The impacts of vegetation fires on ecosystems are complex and varied affecting a range of
important ecosystem services. Fire has the potential to affect the physicochemical and …

Fire has been used for centuries to generate and manage some of the UK's cultural
landscapes. Despite its complex role in the ecology of UK peatlands and moorlands, there …

Changes in large‐scale land use may fragment and degrade habitats, affecting animal
species adapted to these habitats. In the UK uplands for example, changes in sheep and …

Burning for habitat management is globally widespread. Burning over carbon-rich soils is a
global environmental concern due to the potential contribution to climate change. In the UK …

Abstract Peatlands cover approximately 2.84% of global land area while storing one third to
one half of the world's soil carbon. While peat erosion is a natural process it has been …

Peatlands are found around the world and cover∼ 3.4% of the Earth's surface. In the UK,
peatlands cover 17.2% or∼ 1.58 Mha of the land surface and occur mainly in upland areas …

Conflict is currently one of the greatest challenges facing wildlife conservation. Whilst
conflicts may first appear to concern wildlife, they are often embedded within wider debates …

Many peatlands have been subjected to wildfire or prescribed burning, but it is not known
how these fires influence near‐surface hydrological processes. Macropores are important …

The future status of peatlands as carbon stores/sinks is uncertain given current and
predicted environmental change. Several factors can affect the magnitude of the peatland …

Recreational hunting of game birds and mammals is globally widespread (Loveridge et al.
2009). Habitat and predator management is sometimes undertaken to increase game …