future wood demand and climate-change mitigation dependent on afforestation and circularity', Nature Communications, vol. 16, 3872 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58463-5
• McNicol, L, Williams, N, Chadwick, D, Styles, D, Rees, RM, Ramsey, R & Williams, P 2024, 'Net Zero requires ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions on beef and sheep farms coordinated with afforestation and other land use change measures', Agricultural Systems, vol. 215, no. 103852, 103852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103852
• Forster, E, Healey, J, Newman, G & Styles, D 2023, 'Circular wood use can accelerate global decarbonisation but requires cross-sectoral coordination', Nature Communications, vol. 14, 6766. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42499-6 

• Pontes-Lopes, A, Stark, SC, Smith, M, Almeida, DRA, Shao, G, Sato, L, Rincón, N, Martins, GA, Goncalves, N, Ometto, JPHB, Graça, P & Aragao, LEOC 2026, 'Fire in a Central Amazon forest: Lingering top canopy loss and initial understory regrowth revealed by repeated LiDAR', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 601, 123332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123332
• Courtney Mustaphi, C, Platts, PJ, Willcock, S, Timberlake, J, Osborne, J, Matimele, H, Osgood, H, Muiruri, V, Gehrels, M, Bayliss, J & Marchant, R 2025, 'Tree demographics and soil charcoal evidence of fire disturbances in an inaccessible forest atop the Mount Lico inselberg, Mozambique', Plants, People, Planet, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 229-244. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10585
• Robinson, SJB, Elias, DMO, Goodall, T, McNamara, NP, Griffiths, R, Majalap, N, Sau Wai, Y & Ostle, NJ 2025, 'Soil microbial community responses to active and passive restoration of selectively logged Bornean tropical forest', Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 16, 1570294. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1570294
• Devenish, K, Willcock, S, Goodenough, K, Heriniaina, R, Rakotonarivo, S & Jones, JPG 2024, 'No evidence of increased forest loss from a mining rush in Madagascar’s eastern rainforests', Communications Earth and Environment, vol. 5, 489. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01655-6
• Robinson, SJB, Elias, DMO, Goodall, T, Nottingham, AT, McNamara, NP, Griffiths, RI, Majalap, N & Ostle, NJ 2024, 'Selective logging impacts on soil microbial communities and functioning in Bornean tropical forest', Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 15, pp. 1447999. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1447999
• Smith, M, Stark, SC, Taylor, TC, Schietti, J, Almeida, DRA, Aragon, S, Torralvo, K, Lima, A, de Oliveira, G, de Assis, RL, Leitold, V, Pontes-Lopes, A, Scoles, R, de Sousa Vieira, LC, Resende, AF, Coppola, AI, Brandao, DO, Junior, JDAS, Lobato, LF, Freitas, W, Almeida, D, Souza, MS, Minor, DM, Villegas, JC, Law, DJ, Goncalves, N, da Rocha, DG, Guedes, MC, Tonini, H, da Silva, KE, van Haren, J, Rosa, DM, do Valle, DF, Cordeiro, CL, de Lima, NZ, Shao, G, Menor, IO, Conti, G, Florentino, AP, Montti, L, Aragao, LEOC, McMahon, SMM, Parker, GG, Breshears, DD, Da Costa, ACL, Magnusson, WE, Mesquita, R, Camargo, JLC, de Oliveira, RC, de Camargo, PB, Saleska, SR & Nelson, BW 2023, 'Diverse anthropogenic disturbances shift Amazon forests along a structural spectrum', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2590 

• Urquhart, J, Goodenough, A, Healey, JR & Ambrose-Oji, B 2025, 'A theory of change for transformation of the productive forest system in the United Kingdom', Forestry. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpaf081
• Jones, JPG 2024, 'Scandal in the voluntary carbon market must not impede tropical forest conservation', Nature Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02442-4
• Tew, ER, Ambrose-Oji, B, Beatty, M, Buntgen, U, Butterworth, H, Clover, G, Cook, D, Dauksta, D, Day, W, Deakin, J, Field, A, Gardiner, B, Harrop, P, Healey, J, Heaton, R, Hemery, G, Hill, L, Hughes, O, Khaira-Creswell, PK, Kirby, K, Leitch, A, MacKay, J, McIlhiney, R, Murphy, B, Newton, L, Norris, D, Nugee, R, Parker, J, Petrokofsky, G, Prosser, A, Quine, C, Randhawa, G, Reid, C, Richardson, M, Ridley-Ellis, DJ, Riley, R, Roberts, JE, Schaible, R, Simpson, LE, Spake, R, Tubby, I, Urquhart, J, Wallace-Stephens, F, Wilson, JD & Sutherland, WJ 2023, 'A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years', Forestry, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 349-362. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad047 

