Professor of Ecology and Catchment Management

Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor (Diversity and Inclusion)

Office: G21 Thoday Building

Telephone: +44 (0)1248 388076

email: m.mcdonald@bangor.ac.uk

Practitioner of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (PIEMA)

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers (FRGS)

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Level 5 ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) Certificate in Management and Leadership

I have broad research expertise in soil conservation and fertility; impacts of anthropogenic and natural disturbance on forest ecosystems; restoration forestry; buffer-zone management; forest nutrient and carbon cycling; tropical dry forest regeneration; agroforestry systems, water regulating ecosystem services and forest restoration through fallow management; Forest restoration and remediation of degraded and post-industrial. I am happy to supervise PhD students in these areas

Subject to funding, I would be happy to supervise PhD studies in the following general areas:

Forest ecosystem service provisioning in future drying climates

In-situ conservation of wild forest food for health and livelihoods

Impacts of anthropogenic and natural disturbance on forest ecosystems

Tropical dry forest regeneration

Water regulating ecosystem services and forest restoration

Forest restoration and remediation of degraded and post-industrial lands

2024

• CyhoeddwydAdvancing Circular Transformation in the Food Industry: Leveraging Dynamic Capabilities for Business Model Innovation
  Ullah, K., Butler, M., McDonald, M. & Griffiths, G., 1 Medi 2024.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2022

• CyhoeddwydAny alternatives to rice? Ethnobotanical insights into the dietary use of edible plants by the Higaonon tribe in Bukidnon Province, the Philippines
  Buenavista, D., Mollee, E. & McDonald, M., 1 Meh 2022, Yn: Regional Sustainability. 3, 2, t. 95-109 14 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydRoots and rhizospheric soil microbial community responses to tree species mixtures.
  Ribbons, R., Del Toro, I., Smith, A., Healey, J., Vesterdal, L. & McDonald, M., Awst 2022, Yn: Applied Soil Ecology. 176, 104509.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2021

• CyhoeddwydBegonia bangsamoro (Begoniaceae, section Petermannia), a new species from Mindanao Island, the Philippines
  Buenavista, D., Ang, Y. P., Pranada, M. A. K., Salas, D. S., Mollee, E. & McDonald, M., 16 Ebr 2021, Yn: Phytotaxa. 497, 1, t. 39-48 10 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydFrom poison to food: On the molecular identity and indigenous peoples’ utilisation of poisonous “Lab-o” (Wild Yam, Dioscoreaceae) in Bukidnon, Philippines.
  Buenavista, D., Mollee, E., McDonald, M. & Dinopol, N. M. A., 7 Ion 2021, Yn: Cogent Food and Agriculture. 7, 1, 1870306.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydGlobal analysis of the relationship between reconstructed solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and gross primary production (GPP)
  Gao, H., Liu, S., Lu, W., Smith, A., Valbuena, R., Yan, W., Wang, Z., Xiao, L., Peng, X., Li, Q., Feng, Y., McDonald, M., Pagella, T., Liao, J., Wu, Z. & Zhang, G., 18 Gorff 2021, Yn: Remote Sensing. 13, 14
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydGreenhouse gas mitigation and rural electricity generation by a novel two-stroke biogas engine
  Gde Tirta Nindhia, T., McDonald, M. & Styles, D., 20 Ion 2021, Yn: Journal of Cleaner Production. 280, 2, 124473.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydMorphological, nutritional and medicinal traits of wild mango (Mangifera Sylvatica Roxb.): Implications for increased use and options for cultivar development
  Akhter, S., McDonald, M., Marriott, R., Jashimuddin, M. & Bashirul-Al-Mamund, M., 1 Rhag 2021, Yn: Trees, Forests and People. 6, 100126, 100126.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydRole of forested land for natural flood management in the UK: A review
  Cooper, M., Patil, S., Nisbet, T., Thomas, H., Smith, A. & McDonald, M., Medi 2021, Yn: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 8, 5, e1541.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl adolygu › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2019

• CyhoeddwydGreening the Green City: Selection of fruit tree species in Kampala in public and private space.
  Arponen, J., Mollee, E. & McDonald, M., 2019.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen
• CyhoeddwydInland Water Bodies in China: New Features Discovered in the Long-term Satellite Data
  Feng, S., Liu, S., Huang, Z., Jing, L., Zhao, M., Peng, X., Yan, W., Wu, Y., Lv, Y., Smith, A., McDonald, M., Patil, S., Sarkissian, A., Shi, Z., Xia, J. & Ogbodo, U. S., 17 Rhag 2019, Yn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 116, 51, t. 25491-25496
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydLinking urban agroforestry and child nutrition: A case study from Kampala, Uganda. Keynote
  Mollee, E., McDonald, M. & Kehlenbeck, K., 2019.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur

2018

• CyhoeddwydAsian Indigeneity, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Challenges of the 2030 Agenda
  Buenavista, D. P., Wynne-Jones, S. & McDonald, M., 31 Rhag 2018, Yn: East Asian Community Review. 1, 3-4, t. 221-240
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydCharacterizing the Intensity and Dynamics of Land-Use Change in the Mara River Basin, East Africa
  Mwangi, H., Lariu, P., Julich, S., Patil, S., McDonald, M. & Feger, K.-H., 2018, Yn: Forests. 9, 1, 17 t., 8.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydContext-dependent tree species effects on soil nitrogen transformations and related microbial functional genes
  Ribbons, R., McDonald, M., Vesterdal, L. & Prescott, C. E., 28 Awst 2018, Yn: Biogeochemistry. 140, 2, t. 145-160 15 t., 140.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydDistributing power? Community energy projects' experiences of planning, policy and incumbents in the devolved nations of Scotland and Wales
  Haf, S., Parkhill, K., McDonald, M. & Griffiths, G., 1 Mai 2018, Yn: Journal of Environment Planning and Management. 62, 6, t. 921-938
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydEstablishment of background water quality conditions in the Great Zab River catchment: influence of geogenic and anthropogenic controls on developing a baseline for water quality assessment and resource management
  Ismaiel, I. A., Bird, G., McDonald, M., Perkins, W. & Jones, T., Ion 2018, Yn: Environmental Earth Sciences. 77, 2, 50.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydGeographical Ecology of Dry Forest Tree Communities in the West Indies
  Franklin, J., Andrade, R., Daniels, M. L., Fairbairn, P., Fandino, M. C., Gillespie, T. W., González, G., González, O., Imbert, D., Kapos, V., Kelly, D. L., Marcano-Vega, H., Meléndez-Ackerman, E. J., McLaren, K. P., McDonald, M. A., Ripplinger, J., Rojas-Sandoval, J., Ross, M. S., Ruiz, J. & Steadman, D. W. & 3 eraill, Tanner, E. V. J., Terrill, I. & Vennetier, M., Mai 2018, Yn: Journal of Biogeography. 45, 5, t. 1168-1181
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2017

• CyhoeddwydInto the Urban Wild: Collection of wild urban plants for food and medicine in Kampala, Uganda
  Mollee, E., McDonald, M. & Pouliot, M., 1 Ebr 2017, Yn: Land Use Policy. 63, April, t. 67-77
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2016

• CyhoeddwydHabitat distribution modelling to identify areas of high conservation value under climate change for Mangifera sylvatica Roxb. of Bangladesh
  McDonald, M., Marriott, R., Akhter, S. & Van Breugel, P., 7 Tach 2016, Yn: Land Use Policy. 60, t. 223-232 9 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydLinking microbial communities, functional genes and nitrogen-cycling processes in forest floors under four tree species
  Ribbons, R., Levy-Booth, D. J., Masse, J., Grayston, S. J., McDonald, M., Vesterdal, L. & Prescott, C. E., 1 Rhag 2016, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 103, December, t. 181-191
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydMangifera sylvatica (Wild Mango): A new cocoa butter alternative
  Akhter, S., McDonald, M. & Marriott, R., Awst 2016, Yn: Scientific Reports. 6, 32050 .
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydModelling the impact of agroforestry on hydrology of Mara River Basin in East Africa
  Mwangi, H. M., Julich, S., Patil, S. D., McDonald, M. A. & Ferger, K., 30 Awst 2016, Yn: Hydrological Processes. 30, 18, t. 3139-3155
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydPlant diversity patterns in neotropical dry forests and their conservation implications
  DRYFLOR, McDonald, M., Banda-R, K., Delgado-Salinas, A., Dexter, K. G., Linares-Palomino, R., Oliveira-Filho, A., Prado, D., Pullan, M., Quintana, C., Riina, R., Rodríguez M, G. M., Weintritt, J., Acevedo-Rodríguez, P., Adarve, J., Álvarez, E., Aranguren B., A., Arteaga, J. C., Aymard, G. & Castaño, A. & 1 eraill, Ceballos-Mago, N., 23 Medi 2016, Yn: Science. 353, 6306, t. 1383-1387 4 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydRelative contribution of land use change and climate variability on discharge of upper Mara River, Kenya
  McDonald, M. A., Mwangi, H. M., Julich, S., Patil, S. D., McDonald, M. S. & Feger, K. H., 12 Chwef 2016, Yn: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 5, t. 244-260
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2015

• CyhoeddwydIntegration of Indigenous knowledge in addressing climate change
  McDonald, M. A., Baul, T. K. & McDonald, M., 1 Ion 2015, Yn: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 14, 1, t. 20-27
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2014

• CyhoeddwydAgro-Biodiversity Management: Using Indigenous Knowledge to Cope with Climate Change in the Middle-Hills of Nepal
  Baul, T. K. & McDonald, M. A., 21 Chwef 2014, Yn: Agricultural Research. 3, 1, t. 41-52
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydGreening the MBA
  McDonald, M. A., Griffiths, [. V., Kelliher, F. (Golygydd) & Reinl, L. (Golygydd), 12 Rhag 2014, Green Innovation and Future Technology: Engaging Regional SMEs in the Green Economy. Palgrave, t. 81-84
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
• CyhoeddwydIncreased inorganic nitrogen leaching from a mountain grassland ecosystem following grazing removal: a hangover of past intensive land-use?
  McGovern, S. T., Evans, C. D., Dennis, P., Walmsley, C. A., Turner, A. & McDonald, M. A., 20 Ion 2014, Yn: Biogeochemistry. 119, 1-3, t. 125-138
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydLong-term changes in above ground biomass after disturbance in a neotropical dry forest, Hellshire Hills, Jamaica
  McDonald, M. A., Nino, M., McLaren, K. P., Meilby, H., Levesque, M., Wilson, B. & McDonald, M., 2 Gorff 2014, Yn: Plant Ecology. 215, 10, t. 1081-1097
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2013

• CyhoeddwydResilience of upland soils to long term environmental changes
  McGovern, S. T., Evans, C. D., Dennis, P., Walmsley, C. A., Turner, A. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Ebr 2013, Yn: Geoderma. 197-198, t. 36-42
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2012

• CyhoeddwydPerennial Biomass Production in Arid Mangrove Systems on the Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia
  Abohassan, R., Okia, C., Agea, J. & McDonald, M., 2012, Yn: Environmental Research. 6, 1, t. 22-31
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2011

• CyhoeddwydCoppice shoot dynamics in a tropical dry forest after human disturbance.
  Lévesque, M., McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 10 Maw 2011, Yn: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 27, 3, t. 259-268
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydFrom seedlings to trees: Using ontogenetic models of growth and survivorship to assess long-term (>100 years) dynamics of a neotropical dry forest
  McLaren, K. P., Lévesque, M., Sharma, C. A., Wilson, B. S. & McDonald, M. A., 15 Medi 2011, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 262, 6, t. 916-930
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydIdentifying drivers of species compositional change in a semi-natural upland grassland over a 40-year period.
  McGovern, S., Evans, C. D., Dennis, P., Walmsley, C. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Ebr 2011, Yn: Journal of Vegetation Science. 22, 2, t. 346-356
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydRecovery and dynamics of a primary tropical dry forest in Jamaica, 10 years after human disturbance
  McDonald, M. A., Lévesque, M., McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M., 1 Medi 2011, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 262, 5, t. 817-826
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe effect of land use systems on tree diversity: farmer preference and species composition of cocoa-based agroecosystems in Ghana.
  Anglaaere, L. C., Cobbina, J., Sinclair, F. L. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Maw 2011, Yn: Agroforestry Systems. 81, 3, t. 249-265
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe repeatibility of vegetation classification and mapping
  Hearn, S. M., Healey, J. R., McDonald, M. A., Turner, A. J. & Stewart, G. B., 1 Ebr 2011, Yn: Journal of Environmental Management. 92, 4, t. 1174–1184
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2008

• CyhoeddwydSustainability of sloping land cultivation systems in the mid-hills of Nepal.
  Acharya, G. P., Tripathi, B. P., Gardner, R. M., Mawdesley, K. J. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Medi 2008, Yn: Land Degradation and Development. 19, 5, t. 530-541
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2007

• CyhoeddwydA new approach to monitoring biodiversity across complex landscapes.
  Hearn, S. M., Healey, J., McDonald, M. A. & Wong, J., 1 Ion 2007.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydDeveloping the Potential of Undomesticated, Indigenous Forest Species as Cacao Companion Trees in Ghana.
  Anglaaere, L. C., McDonald, M. A., Sinclair, F. L. & Cobbina, J., 1 Ion 2007.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydFinancial analysis of shaded cocoa in Ghana.
  Bright, G., Obiri, B. D., Bright, G. A., McDonald, M. A., Anglaaere, L. C. & Cobbina, J., 1 Hyd 2007, Yn: Agroforestry Systems. 71, 2, t. 139-149
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydManagement of Riparian Woodlands: The Experiences from Wales, the United Kingdom.
  De Zoysa, M., McDonald, M. A. & Price, C., 1 Ion 2007.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydNutrient losses from rain-fed bench terraced cultivation systems in high rainfall areas of the mid-hills of Nepal.
  Acharya, G. P., McDonald, M. A., Tripathi, B. P., Gardner, R. M. & Mawdesley, K. J., 1 Medi 2007, Yn: Land Degradation and Development. 18, 5, t. 486-499
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydSustainable Management of Riparian Woodlands: The Environmental Attributes and Institutional Perspectives.
  De Zoysa, M., McDonald, M. A. & Price, C., 1 Ion 2007.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydThe economic potential and farmer perceptions of herbaceous legume fallows in Ghana.
  Bright, G., Obiri, B. D., Bright, G. A., McDonald, M. A., Jatango, A., Cobbina, J. & Sinclair, F., 1 Gorff 2007, Yn: Experimental Agriculture. 43, 3, t. 269-287
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2005

• CyhoeddwydPredicting species response to disturbance from size class distributions of adults and saplings in a Jamaican tropical dry forest.
  McLaren, K. P., McDonald, M. A., Hall, J. B. & Healey, J. R., 1 Tach 2005, Yn: Plant Ecology. 181, 1, t. 69-84
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydSeasonal patterns of flowering and fruiting in a dry tropical forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 3 Rhag 2005, Yn: Biotropica. 37, 4, t. 584-590
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2004

• CyhoeddwydAgroforestry potential of ofur key productive non-timber forest species in a shifting cultivation system of Cameroon
  Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 27 Meh 2004.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydBridging gaps between farmers' and scientists' soil classification: Revisiting the methodology used in documentation and analysis of farmers' knowledge.
  Shrestha, P. K., Sinclair, F. L. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Ion 2004.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydDeveloping the potential of undomesticated, indigenous forest species as cacao companion trees in Ghana
  McDonald, M. A. & Anglaaere, L. C., 7 Medi 2004.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydFallows of southern Cameroon: trends and implications for agroforestry research
  Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 27 Meh 2004.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydImpacts of type of fallow and invasion by Chromolaena odorata on weed communities in crop fields in Cameroon.
  Ngobo, M. P., McDonald, M. A. & Weise, S., 1 Rhag 2004, Yn: Ecology and Society. 9, 2, t. 1-15
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydRevisiting the performance of natural fallows in central Africa.
  Ngobo, M. P., Weise, S. F. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Awst 2004, Yn: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 19, Supplement 4, t. 14-24
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe contribution of small ruminants to soil fertility management in the forest and savannah zones of Ghana
  Stewart, T. P., McDonald, M. A. & Omed, H. M., 5 Ebr 2004.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur

2003

• CyhoeddwydCombining Local Knowledge in Developing Soil and Water Management Interventions to Minimise Soil and Nutrient Losses in the Middle Hills of Nepal: Using a Participatory Technology Development Approach.
  Shrestha, P. K., McDonald, M. A., Lawrence, A. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Ion 2003.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydCoppice regrowth in a disturbed tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 17 Gorff 2003, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 180, 1-3, t. 99-111
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydEvaluation of trees indigenous to the montane forest of the Blue Mountains, Jamaica for reforestation and agroforestry.
  McDonald, M. A., Hofny-Collins, A., Healey, J. R. & Goodland, T. C., 3 Maw 2003, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 175, 1-3, t. 379-401
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydGaps need not apply: Regeneration dynamics and shade demand in a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Ion 2003.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydInterventions to minimise nutrient losses from bari land (rainfed upland) in the middle hills of the western development region of Nepal.
  Acharya, G. P., Tripathi, B. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Ion 2003.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydRegeneration of a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Ion 2003.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydSeedling dynamics after different intensities of human disturbance in a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Medi 2003, Yn: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 19, 5, t. 567-578
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydSoil erosion.
  McDonald, M. A., Lawrence, A., Shrestha, P. K., Schroth, G. (Golygydd) & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Ion 2003, Trees: crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods. 2003 gol. CAB International, t. 325-343
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
• CyhoeddwydSoil fertility under Calliandra calothyrsus hedgerows and other land-use treatments following forest clearance in Jamaica.
  McDonald, M. A., Stevens, P. A. & Healey, J. R., 1 Chwef 2003, Yn: Agroforestry Systems. 57, 2, t. 127-135
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe effects of moisture and shade on seed germination and seedling survival in a tropical dry forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 15 Medi 2003, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 183, 1-3, t. 61-75
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2002

• CyhoeddwydInfluence of fallow land-use history on weed dynamics and crop yield in Southern Cameroon
  Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 11 Maw 2002.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydInterventions to minimise nutrient losses from bari land (rainfed upland) in the middle hills of the western development region of Nepal
  Acharya, G. P., Tripathi, B. P. & McDonald, M. A., 26 Mai 2002.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydRegeneration of a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica following human disturbance.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Ion 2002.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydThe effects of secondary forest clearance and subsequent land use on erosion losses and soil properties in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
  McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R. & Stevens, P. A., 1 Hyd 2002, Yn: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 92, 1, t. 1-19
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydVegetation structure, floristic composition and ethnobotanical study of shortened fallows in southern Cameroon
  Ngobo, M., Weise, S., McDonald, M. A. & Zapfack, L., 17 Meh 2002.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur

