Abstract

Davies et al. [[1][1]] argue that prescribed burning is an important ecological management tool with deep, historical roots and that debate about the role of fire in management of the UK uplands should be informed and unbiased. We agree on both counts. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

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  • Burning as an ignition source of wildfires

  • Based on a conviction that prescribed burns are too small for MODIS detection, Davies et al [4] state that MODIS fire detections must be wildfires

  • Either MODIS detects a proportion of prescribed burns and serves as an index of temporal trends in burning activity or, within areas managed for red grouse, wildfires are inextricably linked to grouse moor burning and are increasing in frequency, raising questions about the role of prescribed & 2016 The Authors

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Introduction

Burning as an ignition source of wildfires. We agree with Davies et al [1] that the role of managed moorland burning in protecting against future wildfires is unverified. Based on a conviction that prescribed burns are too small for MODIS detection, Davies et al [4] state that MODIS fire detections must be wildfires. Either MODIS detects a proportion of prescribed burns and serves as an index of temporal trends in burning activity (our interpretation) or, within areas managed for red grouse, wildfires are inextricably linked to grouse moor burning and are increasing in frequency, raising questions about the role of prescribed & 2016 The Authors.

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