• Gao, F, Gao, D, Ning, C, Liu, S, Kuzyakov, Y, Smith, A & Yan, W 2025, 'Tree diversity affects temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition in rhizosphere', Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07410-w
• Fan, X, Zhang, Y, Shi, K, Peng, J, Liu, Y, Zhou, Y, Liu, Y, Zhu, Q, Song, C, Wan, R, Zhao, X & Woolway, RI 2024, 'Surging compound drought–heatwaves underrated in global soils', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 121, no. 42, pp. e2410294121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2410294121
• Gao, L, Smith, A, Jones, DL, Lui, B, Guo, Y, Cui, X & Hill, P 2024, 'Respiration and carbon use efficiency characteristics of soluble protein-derived carbon by soil microorganisms: A case study at afforested sites', Soil Biology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109255
• Lin, X, Ning, C, Liu, T, Gao, D, Smith, A, Yan, W & Liu, S 2024, 'Heterogeneity of phosphorus sources invokes distinct niche partitioning pathways of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils', Soil Biology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109440
• Gao, L, Smith, A, Jones, DL, Guo, Y, Lui, B, Guo, Z, Chunnan, F, Zheng, J, Cui, X & Hill, P 2023, 'How do tree species with different successional stages affect soil organic nitrogen transformations?', Geoderma, vol. 430, no. 116319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116319 

• Ma, T, Li, J, Smith, A, Yan, X, Su, Y, Huo, J, Li, Y, Chen, D & Yu, H 2025, 'A dual-pathway framework for mapping forest age in complex mining landscapes by multi-source remote sensing data and tree growth patterns', GIScience and Remote Sensing, vol. 62, no. 1, 2565858. https://doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2025.2565858
• Su, Y, Li, J, Smith, A, Yan, X, Ma, T, Zhang, J & Chen, D 2025, 'Identification of tree species using machine learning and phenological characteristics from a 4-year time series of remote sensing data', International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 46, no. 17, pp. 6377-6402. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2025.2538826
• Peng, X, Jiang, S, Liu, S, Valbuena, R, Smith, A, Zhan, Y, Shi, Y, Ning, Y, Feng, S, Gao, H & Wang, Z 2023, 'Long-term satellite observations show continuous increase of vegetation growth enhancement in urban environment', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 898, 165515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165515
• Yan, X, Li, J, Smith, A, Yang, D, Ma, T, Su, Y & Shao, J 2023, 'Evaluation of machine learning methods and multi-source remote sensing data combinations to construct forest above-ground biomass models', International Journal of Digital Earth, vol. 16, no. 2, 4471-4491. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2023.2270459 

• Ecke, F, Semenza, JC, Buzan, E, Costa, F, Giorgi, E, Guo, J, Kirkpatrick, L, Knauf, S, Meheretu, Y, Singh, N, Sjödin, H, Timperley, M, Treskova, M, Ulrich, RG, Zeppelini, CG & Rocklöv, J 2025, 'Adaptive ecosystem restoration to mitigate zoonotic risks', Nature Ecology and Evolution, vol. 9, no. 11, pp. 1979-1988. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02869-3
• Gao, L, Smith, A, Geng, B, Liu, B, Li, X, Jia, S & Jones, DL 2025, 'Nitrogen uptake strategies of coexisting plant species in forest ecosystems of northeast China: implications for afforestation', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 578, 122481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122481
• Gao, D, Liu, S, Gao, F, Ning, C, Wu, X, Yan, W & Smith, A 2024, 'Response of soil micro-food web to nutrient limitation along a subtropical forest restoration', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 909, no. 168349, 168349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168349 

• Parry, J, Stokes, V & Hardaker, A 2025, 'Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) and silver birch ( Betula pendula ) mixed-species growth dynamics in the North York moors', Forestry. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpaf066
• Plaga, B, Bauhus, J, Smith, A, Gonzalez Pereira, M & Forrester, D 2024, 'Drought-related mortality modifies mixing effects on light absorption and growth in mono-specific and mixed stands of Fagus sylvatica, Alnus glutinosa and Betula pendula.', Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, vol. 97, no. 3,  pp. 401–413, https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad051 

