Effects of vegetation cutting on invertebrate communities of high conservation value Calluna upland peatlands

Upland moors and bogs in the United Kingdom are peatlands of high nature conservation value, many designated under the European Union's Habitat Directive, with internationally important bird populations, which depend on abundant invertebrate populations when breeding. Moorland management in the United Kingdom traditionally employs controlled burning in 10–30 year rotations of heather, Calluna vulgaris , creating habitat mosaics of different...