Evaluating management techniques for controlling Molinia caerulea and enhancing Calluna vulgaris on upland wet heathland in Northern England, UK

摘要

The effectiveness of three treatments in controlling Molinia caerulea, while enhancing Calluna vulgaris, was compared on an upland wet heathland in northern England. The treatments applied were burning, burning followed by cutting, or burning followed by herbicide ('Fusilade') application, along with an unburned control. The treatments were applied under two different stocking rates of 1.5 and 0.66 ewes/ha, as prescribed for English upland dwarf shrub Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) schemes.