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PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA

March 2026

Assessing soil heating beneath prescribed burns undertaken by teams according to the first UK vegetation fire standards

Sarah J. Baker, Claire M. Belcher, Rayanne Vitali, Kerryn Little, Stefan H. Doerr, Nicholas Kettridge 

Prescribed burning (PB) is the controlled application of fire and a common management technique to maintain habitats and enhance productivity (Bowman et al. 2011)...

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September 2025

Plant Fire Response Database

A database that details the fire adaptive traits (traits that benefit the plant under recurrent fires) of plant species from UK heaths and mires. A valuable resource for researchers and ecosystem managers.

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April 2025

Evaluating the Impact of Management Strategies on Fire Spread in Heather-Dominated Moorlands

Wildfires present a significant threat to heather-dominated moorlands and heathlands, especially as climate change exacerbates fire risks, underscoring the need for effective management strategies to mitigate fire spread...

September 2025

Ecological implications of changes in vegetation elemental composition under different heather (Calluna vulgaris) managements on British blanket bog

Andreas Heinemeyer, Phoebe A. Morton, Thomas David, Thomas Holmes, Anthony L. Jones, Bing Liu 

Heather (Calluna vulgaris)-dominated peatlands are important biodiversity habitats, often shaped by historical management...

August 2025

Application of a hand-held supplementary light for extending field-based net ecosystem exchange carbon flux measurements in low light conditions

Manual chamber-based carbon flux measurements are frequently used to capture terrestrial carbon cycle processes over vegetated areas...

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September 2025

Adaptive plant traits under anthropogenic burning regimes: A database for UK heath and mire plant species

Humans have used fire to manage landscapes for millennia, but this use of fire is declining in many ecosystems...

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April 2025

IDEAL UK Fire Project: Assessing the relationships between management tools of the UK landscape and their impacts for habitat resilience and wildfire mitigation

The practise of using fire as a tool to manage the landscape has been around for thousands of years...

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