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

• PublishedAdvancing Circular Transformation in the Food Industry: Leveraging Dynamic Capabilities for Business Model Innovation
  Ullah, K., Butler, M., McDonald, M. & Griffiths, G., 1 Sept 2024.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

2022

• PublishedAny 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 Jun 2022, In: Regional Sustainability. 3, 2, p. 95-109 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRoots and rhizospheric soil microbial community responses to tree species mixtures.
  Ribbons, R., Del Toro, I., Smith, A., Healey, J., Vesterdal, L. & McDonald, M., Aug 2022, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 176, 104509.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedBegonia 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 Apr 2021, In: Phytotaxa. 497, 1, p. 39-48 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFrom 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 Jan 2021, In: Cogent Food and Agriculture. 7, 1, 1870306.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGlobal 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 Jul 2021, In: Remote Sensing. 13, 14
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGreenhouse gas mitigation and rural electricity generation by a novel two-stroke biogas engine
  Gde Tirta Nindhia, T., McDonald, M. & Styles, D., 20 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 280, 2, 124473.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMorphological, 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 Dec 2021, In: Trees, Forests and People. 6, 100126, 100126.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRole of forested land for natural flood management in the UK: A review
  Cooper, M., Patil, S., Nisbet, T., Thomas, H., Smith, A. & McDonald, M., Sept 2021, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 8, 5, e1541.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedGreening the Green City: Selection of fruit tree species in Kampala in public and private space.
  Arponen, J., Mollee, E. & McDonald, M., 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
• PublishedInland 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 Dec 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 116, 51, p. 25491-25496
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLinking urban agroforestry and child nutrition: A case study from Kampala, Uganda. Keynote
  Mollee, E., McDonald, M. & Kehlenbeck, K., 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2018

• PublishedAsian Indigeneity, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Challenges of the 2030 Agenda
  Buenavista, D. P., Wynne-Jones, S. & McDonald, M., 31 Dec 2018, In: East Asian Community Review. 1, 3-4, p. 221-240
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCharacterizing 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, In: Forests. 9, 1, 17 p., 8.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedContext-dependent tree species effects on soil nitrogen transformations and related microbial functional genes
  Ribbons, R., McDonald, M., Vesterdal, L. & Prescott, C. E., 28 Aug 2018, In: Biogeochemistry. 140, 2, p. 145-160 15 p., 140.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDistributing 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 May 2018, In: Journal of Environment Planning and Management. 62, 6, p. 921-938
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEstablishment 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., Jan 2018, In: Environmental Earth Sciences. 77, 2, 50.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGeographical 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., Tanner, E. V. J., Terrill, I. & Vennetier, M., May 2018, In: Journal of Biogeography. 45, 5, p. 1168-1181
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedInto the Urban Wild: Collection of wild urban plants for food and medicine in Kampala, Uganda
  Mollee, E., McDonald, M. & Pouliot, M., 1 Apr 2017, In: Land Use Policy. 63, April, p. 67-77
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedHabitat 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 Nov 2016, In: Land Use Policy. 60, p. 223-232 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLinking 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 Dec 2016, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 103, December, p. 181-191
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMangifera sylvatica (Wild Mango): A new cocoa butter alternative
  Akhter, S., McDonald, M. & Marriott, R., Aug 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 32050 .
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedModelling 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 Aug 2016, In: Hydrological Processes. 30, 18, p. 3139-3155
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPlant 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. & Ceballos-Mago, N., 23 Sept 2016, In: Science. 353, 6306, p. 1383-1387 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRelative 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 Feb 2016, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 5, p. 244-260
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedIntegration of Indigenous knowledge in addressing climate change
  McDonald, M. A., Baul, T. K. & McDonald, M., 1 Jan 2015, In: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 14, 1, p. 20-27
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedAgro-Biodiversity Management: Using Indigenous Knowledge to Cope with Climate Change in the Middle-Hills of Nepal
  Baul, T. K. & McDonald, M. A., 21 Feb 2014, In: Agricultural Research. 3, 1, p. 41-52
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGreening the MBA
  McDonald, M. A., Griffiths, [. V., Kelliher, F. (Editor) & Reinl, L. (Editor), 12 Dec 2014, Green Innovation and Future Technology: Engaging Regional SMEs in the Green Economy. Palgrave, p. 81-84
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedIncreased 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 Jan 2014, In: Biogeochemistry. 119, 1-3, p. 125-138
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLong-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 Jul 2014, In: Plant Ecology. 215, 10, p. 1081-1097
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedResilience 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 Apr 2013, In: Geoderma. 197-198, p. 36-42
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedPerennial Biomass Production in Arid Mangrove Systems on the Red Sea Coast of Saudi Arabia
  Abohassan, R., Okia, C., Agea, J. & McDonald, M., 2012, In: Environmental Research. 6, 1, p. 22-31
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedCoppice shoot dynamics in a tropical dry forest after human disturbance.
  Lévesque, M., McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 10 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 27, 3, p. 259-268
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFrom 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 Sept 2011, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 262, 6, p. 916-930
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIdentifying 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 Apr 2011, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 22, 2, p. 346-356
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRecovery 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 Sept 2011, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 262, 5, p. 817-826
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 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 Mar 2011, In: Agroforestry Systems. 81, 3, p. 249-265
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe repeatibility of vegetation classification and mapping
  Hearn, S. M., Healey, J. R., McDonald, M. A., Turner, A. J. & Stewart, G. B., 1 Apr 2011, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 92, 4, p. 1174–1184
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2008

