Dr. Jacob Willie
Research ScientistGhent University, Belgium
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biology from Ghent University, Belgium
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Biography
Dr. Jacob Willie is currently working as Research Associate at Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Ghent University Belgium. He obtained his PhD in Forest & Wildlife Ecology from same University in 2012. In past he worked as Research Coordinator and Principal Scientist at PGS, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Centre for Research and Conservation, Senior Consultant at German Technical Cooperation Agency, Site Manger at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and Consultancy team member at Rio Tinto Alcan / POYRY Environment SA. He is professional member of Dja Actors Forum. He supervised 6 Masters students. He has published 8 articles in peer review journals, 1 book chapter, 1 review, and 3 abstracts contributed as author/co-author.
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Selected Publications
- Petre, C.A., N. Tagg, R. Beudels-Jamar, B. Haurez and M. Salah et al., 2015. Quantity and spatial distribution of seeds dispersed by a Western lowland gorilla population in South-East Cameroon. J. Trop. Ecol., (In Press). 10.1017/S0266467415000073.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Willie, J., N. Tagg, C.A. Petre, Z. Pereboom and L. Lens, 2014. Plant selection for nest building by Western lowland gorillas in Cameroon. Primates, 55: 41-49.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Willie, J., 2014. Conservation relevance of terrestrial herbaceous vegetation studies. Plant Sci. Today, 1: 188-191.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Willie, J., E. De la Pena, N. Tagg and L. Lens, 2013. Effects of Abiotic Factors on Herbaceous Plant Community Structure: A Case Study in Southeast Cameroon. In: Herbaceous Plants: Cultivation Methods, Grazing and Environmental Impacts, Wallner, F. (Ed.). Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA., ISBN: 978-1-62618-729-0, pp: 113-132.
- Willie, J., C.A. Petre, N. Tagg and L. Lens, 2013. Density of herbaceous plants and distribution of western gorillas in different habitat types in South-East Cameroon. Afr. J. Ecol., 51: 111-121.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tagg, N., J. Willie, C.A. Petre and O. Haggis, 2013. Ground night nesting in chimpanzees: New insights from Central Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in South-East Cameroon. Folia Primatologica, 84: 362-383.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tagg, N. and J. Willie, 2013. The influence of transect use by local people and reuse of transects for repeated surveys on nesting in Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Central Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in Southeast Cameroon. Int. J. Primatol., 34: 554-570.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Willie, J., C.A. Petre, N. Tagg and L. Lens, 2012. Evaluation of species richness estimators based on quantitative performance measures and sensitivity to patchiness and sample grain size. Acta Oecologica, 45: 31-41.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tagg, N., C.A. Petre and J. Willie, 2011. Evaluating the effectiveness of a 10-year old great ape conservation project in Cameroon. Pan Afr. News, 18: 20-23.
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