• Górriz-Mifsud, E, Fernández-Blanco, CR, Wong, J & Prokofieva, I 2026, 'Sustainable moss picking in Wales, UK: socio-ecological analysis of its governance and value chain', Small-Scale Forestry, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 37-59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-025-09609-2
• Prayitno, K, Saputra, AW, Ibbett, H, Dorward, L, Trywidiarini, T, Dwiyahreni, AA, Supriatna, J & St. John, FAV 2025, 'Understanding Local Peoples’ Deforestation Decisions in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia', Society and Natural Resources. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2025.2509302
• Spencer, K, Ingram, DJ, Namrata, A, Ardiantiono, A, Cheyne, S, Dorward, L, Abdul, K, Lo, M, Morgans, CL, Supriatna, J, Winarni, N, St. John, FAV & Struebig, M 2025, 'Wild Meat Consumption in Changing Rural Landscapes of Indonesian Borneo', People and Nature. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70112
• Stara, K, Tsiakiris, R, Wong, J, Healey, J, Marini Govigli, V & Halley, J 2025, 'Can Spirituality Save Centuries-Old Trees and Forests? A Study from the Mountains of Northwest Greece', Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 260-292. https://doi.org/10.16995/zygon.11615
• Bates, S, Petrokofsky, G, Hemery, G & Dandy, N 2024, 'How to recognise a healthy forest: Perspectives from private forest managers in Britain', Forest Policy and Economics, vol. 158, 103120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.103120
• Fleming, W, Rizowy, B & Shwartz, A 2024, 'The nature gaze: Eye‐tracking experiment reveals well‐being benefits derived from directing visual attention towards elements of nature', People and Nature, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 1469-1485. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10648
• Marini Govigli, V, Healey, J, Wong, J, Stara, K, Tsiakiris, R & Halley, J 2024, 'Exploring spatial and temporal resilience in socio-ecological systems: evidence from sacred forests in Epirus, Greece.', People and Nature, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 1206-1219. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10624
• Morgans, CL, Jago, S, Andayani, N, Linkie, M, Lo, MGY, Mumbunan, S, St. John, FAV, Supriatna, J, Voigt, M, Winarni, N, Santika, T & Struebig, M 2024, 'Improving well-being and reducing deforestation in Indonesia's protected areas', Conservation Letters, vol. 17, no. 3, e13010, pp. 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13010
• O’Brien, L, Marzano, M, Dandy, N, Bates, S, Hemery, G, Petrokofsky, G, Dunn, M & Forster, J 2024, 'Managing Trees Species of High Social and Cultural Value: Forest Manager Attitudes towards Pest and Disease Risks to Oak in Britain', Forests, vol. 15, no. 10, 1695. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15101695
• Gittins, H, Dandy, N, Wynne-Jones, S & Morrison, V 2023, '“You don't have to perform for the trees”: The longer-term effects of nature-based interventions on wellbeing', Wellbeing, Space & Society, vol. 5, 100160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2023.100160
• Gittins, H, Dandy, N, Wynne-Jones, S & Morrison, V 2023, '“It's opened my eyes to what's out there”: How do nature-based interventions influence access to and perceptions of the natural environment?', Wellbeing, Space & Society, vol. 4, 100125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2022.100125
• Hartfiel, N, Gittins, H, Morrison, V, Wynne-Jones, S, Edwards, RT & Dandy, N 2023, 'Social Return on Investment of Nature-Based Activities for Adults with Mental Wellbeing Challenges', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 15, 6500. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20156500
• Martini, E, Pagella, T, Mollee, E & van Noordwijk, M 2023, 'Relational values in locally adaptive farmer-to-farmer extension: how important?', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 65, 101363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101363
• Ning, Y, Liu, S, Smith, A, Qiu, Y, Gao, H, Yuan, W, Lu, Y, Yuan, W & Feng, S 2023, 'Dynamic multi-dimensional scaling of 30+ year evolution of Chinese urban systems: patterns and performance', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 863, 160705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160705 

• Cracknell, D, Peterken, G, Pommerening, A, Lawrence, P & Healey, J 2023, 'Neighbours matter and the weak succumb: Ash dieback infection is more severe in ash trees with fewer conspecific neighbours and lower prior growth rate', Journal of Ecology, vol. 111, no. 10, pp. 2118-2133. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14191 

• Wu, D, Chen, Y, Ellwood, MDF, Shao, Z, Wang, Y, H. C. Cornelissen, J & Chu, C 2025, 'Wood trait-decay relationships vary with topography and rainfall seasonality in a subtropical forest in China', Journal of Ecology, vol. 113, no. 3, pp. 763-777. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.70006
• Ziccardi, LG, Taylor, TC, Smith, MN, Gonçalves, NB, Kramer, D, Campos, KS, Prohaska, N, Restrepo‐Coupe, N, Saleska, SR, Siqueira‐Silva, AI, Penha, D, Gomez, R, Santos, VAHF & Stark, SC 2025, 'Trait coordination reveals the fast–slow plant economics spectrum along the vertical canopy profile in central Amazonian forests', Functional Ecology, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 3596-3610. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70213
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