Prescribed fire in UK heather-dominated blanket bog peatlands: a critical review of "Carbon storage and sequestration by habitat: a review of the evidence (second edition)" by Gregg et al., 2021 | SEI

This paper critiques a 2021 evidence review by Natural England titled "Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Habitat" (Gregg et al.), arguing that the review's methodology lacks transparency and misrepresents the role of prescribed fire in UK heather-dominated blanket bog peatlands.

• The authors critique the 2021 update of "Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Habitat" by Natural England (Gregg et al.), stating that the review is "incomplete and misrepresented evidence on prescribed fire" and lacks transparency regarding its review protocols.
• The authors identify eight areas where evidence on prescribed fire impacts on blanket bog ecosystems is misrepresented by Gregg et al. These include the distortion of fire's role in blanket bog formation and perpetuation, the overstatement of raising water levels to mitigate fire risk, and the misreporting of findings from Heinemeyer et al (2019).
• The authors assert that prescribed fire is a "potentially beneficial management tool for blanket bog ecosystems" and call for a "judicious, unbiased approach based on robust assessments."

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Prescribed fire in UK heather-dominated blanket bog peatlands: a critical review of "Carbon storage and sequestration by habitat: a review of the evidence (second edition)" by Gregg et al., 2021 | SEI. https://www.sei.org/publications/prescribed-fire-uk-heather-peatlands/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Prescribed fire in UK heather-dominated blanket bog peatlands: a critical review of "Carbon storage and sequestration by habitat: a review of the evidence (second edition)" by Gregg et al., 2021 | SEI. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/prescribed-fire-uk-heather-peatlands/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Prescribed fire in UK heather-dominated blanket bog peatlands: a critical review of "Carbon storage and sequestration by habitat: a review of the evidence (second edition)" by Gregg et al., 2021 | SEI |date=16 May 2023 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/prescribed-fire-uk-heather-peatlands/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023prescribed, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Prescribed fire in UK heather-dominated blanket bog peatlands: a critical review of "Carbon storage and sequestration by habitat: a review of the evidence (second edition)" by Gregg et al., 2021 | SEI}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/prescribed-fire-uk-heather-peatlands/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }