I am senior lecturer in SENRGy, Bangor University. I am statistician and modeller with a particular focus on modelling farm management, the analysis of environmental data and modelling the interaction between policy, land use and the environment. I have developed innovative statistical methods to model and visualise data and problems in temperate and tropical systems covering the terrestrial and marine environment. I have wide experience of contributing modelling and analysis for funded research (funded by Defra, NERC, BBSRC & Natural Resources Wales) and managing and delivering projects

Phone: +44 1248 382461

Email: j.gibbons@bangor.ac.uk

I teach statistics and undergraduate and masters level and run a 2nd year undergraduate field trip focusing on resolving environmentall conflict. I also contribute to modules on climate change. I supervise a wide range of undergraduate, masters and PhD topics largely modelling focused

2022

• PublishedRandomized national land management strategies for net-zero emissions
  Duffy, C., Prudhomme, R., Gibbons, J., Iannetta, P. P. M., O'Donoghue, C., Ryan, M. & Styles, D., Nov 2022, In: Nature Sustainability . 5, 11, p. 973-980
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedElevated serum antibody responses to synthetic mycobacterial lipid antigens among UK farmers: an indication of exposure to environmental mycobacteria?
  Jones, A., Davies, C., Al-Dulayymi, J., Gwenin, C., Gibbons, J., Williams, P. & Baird, M., 1 Feb 2021, In: RSC Medicinal Chemistry. 12, 2, p. 213-221 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIncreasing the productivity of an upland pasture with the least environmental impacts
  Williams, N., Gibbons, J., Chadwick, D., Marsden, K. & Williams, P., 1 Aug 2021, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 315, 107449.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedKey traits for ruminant livestock across diverse production systems in the context of climate change: perspectives from a global platform of research farms
  Rivero, M. J., Lopez-Villalobos, N., Evans, A., Berndt, A., Cartmill, A., Neal, A. L., McLaren, A., Farruggia, A., Mignolet, C., Chadwick, D., Styles, D., McCracken, D., Busch, D., Martin, G. B., Flemming, H., Sheridan, H., Gibbons, J., Merbold, L., Eisler, M., Lambe, N., Rovira, P., Harris, P., Murphy, P., Vercoe, P. E., Williams, P., Machado, R., Takahashi, T., Puech, T., Boland, T., Ayala, W. & Lee, M. R. F., 2021, In: Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 33, 2, p. 1-19
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMarginal Abatement Cost Curves for Latin American Dairy Production: A Costa Rica case study
  Duffy, C., Apdini, T., Styles, D., Gibbons, J., Peguero, F., Arndt, C., Mancebo Mazzetto, A., Vega, A., Chavarro-Lobo, J., Brook, R. & Chadwick, D., 15 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 311, 127556.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSubstitution of beef with pea protein reduces the environmental footprint of meat balls whilst supporting health and climate stabilisation goals
  Saget, S., Porto Costa, M., Sancho Santos, C., Wilton de Vasconcelos, M., Gibbons, J., Styles, D. & Williams, M., 15 May 2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 297, 126447.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWhat role should randomized control trials play in providing the evidence base for conservation?
  Pynegar, E. L., Gibbons, J. M., Asquith, N. M. & Jones, J. P. G., Mar 2021, In: Oryx. 55, 2, p. 235-244
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedMaintaining production while reducing local and global environmental emissions in dairy farming
  Soteriades, A., Foskolos, A., Styles, D. & Gibbons, J., 15 Oct 2020, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 272, 111054.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMechanisms and impacts of an incentive-based conservation program with evidence from a randomized control trial
  Wiik, E., Jones, J. P. G., Pynegar, E., Bottazzi, P., Asquith, N., Gibbons, J. & Kontoleon, A., Oct 2020, In: Conservation Biology. 34, 5, p. 1076-1088 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRegion-specific emission factors for Brazil increase the estimate of nitrous oxide emissions from nitrogen fertiliser application by 21%
  Mancebo Mazzetto, A., Styles, D., Gibbons, J., Arndt, C., Misselbrook, T. & Chadwick, D., 1 Jun 2020, In: Atmospheric Environment. 230, 117506.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedDiversification not specialization reduces global and local environmental burdens from livestock production
  Soteriades, A. D., Foskolos, A., Styles, D. & Gibbons, J. M., Nov 2019, In: Environment International. 132, November, 104837.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMethods for predicting Sitka spruce natural regeneration presence and density in the UK
  Bianchi, S., Hale, S. & Gibbons, J., May 2019, In: iForest. 12, p. 279-288
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPreference classes in society for coastal marine protected areas
  Frau, A., Gibbons, J., Hinz, H., Edwards-Jones, G. & Kaiser, M., 23 Apr 2019, In: PeerJ. PubMed 31065453 .
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedScience to Policy: Sustainable Intensification of Dairy Farming
  Wiik, E., Toberman, H., Gibbons, J., Styles, D., Soteriades, A., Gonzalez Mejia, A., Moorby, J., Foskolos, A., Munday, M., Rafique, A. & Wilson, P., Mar 2019, Ser Cymru National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment. (Science to Policy)
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2018