• PublishedSustainability 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 Sept 2008, In: Land Degradation and Development. 19, 5, p. 530-541
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

• PublishedA new approach to monitoring biodiversity across complex landscapes.
  Hearn, S. M., Healey, J., McDonald, M. A. & Wong, J., 1 Jan 2007.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedDeveloping 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 Jan 2007.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedFinancial analysis of shaded cocoa in Ghana.
  Bright, G., Obiri, B. D., Bright, G. A., McDonald, M. A., Anglaaere, L. C. & Cobbina, J., 1 Oct 2007, In: Agroforestry Systems. 71, 2, p. 139-149
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedManagement of Riparian Woodlands: The Experiences from Wales, the United Kingdom.
  De Zoysa, M., McDonald, M. A. & Price, C., 1 Jan 2007.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedNutrient 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 Sept 2007, In: Land Degradation and Development. 18, 5, p. 486-499
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSustainable Management of Riparian Woodlands: The Environmental Attributes and Institutional Perspectives.
  De Zoysa, M., McDonald, M. A. & Price, C., 1 Jan 2007.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedThe 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 Jul 2007, In: Experimental Agriculture. 43, 3, p. 269-287
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2005

• PublishedPredicting 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 Nov 2005, In: Plant Ecology. 181, 1, p. 69-84
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSeasonal patterns of flowering and fruiting in a dry tropical forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 3 Dec 2005, In: Biotropica. 37, 4, p. 584-590
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2004

• PublishedAgroforestry potential of ofur key productive non-timber forest species in a shifting cultivation system of Cameroon
  Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 27 Jun 2004.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedBridging 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 Jan 2004.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedDeveloping the potential of undomesticated, indigenous forest species as cacao companion trees in Ghana
  McDonald, M. A. & Anglaaere, L. C., 7 Sept 2004.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedFallows of southern Cameroon: trends and implications for agroforestry research
  Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 27 Jun 2004.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedImpacts 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 Dec 2004, In: Ecology and Society. 9, 2, p. 1-15
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRevisiting the performance of natural fallows in central Africa.
  Ngobo, M. P., Weise, S. F. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Aug 2004, In: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 19, Supplement 4, p. 14-24
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 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 Apr 2004.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2003

• PublishedCombining 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 Jan 2003.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedCoppice regrowth in a disturbed tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 17 Jul 2003, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 180, 1-3, p. 99-111
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEvaluation 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 Mar 2003, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 175, 1-3, p. 379-401
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGaps need not apply: Regeneration dynamics and shade demand in a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2003.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedInterventions 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 Jan 2003.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedRegeneration of a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2003.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedSeedling dynamics after different intensities of human disturbance in a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Sept 2003, In: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 19, 5, p. 567-578
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSoil erosion.
  McDonald, M. A., Lawrence, A., Shrestha, P. K., Schroth, G. (Editor) & Sinclair, F. L., 1 Jan 2003, Trees: crops and soil fertility: concepts and research methods. 2003 ed. CAB International, p. 325-343
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedSoil 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 Feb 2003, In: Agroforestry Systems. 57, 2, p. 127-135
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe 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 Sept 2003, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 183, 1-3, p. 61-75
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2002

