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 …

Aim Global change factors, such as warming, heatwaves, droughts and land‐use changes,
are intensifying fire regimes (defined here as increasing frequency or severity of fires) in …

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 …

Predators are frequently victims of wildlife crime due to conflicts with human interests. Where
predators are protected, killing may occur covertly and novel methods, including satellite …

Calluna vulgaris-dominated habitats are valued for ecosystem services such as carbon
storage and for their conservation importance. Climate and environmental change are …

Peatlands are valued for ecosystem services including carbon storage, water provision and
biodiversity. However, there are concerns about the impacts of land management and …

Prescribed burning of vegetation is a land management approach that can be used to
prevent or reduce the risk of wildfires yet burns can escape and be an ignition source for …

Moorland habitats dominated by the dwarf shrub Calluna vulgaris provide important
ecosystem services. Drought is projected to intensify throughout their range, potentially …

Fire disturbance is an intrinsic and vital ecological process in the Mediterranean Basin
wildlands (Pausas and Vallejo 1999). Fire use by humans has a long history and fire has …

Parameters leading to the severe Flatanger and Frøya (Norway) January 2014 subzero
wildfires, respectively burning 15 km 2 and 10 km 2 Atlantic heathlands (dominated by …