Prescribed Fire in UK Heather-Dominated Blanket Bog Peatlands: A Critical Review of “Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Habitat: A Review of the Evidence ” by …
A Heinemeyer, MA Ashby - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
Peatlands are a vast global carbon store. Both climate change and management have
shaped peatlands over millennia, sometimes negatively, sometimes positively. Across the …
shaped peatlands over millennia, sometimes negatively, sometimes positively. Across the …
Scientific support to prescribed underburning in southern Europe: What do we know?
PM Fernandes - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Prescribed burning is a technically demanding and usually highly scrutinized and debated
practice. Barriers of various natures have constrained the development of prescribed …
practice. Barriers of various natures have constrained the development of prescribed …
Sphagnum abundance and photosynthetic capacity show rapid short-term recovery following managed burning
Background: Prescribed burning in peatlands is controversial due to concerns over damage
to their ecological functioning, particularly regarding their key genus Sphagnum. However …
to their ecological functioning, particularly regarding their key genus Sphagnum. However …
Fire management in heather-dominated heaths and moorlands of North-West Europe
The heathland ecosystems of north-west Europe have been shaped by fire for millennia
(Gimingham 1972; Simmons 2003). Although this may seem surprising for a region not …
(Gimingham 1972; Simmons 2003). Although this may seem surprising for a region not …
[HTML][HTML] HESS Opinions: Science in today's media landscape–challenges and lessons from hydrologists and journalists
Media such as television, newspapers and social media play a key role in the
communication between scientists and the general public. Communicating your science via …
communication between scientists and the general public. Communicating your science via …
[PDF][PDF] Reviewing, assessing and critiquing the evidence base on the impacts of muirburn on wildfire prevention, carbon storage and biodiversity
JP Holland, ML Pollock, S Buckingham… - 2022 - pure.sruc.ac.uk
1. Background Muirburn involves the controlled burning of old heather and grass to promote
new growth. It is a tool used traditionally in Scotland by land managers, including …
new growth. It is a tool used traditionally in Scotland by land managers, including …
[PDF][PDF] NatureScot Research Report 1302-Reviewing, assessing and critiquing the evidence base on the impacts of muirburn on wildfire prevention, carbon storage …
JP Holland, M Pollock, S Buckingham, J Glendinning… - 2022 - pure.sruc.ac.uk
1. Background Muirburn involves the controlled burning of old heather and grass to promote
new growth. It is a tool used traditionally in Scotland by land managers, including …
new growth. It is a tool used traditionally in Scotland by land managers, including …
[PDF][PDF] Public perceptions of wildfire in Great Britain: case studies from Wales, England and Scotland
R Watts - 2023 - core.ac.uk
Wildfires pose significant risk to the environment and society of Great Britain, a threat that
remains largely unrecognized by the public. The sheer number of vegetation fires, although …
remains largely unrecognized by the public. The sheer number of vegetation fires, although …