Date: July 31, 2015 Source: University of York Summary: Birds, bugs and blanket bogs -- scientists warn an entire eco-system is under threat from climate change. Share: FULL STORY ...

Dr Heinemeyer, who is currently leading a £1m Defra-funded SEI project to further study the impacts of climate change and management on blanket bogs, said it wasn't only rare birds that were at ...

Dr Heinemeyer, who is currently leading a £1m Defra-funded SEI project to further study the impacts of climate change and management on blanket bogs, said it wasn't only rare birds that were at ...

Ireland has lost over 70% of its blanket bog and over 80% of its raised bogs, according to estimates published by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council and National Parks and Wildlife Service ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract (1) A 15-year botanical study on the effects of excluding sheep from 350-m 2 fenced areas on two high-altitude Eriophoretum blanket bogs has ...

"Blanket bogs in the Peak District have significant international importance for nature conservation, and provide a habitat for many rare plants, such as Bog Rosemary and wild orchids, birds like ...

Mallart SSSI is dominated by blanket bog, which provides habitat to otters and birds including golden eagles and black-throated divers.

Blanket bogs are a rare and unique type of peatland that cover entire landscapes with a distinctive vegetation, often composed of cotton grass, heather, and Sphagnum mosses, which is a ...

Blanket bogs, such as the one used for the study, are distinctive peatland ecosystems occupying specific coastal, high-latitude areas, making them vulnerable to sea-level change.

The tunnel plough, first developed in 1959, was designed to provide a cheap means of intensively draining deep blanket bog. In subsequent use of the plough, various difficulties were encountered and ...