• PublishedInfluence of fallow land-use history on weed dynamics and crop yield in Southern Cameroon
  Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 11 Mar 2002.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedInterventions 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 May 2002.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedRegeneration of a tropical dry limestone forest in Jamaica following human disturbance.
  McLaren, K. P. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2002.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedThe 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 Oct 2002, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 92, 1, p. 1-19
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVegetation structure, floristic composition and ethnobotanical study of shortened fallows in southern Cameroon
  Ngobo, M., Weise, S., McDonald, M. A. & Zapfack, L., 17 Jun 2002.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2001

• PublishedApplication 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 May 2001.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedContour 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. (eds.). West Lafayette, Indiana, USA: International Soil Conservation Organization , p. 395-402
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• PublishedSoil 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 May 2001.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2000

• PublishedEvaluation 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. (Editor) & Butt, N. (Editor), 1 Jan 2000, Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development. 2000 ed. CABI Publishing, p. 293-295
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedImproved agroforestry systems for steeplands in the Caribbean.
  McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R., Stevens, P. A., Devi Prasad, P. V., Price, M. F. (Editor) & Butt, N. (Editor), 1 Jan 2000, Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development. 2000 ed. CABI Publishing, p. 287-293
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedInfluence of fallow land-use intensity on weed dynamics and crop yield in southern Cameroon.
  Ngobo, M., Weise, S. & McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2000.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedNutrient cycling in secondary forests in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
  McDonald, M. A. & Healey, J. R., 20 Dec 2000, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 139, 1-3, p. 257-278
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSoil and water conservation projects and rural livelihoods: Options for design and research to enhance adoption and adaptation.
  McDonald, M. A. & Brown, K., 1 Jul 2000, In: Land Degradation and Development. 11, 4, p. 343-361
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe forests of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica.
  McDonald, M. A., 1 Jan 2000.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedVariations and phenotypic correlation of growth attributes of Calliandra calothyrsus in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
  McDonald, M. A., Healey, J. R. & Jones, M., 1 Dec 2000, In: Agroforestry Systems. 50, 3, p. 293-314
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1999

• PublishedMaintenance 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. (ed.). CRC Press, p. 193-196
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1997

• PublishedMaintenance 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, In: Agroforestry Forum. 8, 4, p. 21-25
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

1992

• PublishedThe 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, In: Caribbean Geography. 3, p. 253-260
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

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

  2019

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2016

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

  2016

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

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

  01/04/2018 – 20/07/2018 (Finished)

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

  01/12/2016 – 30/08/2020 (Finished)

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

  01/03/2015 – 17/08/2018 (Finished)

• Tree impacts on soil nutrient and carbon cycles

  31/01/2014 – 31/01/2017 (Finished)

• Transformation of Degraded Lands to Productive Landscapes

  01/11/2013 – 31/08/2014 (Finished)

• Conservation of Mangifera Sylvatica

  30/11/2012 – 08/02/2017 (Finished)

• Forest conservation by eminent domain

  01/11/2012 – 22/08/2016 (Finished)

• Innovative use of wild forest fruit species

  01/09/2012 – 14/12/2016 (Finished)

• The Role of Pioneer Species in Recovering Tropical Forests

  01/04/2012 – 14/02/2017 (Finished)

• Payments for ecosystem services in tropical forests

  01/10/2011 – 07/09/2015 (Finished)

• GIFT

  01/07/2011 – 03/09/2015 (Finished)

• Environmental Change University Partnership

  01/02/2011 – 30/09/2013 (Finished)

• Implementation Of The Environment Change

  01/10/2007 – 01/10/2012 (Finished)

• Esf Phd 05/06 With Wild Resources Ltd

  01/12/2005 – 01/07/2008 (Finished)

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