Comment on: “Peatland carbon stocks and burn history: Blanket bog peat core evidence highlights charcoal impacts on peat physical properties and long‐term carbon storage,” by A. Heinemeyer, Q. Asena, W. L. Burn and A. L. Jones (Geo: Geography and Environment 2018; e00063)

Chris D. Evans; Andy J. Baird; Sophie M. Green; Susan E. Page; Michael Peacock; Mark S. Reed; Neil L. Rose; Rob Stoneman; Tim J. Thom; Dylan M. Young; Mark H. Garnett

doi:10.1002/geo2.75

Comment on: “Peatland carbon stocks and burn history: Blanket bog peat core evidence highlights charcoal impacts on peat physical properties and long‐term carbon storage,” by A. Heinemeyer, Q. Asena, W. L. Burn and A. L. Jones (Geo: Geography and Environment 2018; e00063)

Chris D. Evans^*, Andy J. Baird, Sophie M. Green, Susan E. Page, Michael Peacock, Mark S. Reed, Neil L. Rose, Rob Stoneman, Tim J. Thom, Dylan M. Young, Mark H. Garnett

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A recent paper by Heinemeyer et al. (2018) in this journal has suggested that the use of prescribed fire may enhance carbon accumulation in UK upland blanket bogs. We challenge this finding based on a number of concerns with the original manuscript including the lack of an unburned control, insufficient replication, unrecognised potential confounding factors, and potentially large inaccuracies in the core dating approach used to calculate carbon accumulation rates. We argue that burn-management of peatlands is more likely to lead to carbon loss than carbon gain.

Original language	English
Article number	e00075
Journal	Geo: Geography and Environment
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.75
Publication status	Published - 19 Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Evans, C. D., Baird, A. J., Green, S. M., Page, S. E., Peacock, M., Reed, M. S., Rose, N. L., Stoneman, R., Thom, T. J., Young, D. M., & Garnett, M. H. (2019). Comment on: “Peatland carbon stocks and burn history: Blanket bog peat core evidence highlights charcoal impacts on peat physical properties and long‐term carbon storage,” by A. Heinemeyer, Q. Asena, W. L. Burn and A. L. Jones (Geo: Geography and Environment 2018; e00063). Geo: Geography and Environment, 6(1), Article e00075. https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.75

Evans, Chris D. ; Baird, Andy J. ; Green, Sophie M. et al. / Comment on: “Peatland carbon stocks and burn history: Blanket bog peat core evidence highlights charcoal impacts on peat physical properties and long‐term carbon storage,” by A. Heinemeyer, Q. Asena, W. L. Burn and A. L. Jones (Geo: Geography and Environment 2018; e00063). In: Geo: Geography and Environment. 2019 ; Vol. 6, No. 1.

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Evans CD, Baird AJ, Green SM, Page SE, Peacock M, Reed MS et al. Comment on: “Peatland carbon stocks and burn history: Blanket bog peat core evidence highlights charcoal impacts on peat physical properties and long‐term carbon storage,” by A. Heinemeyer, Q. Asena, W. L. Burn and A. L. Jones (Geo: Geography and Environment 2018; e00063). Geo: Geography and Environment. 2019 Jun 19;6(1):e00075. doi: 10.1002/geo2.75