2001

• CyhoeddwydApplication of knowledge based systems approach in participatory technology development: a case of developing soil and water management interventions for reducing nutrient losses in the middle hills of Nepal
  Shrestha, P. K., McDonald, M. A. & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Mai 2001.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydContour hedgerows of Calliandra calothyrsus Meissn. for soil and water conservation in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
  McDonald, M., Stevens, P. A. & Healey, J., 2001, Sustaining the Global Farm – Selected Papers from the 10th International Soil Conservation Organization Meeting. Stott, D. E., Mohtar, R. H. & Steinhardt, G. C. (gol.). West Lafayette, Indiana, USA: International Soil Conservation Organization , t. 395-402
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydSoil fertility status, soil and nutrient losses measurement and their conservation practices for improving the bari land (rainfed upland) in the western hills of Nepal.
  Acharya, G. P., Tripathi, B. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Mai 2001.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur

2000

• CyhoeddwydEvaluation of trees indigenous to the montane forest of the Blue Mountains of Jamaica for reforestation and agroforestry.
  McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R., Price, M. F. (Golygydd) & Butt, N. (Golygydd), 1 Ion 2000, Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development. 2000 gol. CABI Publishing, t. 293-295
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
• CyhoeddwydImproved agroforestry systems for steeplands in the Caribbean.
  McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R., Stevens, P. A., Devi Prasad, P. V., Price, M. F. (Golygydd) & Butt, N. (Golygydd), 1 Ion 2000, Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development. 2000 gol. CABI Publishing, t. 287-293
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
• CyhoeddwydInfluence of fallow land-use intensity on weed dynamics and crop yield in southern Cameroon.
  Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Ion 2000.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydNutrient cycling in secondary forests in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
  McDonald, M. A. & Healey, J. R., 20 Rhag 2000, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 139, 1-3, t. 257-278
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydSoil and water conservation projects and rural livelihoods: Options for design and research to enhance adoption and adaptation.
  McDonald, M. A. & Brown, K., 1 Gorff 2000, Yn: Land Degradation and Development. 11, 4, t. 343-361
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe forests of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica.
  McDonald, M. A., 1 Ion 2000.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
• CyhoeddwydVariations and phenotypic correlation of growth attributes of Calliandra calothyrsus in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
  McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R. & Jones, M., 1 Rhag 2000, Yn: Agroforestry Systems. 50, 3, t. 293-314
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

1999

• CyhoeddwydMaintenance of soil fertility on steeplands in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica: the role of contour hedgerows
  McDonald, M., Stevens, P. A., Healey, J. & Devi Prasad, P. V., 1999, Global Change in the Mountains. Price, M. F. (gol.). CRC Press, t. 193-196
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod

1997

• CyhoeddwydMaintenance of soil fertility on steeplands in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica: the role of contour hedgerows
  McDonald, M., Stevens, P. A., Healey, J. & Devi Prasad, P. V., 1997, Yn: Agroforestry Forum. 8, 4, t. 21-25
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl

1992

• CyhoeddwydThe effects of forest clearance on soil conservation: preliminary findings from the Yallahs Valley, Jamaican Blue Mountains
  McDonald, M., Healey, J. & Devi Prasad, P. V., 1992, Yn: Caribbean Geography. 3, t. 253-260
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2019

• Linking urban agroforestry and child nutrition: A case study from Kampala, Uganda

  2019

  Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)

2016

• Alternative food sources when living in the city: coping with rising food prices in Kampala

  2016

  Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)

• Establishing network of research excellence for mine reclamation in SE Asia - extra funding

  01/04/2018 – 20/07/2018 (Wedi gorffen)

• Ethnobotanical knowledge and economic potentials of indigenous plants (PhD studentship)

  01/12/2016 – 30/08/2020 (Wedi gorffen)

• Establishing network of research excellence for mine reclamation in SE Asia

  01/03/2015 – 17/08/2018 (Wedi gorffen)

• Tree impacts on soil nutrient and carbon cycles

  31/01/2014 – 31/01/2017 (Wedi gorffen)

• Transformation of Degraded Lands to Productive Landscapes

  01/11/2013 – 31/08/2014 (Wedi gorffen)

• Conservation of Mangifera Sylvatica

  30/11/2012 – 08/02/2017 (Wedi gorffen)