• PublishedClimate mitigation by dairy intensification depends on intensive use of spared grassland
  Styles, D., Gonzalez Mejia, A., Moorby, J., Foskolos, A. & Gibbons, J., Feb 2018, In: Global Change Biology. 24, 2, p. 681-693 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEffects of high-sugar grasses and improved manure management on the environmental footprint of milk production at the farm level
  Soteriades, A. D., Gonzalez Mejia, A. M., Styles, D., Foskolos, A., Moorby, J. M. & Gibbons, J. M., 20 Nov 2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 202, p. 1241-1252
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLight-growth responses of Sitka spruce, Douglas fir and western hemlock regeneration under continuous cover forestry
  Bianchi, S., Hale, S., Cahalan, C., Arcangeli, C. & Gibbons, J., 15 Aug 2018, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 422, p. 241-252
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMetrics and methods for characterizing dairy farm intensification using farm survey data
  Gonzalez Mejia, A., Styles, D., Wilson, P. & Gibbons, J., 9 May 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 5, e0195286.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services at delivering improvements in water quality: lessons for experiments at the landscape scale
  Pynegar, E. L., Jones, J. P. G., Gibbons, J. M. & Asquith, N. M., 23 Oct 2018, In: PeerJ. 6, e5753.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTo what extent do potential conservation donors value community-aspects of conservation projects in low income countries?
  Lewis, A., Young, R. P., Gibbons, J. & Jones, J. P. G., 16 Feb 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 2, e0192935.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWho bears the cost of forest conservation?
  Poudyal, M., Jones, J. P. G., Rakotonarivo, O. S., Hockley, N., Gibbons, J. M., Mandimbiniaina, R., Rasoamanana, A., Andrianantenaina, N. S. & Ramamonjisoa, B. S., 5 Jul 2018, In: PeerJ. 6, e5106.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedNew synthetic lipid antigens for rapid serological diagnosis of tuberculosis
  Jones, A., Pitts, M., Al-Dulayymi, J., Gibbons, J., Ramsay, A., Goletti, D., Gwenin, C. & Baird, M., 14 Aug 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 8, e0181414.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRapid assessment of forest canopy and light regime using smartphone hemispherical photography
  Bianchi, S., Calahan, C., Hale, S. & Gibbons, J., Dec 2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 24, p. 10556-10566
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe sweet and the bitter: Intertwined positive and negative social impacts of a biodiversity offset
  Bidaud, C., Schreckenberg, K., Rabeharison, M., Ranjatson, P., Gibbons, J. & Jones, J. P. G., 2017, In: Conservation & Society. 15, 1, p. 1-13
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedA two-stage sampling strategy improves chamber-based estimates of greenhouse gas fluxes
  He, Y., Gibbons, J. & Rayment, M., 15 Nov 2016, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 228-229, p. 52-59
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCan REDD+ social safeguards reach the ‘right’ people? Lessons from Madagascar
  Poudyal, M., Ramamonjisoa, B. S., Hockley, N., Rakotonarivo, O. S., Gibbons, J. M., Mandimbiniaina, R., Rasoamanana, A. & Jones, J. P. G., Mar 2016, In: Global Environmental Change. 37, p. 31-42
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCould biodiversity loss have increased Australia’s bushfire threat
  Gibbons, J. M., Hayward, M. W., Ward-Fear, G., L'Hotellier, F. L., Hermen, K., Kabat, A. P. & Gibbons, J. P., Dec 2016, In: Animal Conservation. 19, 6, p. 490-497
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLimited effects of land use on soil dissolved organic matter chemistry as assessed by excitation–emission fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular weight fractionation
  Roberts, P., Gibbons, J., Hill, P., Jones, D. & Farrell, M., Dec 2016, In: Soil Use and Management. 32, 4, p. 662-665
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe implications of biodiversity loss for the dynamics of wildlife in Australia
  Ward-Fear, G., Hayward, M., L'Hotellier, F., Herman, K., Kabat, A. P. & Gibbons, J., 1 Dec 2016, In: Animal Conservation. 19, 6, p. 504-505 2 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedBotanic gardens can positively influence visitors' environmental attitudes
  Williams, S. J., Jones, J. P. G., Gibbons, J. M. & Clubbe, C., 20 Feb 2015, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 24, 7, p. 1609-1620
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCattle feed or bioenergy? Consequential life cycle assessment of biogas feedstock options on dairy farms
  Styles, D., Gibbons, J., Williams, A. P., Stichnothe, H., Chadwick, D. R. & Healey, J. R., 10 Aug 2015, In: Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 7, 5, p. 1034–1049
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedConsequential life cycle assessment of biogas, biofuel and biomass energy options within an arable crop rotation
  Styles, D., Gibbons, J., Williams, A. P., Dauber, J., Stichnothe, H., Urban, B., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 26 Feb 2015, In: GCB Bioenergy. 7, 6, p. 1305-1320
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedCultivation can increase harvesting pressure on overexploited plant populations
  Williams, S., Jones, J. P. G., Annewandter, R. & Gibbons, J. M., Dec 2014, In: Ecological Applications. 24, 8, p. 2050–2062
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSustainable nutrient management at field, farm and regional level: Soil testing, nutrient budgets and the trade-off between lime application and greenhouse gas emissions
  Gibbons, J. M., Williamson, J. C., Williams, A. P., Withers, P. J., Hockley, N., Harris, I. A., Hughes, J. W., Taylor, R. L., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 15 Apr 2014, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 188, p. 48-56
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTo see or not to see: investigating detectability of Ganges River dolphins using a combined visual-acoustic survey
  Richman, N., Gibbons, J. M., Turvey, S. T., Akamatsu, T., Ahmed, B., Mahabub, E., Smith, B. D. & Jones, J. P. G., 7 May 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 5, p. e96811
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedQTLs associated with root traits increase yield in upland rice when transferred through marker-assisted selection
  Steele, K. A., Price, A. H., Witcombe, J. R., Shrestha, R., Singh, B. N., Gibbons, J. M. & Virk, D. S., 1 Jan 2013, In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 126, 1, p. 101-108
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedDifferent cultures, different values: The role of cultural variation in public’s WTP for marine species conservation
  Ressurreição, A., Gibbons, J. M., Kaiser, M. J., Dentinho, T. P., Zarzycki, T., Bentley, C., Austen, M., Burdon, D., Atkins, J., Santos, R. S. & Edwards-Jones, G., 1 Jan 2012, In: Biological Conservation. 145, 1, p. 1487-159
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTraining Programmes Can Change Behaviour and Encourage the Cultivation of Over-Harvested Plant Species
  Williams, S., Jones, J. P. G., Clubbe, C. & Gibbons, J. M., 14 Mar 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 3, p. e33012
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWho Harvests and Why? Characteristics of Guatemalan Households Harvesting Xaté (Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti)
  Williams, S., Gibbons, J. M., Clubbe, C., Dibble, A., Marroquin, A. & Jones, J. P. G., 24 Oct 2012, In: Economic Botany. 66, 4, p. 357-369
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWhy are some biodiversity policies implemented and others ignored? Lessons from the uptake of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation by botanic gardens
  Williams, S., Jones, J. P. G., Clubbe, C., Sharrock, S. & Gibbons, J. M., 1 Jan 2012, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 21, 1, p. 175-187
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedShould payments for biodiversity conservation be based on action or results?
  Gibbons, J. M., Nicholson, E., Milner-Gulland, E. J. & Jones, J. P. G., 1 Oct 2011, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 48, 5, p. 1218-1226
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe effect of individual ‘ability to choose’ (scale heterogeneity) on the valuation of environmental goods
  Christie, M. & Gibbons, J., 1 Oct 2011, In: Ecological Economics. 70, 12, p. 2250-2257
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedSemi-automatic reduction and upscaling of large models: a farm management example.
  Gibbons, J. M., Wood, A. T., Craigon, J., Ramsden, S. J. & Crout, N. M., 24 Feb 2010, In: Ecological Modelling. 221, 4, p. 590-598
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTesting novel methods for assessing rule breaking in conservation.
  St John, F., Edwards-Jones, G., Gibbons, J. M. & Jones, J. P. G., 1 Apr 2010, In: Biological Conservation. 143, 4, p. 1025-1030
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

