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Western Australia is experiencing a severe drought and heatwave, resulting in the death of forests and shrublands. The high temperatures and lack of rainfall have caused widespread plant die-offs, similar to a coral bleaching event. The affected areas span approximately 1,000 km from Shark Bay to Albany, with the damage being more extensive in hotter regions along the west coast. Climate change models predict that these mass plant deaths will become more frequent in the future. The decline in rainfall is particularly impacting the historically wetter southwest region of Australia, which is home to unique species and has already seen a 20% decrease in annual rainfall over the past 50 years. The previous similar event in 2010-2011 resulted in the death of 19% of trees and shrubs and had negative impacts on the ecosystem, including a decline in the population of the endangered Carnaby's black cockatoo. The situation is expected to worsen unless climate change is addressed. The authors of the article encourage individuals to contribute to the Dead Tree Detectives citizen science project to help track and understand the extent of the plant die-offs. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the discussion on severe fires of 2019-2020 promoting regeneration of the rare Bendethera Shrublands. Topics include scattering eucalypts and kurrajongs emerging above the shrub thicket in places according to conventional wisdom indicating the location of dolines; and aerial photographs combining with the present structure of the heathland indicating Acacias re-established at high densities.

In this article the author talks about the climate change and the peat industry. Topics discussed include freshwater ecologist with an outdoorsman's complexion and the cautious manner of someone accustomed to stalking flighty animals; and Whyte works for the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC), a fourperson organization established in 1982 to protect a representative sample of the country's peatlands.

The article discusses the traditional and contemporary approaches to ecosystem management of the Kosciuszko alpine area (KAA) in New South Wales. Topics covered include measures to stop stock grazing in the area, a program initiated by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) for the prevention and rehabilitation of soil erosion, and strategies to lessen the impacts of increasing tourism in KAA.

The article offers information on the heathland Greenham Common and peace activism. Topics discussed include camping on floors such as women peace camps, campaigners Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan who were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for motherhood, and biological realities in women's life and feminist campaigns.

Asserts that management techniques that reproduce old farming practices by helping to save one of Britain's last remaining heaths. Knowledge of habitat's history can provide insights into its requirements. Breckland heaths in East Anglia; Location and history of Breckland; Farming of Breckland Heath; Ecological succession; Removal of nutrients; More.

Byline: JOHN CRAVEN Plans to reintroduce beavers and adders put on hold, heathland inadequately grazed, bracken and Himalayan balsam out of control, illegal wildfowl shooting and a surge in vandalism [...]

The article explores the causes and effects of wildfires in Britain, with a focus on the summer of 2022. It attributes the increasing frequency of wildfires to climate change and identifies the lack of management and increase in rewilding projects as contributing factors. The article discusses the historical use of controlled burns for management purposes and highlights the ecological effects of fires on ecosystems. It emphasizes the importance of fire frequency, season, and wind conditions in determining outcomes. The potential benefits of fire management, such as promoting biodiversity and controlling invasive species, are discussed using examples from Kent. The article argues that controlled burning is an effective and economical way to manage grasslands and heathlands, and conservation managers should learn from experienced fire managers. It also addresses concerns about fire, but argues that careful rotation burning can overcome these issues. [Extracted from the article]

Byline: Max Kingsley-Jones London This month marks the centenary of passenger services, which began daily London Paris . e revisit Flight 's coverage and look back over the decades Aircraft [...]

The article provides an overview of the Sustainable Uplands Project which states that three quarters of the heather moorlands in the world are in Great Britain, with half of the area managed for driven red grouse.

The article focuses on decline in heathland sites in the Great Britain. The author states the main reason behind this decline is cultural severance which resulted in breakdown of relation between human communities and local environment. This caused eutrophication, lack of grazing and propagule dispersal thereby affecting the region. This decline led to near extinction of grassland birds, invertebrates and plants according to the author.

The article discusses the efforts to conserve and protect heathlands in Great Britain. Heathlands are largely open ecosystems of short, heather-dominated vegetation maintained by swailing. To reverse the loss of heathland, the Tommorrow's Healthland Heritage program was launched in 1997. Conservation organizations managing healthlands are using a holistic approach to conserve the open landscape.

The article focuses on depiction of the Wessex region in England in novels of English author Thomas Hardy. Topics include his novel "The Return of the Native" that explores the region's rural health culture; strategies to regenerate heaths in Dorset, England; and the views of geography teacher Dick Bateman regarding Thomas Hardy's Wessex.

The article profiles Cannock Chase in Great Britain, which is considered the country's smallest mainland Area of Natural Beauty (AONB). Cannock Chase has the largest surviving area of lowland heath in the Midlands and also served as a site for combat training during the First and Second World Wars, according to the article. Designated an AONB in the year 1958, the area was known for coal mining in the 1800s. The efforts to control the bracken fern and the species found in the heathland are discussed.

The article reports that members of Society of Biology went to a private guided tour of the Whitmoor Common in Surrey, England, stating that it is a lowland heathland and is rarer than tropical rain forest.

Accumulation of soil carbon under elevated CO2 unaffected by warming and drought. Mean soil carbon (C) stocks for each of the eight individual treatments under ambient CO 2 (left panel) and elevated CO 2 (right panel). [Extracted from the article]

Venue: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR. This walk, guided by Mick Grove and Ian Dixson, will examine the heath and woodland habitats of the Edge. Venue: Kinver Edge, Stourbridge, DY7 6DL. [Extracted from the article]

Highlights from the article: "Native grass mixes will put up with summer, put up with the hot weather, put up with the drought year and still produce quality forage", Keyser explains. The transition to native grass pasture was made even more feasible for Cope with cost-share programs. For Keyser, native grass pastures are a forage tool that just makes a lot of sense.

The article discusses the experiment on threatened Marsh clubmoss plant that has declined because of loss of heathlands, and mentions that heathlands were used for collection of gorse for firewood.

The article reports on acquisition of the Slepe Heath landscape in Dorset, England by the National Trust which has been said to inspire writer Thomas Hardy, and presents views of Laurie Clark, General Manager at National Trust Purbeck.

In this article, the author discusses various topics related to moorland in Great Britain. She defines moorland as an undisclosed land above moorland line and some of moorland looks white because it is overgrazed, states that the Moorland Association is comprised of owners and managers of grouse moors in England and Wales, and states that three quarter of the world's heather moorland is in Great Britain.

The article reports that the Washington, D.C.-based Union of Concerned Scientists is keeping a list of North American native plant and animal species that have come invasive in other countries. One of the plants which have become invasive in Central Europe is the North American black berry. The berries have become a threat to rare habitats like bogs and heathlands.

Provides information on a report by the Botanical Society of the British Isles and plant conservation charity Plantlife on changes in plant populations in Great Britain. Increase in number of pyramidal and bee orchids in England; Decline in lousewort populations; Impact of the use of fertilizers and airborne pollutants on chalk or limestone grassland, heathland and wetlands.

Describes the Earthwatch project led by Dr. Ludwig Tent to improve the water quality of Germany's Luneburger Heide, Europe's largest intact heathland. Importance of the project; Project activities of the volunteers; Dates of the expeditions; Costs to be shouldered by the volunteers.