• Forest conservation by eminent domain

  01/11/2012 – 22/08/2016 (Wedi gorffen)

• Innovative use of wild forest fruit species

  01/09/2012 – 14/12/2016 (Wedi gorffen)

• The Role of Pioneer Species in Recovering Tropical Forests

  01/04/2012 – 14/02/2017 (Wedi gorffen)

• Payments for ecosystem services in tropical forests

  01/10/2011 – 07/09/2015 (Wedi gorffen)

• GIFT

  01/07/2011 – 03/09/2015 (Wedi gorffen)

• Environmental Change University Partnership

  01/02/2011 – 30/09/2013 (Wedi gorffen)

• Implementation Of The Environment Change

  01/10/2007 – 01/10/2012 (Wedi gorffen)

• Esf Phd 05/06 With Wild Resources Ltd

  01/12/2005 – 01/07/2008 (Wedi gorffen)

Recent grant awards and projects:

EU Erasmus Mundus Masters Course Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR). Co-PI €3,471,000, 2017-2021

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account – National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF). Community Energy Knowledge Exchange Visits: Expanding Knowledge Amongst Civil Society, Local Authorities and Secondary Schools. Co-I £20,711 2018

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account. Who owns energy? A community renewables educative package for secondary schools in Wales. £10k PI 2017

Global Innovation Initiative. Establishing a network of research excellence for mine reclamation in southeast Asia. £149,980 PI 2015 – 2018

Newton Institutional Linkages Programme. Forest fruit and rural nutrition in Indonesia. £89k Co-PI 2015 - 2018

British Council Indonesia. Transformation of degraded lands to productive landscapes in Indonesia. £10k PI 2014-2015

European Union. Tree impacts on soil nutrient and carbon cycles. £102k PI  2014-2017

European Union. Conservation of Mangifera sylvatica: a threatened tree species in Bangladesh. £102k PI 2012-2017

European Union. The use of indigenous fruit trees for health and livelihoods in an urbanising world (Uganda). £98k 2012-2015

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol PhD studentship £58,000 PI 2012-2016

Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Programme “Forests and Nature for Society (FONASO)”. €6,701,910, Co-PI, 2010-2020

I contribute to DNS1003 Ecology and Evolution, DXX2011 Catchment Processes, DXX2002 Water, Air & Soil Pollution, DXX3212/DXX3016 Forest ecosystems & Services and DXX3305 Field trip to Tenerife

Current and recent PhD students (2016-):

Cooper, M. Natural Flood Management in Wales

Ullah, K. Business adaptation strategies to meet the needs of the Circular Economy

Buenavista, D. P.  Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Economic Potentials of Indigenous Plants Utilized by the Local Communities of Mindanao, Philippines

Iveson, K. Perceptions of Justice and Equity in Energy Infrastructure: Willingness to Pay for High Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines and Loss of Natural Capital

Smith, E.  Local knowledge of land use change in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Ismaiel, I. A. Integrated water resources management in Kurdistan

Wodehouse, D. Predicting barriers to sustainable community mangrove management

Mollee, E. M. The innovative use of indigenous fruit trees for health and livelihoods in an urbanising world

Ribbons, R. R. Tree species and Soils: Pure and mixed tree species effects on soil C sequestration and processes

Akhter, S. Conservation of Mangifera sylvatica: a wild forest fruit species for health and livelihoods

Mwangi, H. M. Assessing the effect of forest-related land use change and climate change  on Hydrological Ecosystem Services (HES): Mara River Basin case study

Haf, S. The winds of change? A comparative study of community energy developments in Scotland and Wales

B.Sc. Hons. (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) Newcastle University

Ph.D. (Forestry) Edinburgh University.  Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) CASE Studentship.

Research Associate, University of British Columbia, Canada

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of British Columbia, Canada. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Fellowship (NSERC)

Visiting scholar, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE), Costa Rica

Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow, University of the West Indies, Jamaica

Radio Producer, BBC Scotland