• PublishedGood modelling practice.
  Crout, N., Kokkonen, T., Jakeman, A. J., Norton, J. P., Newham, L. T., Anderson, R., Assaf, H., Croke, B. F., Gaber, N., Gibbons, J. M., Holzworth, D., Mysiak, J., Reichl, J., Seppelt, R., Wagener, T., Whitfield, P., Voinov, A. A. (ed.), Rizzoli, A. E. (ed.) & Chen, S. H. (ed.), 1 Jan 2009, Environmental modelling: software and decision support: state of the art and new perspectives.. 2009 ed. Elsevier, p. 15-32
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedModelling agri-environment interactions and trade-offs using Farm-adapt-integration of models, investigation of scale, dynamics and uncertainty.
  Ramsden, S. J., Gibbons, J. M., MacLeod, M. (ed.), Mayne, S. (ed.), McRoberts, N. (ed.), Oldham, J. (ed.), Renwick, A. (ed.), Rivington, M. (ed.), Russell, G. (ed.), Toma, L. (ed.), Topp, K. (ed.), Wall, E. (ed.) & Wreford, A. (ed.), 1 Jan 2009, Aspects of Applied Biology 93, Integrated Agricultural Systems: Methoodologies, Modelling and Measuring. 2009 ed. Association of Applied Biologists, p. 123-130
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedPriority research areas for ecosystem services in a changing world.
  Nicholson, E., Mace, G. M., Armsworth, P. R., Atkinson, G., Buckle, S., Clements, T., Ewers, R. M., Fa, J. E., Gardner, T. A., Gibbons, J. M., Grenyer, R., Metclafe, R., Mourato, S., Muûls, M., Osborn, D., Reuman, D. C., Watson, C. & Milner-Gulland, E. J., 1 Dec 2009, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 46, 6, p. 1139-1144
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRisks of extreme heat and unpredictability
  Hockley, N., Gibbons, J. M., Edwards-Jones, G. & Battosti, D. S., 10 Apr 2009, In: Science. 324, 5924, p. 177-179
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2008

• PublishedApplying Bayesian Model Averaging to mechanistic models: an example and comparison of methods.
  Gibbons, J. M., Cox, G. M., Wood, A. T., Craigon, J., Ramsden, S. J., Tarsitano, D. & Crout, N. M., 1 Aug 2008, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 23, 8, p. 973-985
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIntegrated modelling of farm adaptation to climate change in East Anglia, UK: Scaling and farmer decision making.
  Gibbons, J. M. & Ramsden, S. J., 1 Aug 2008, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 127, 1-2, p. 126-134
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTechnological progress must accelerate to reduce global footprint overshoot
  Hockley, N., Jones, J. P. G. & Gibbons, J. M., 1 Apr 2008, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 6, 3, p. 122-123
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTesting the use of interviews as a tool for monitoring trends in the harvesting of wild species
  Jones, J. P. G., Andriamarovololona, M. M., Hockley, N., Gibbons, J. M. & Milner-Gulland, E. J., 28 Jun 2008, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 45, 4, p. 1205-1212
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

• PublishedWhat role should null-hypothesis significance tests have in statistical education and hypothesis falsification?
  Gibbons, J. M., Crout, N. M. & Healey, J., 1 Sep 2007, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 22, 9, p. 445-446
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2006

• PublishedModelling uncertainty in greenhouse gas emissions from UK agriculture at the farm level.
  Gibbons, J. M., Ramsden, S. J. & Blake, A., 1 Mar 2006, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 112, 4, p. 347-355
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTowards the systematic simplification of mechanistic models.
  Cox, G. M., Gibbons, J. M., Wood, A. T., Craigon, J., Ramsden, S. J. & Crout, N. M., 15 Sep 2006, In: Ecological Modelling. 198, 1-2, p. 240-246
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2005

• PublishedModelling optimal strategies for decreasing nitrate loss with variation in weather - a farm-level approach.
  Gibbons, J. M., Sparkes, D. L., Wilson, P. & Ramsden, S. J., 1 Feb 2005, In: Agricultural Systems. 83, 2, p. 113-134
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRobustness of recommended farm plans in England under climate change: Monte Carlo simulation.
  Gibbons, J. M. & Ramsden, S. J., 1 Jan 2005, In: Climatic Change. 68, 1-2, p. 113-133
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2003

• PublishedDrought avoidance and the effect of topography on trees in the understorey in Bornean lowland rain forest.
  Gibbons, J. M. & Newbery, D. M., 1 Jan 2003, In: Plant Ecology. 164, 1, p. 1-18
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe impact of cereal prices and policy on crop rotations and supply response.
  Wilson, P., Gibbons, J. M. & Ramsden, S. J., 1 Jul 2003, In: Journal of Agricultural Economics. 54, 2, p. 313-323
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2001

• PublishedCAP reform and the rebalancing of support for cereals and oilseeds: a farm-level analysis.
  Ackrill, R. W., Ramsden, S. J. & Gibbons, J. M., 1 Jun 2001, In: European Review of Agricultural Economics. 28, 2, p. 207-226
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• PhD student placement for Tonthoza Uganja - Biodiversity and International Biodiversity Policy

  09/01/2023 – 15/06/2023 (Finished)

• KESS II Phd with the National Trust- BUK2163

  01/09/2018 – 31/08/2023 (Finished)

• Exploring collaborative opportunities between CLEANER COWS and world leading dairy farm modellers

  01/06/2017 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)

• Holistic decision-support system for organic slurry and treatment techniques (SLURRY-MAX)

  01/10/2016 – 30/04/2018 (Finished)

  Description

  SLURRY-MAX is an interdisciplinary project investigating what decision support tools actually do for farmers, and how they can be made to do more.

  Links:

  • http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/slurry-max/

• CLEANER COWS

  01/06/2015 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)

  Links:

  • http://www.nrn-lcee.ac.uk/cleaner-cows/

• Assessment of temporal trends in nutrient and chemicals in Wales

  01/02/2015 – 22/09/2015 (Finished)

• Statistical Analysis of the Welsh Environment Strategy Indicators

  01/12/2009 – 31/07/2010 (Finished)

• Predicting the effects of climate change on upland birds - WADES Project (Studentship)

  22/06/2009 – 31/08/2013 (Finished)