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Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs...

and in basins. Peat formation typically initiates as a paludification of a mineral soil forests, terrestrialisation of lakes, or primary peat formation...

matter which is known as peat. They are generally found in cooler northern climates and are formed in poorly draining lake basins. In contrast to fens, they...

vulnerability of peat carbon in the central Congo Basin, Nature, doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05389-3 "Deforestation in Africa's Congo Basin rainforest slows"...

years, the basin floor was covered with lakes and swamps. Because of the large area of the swamps, the organic material accumulated into peat bogs instead...

(4.6 million ha). 36% of the world's tropical peat occurs in Africa's central Congo Basin. Tropical peat forms on low-lying areas, such as river deltas...

Sudbury Basin are acidic and sandy; where well drained they usually belong to the Podzol great soil group. Poor drainage results in gleysols and peats. Regardless...

types of lakes. The basins in which organic lakes occur are associated with beaver dams, coral lakes, or dams formed by vegetation. Peat lakes are a form...

England and Bettisfield in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It comprises three peat bogs, Bettisfield Moss, Fenn's Moss and Whixall Moss. With Wem Moss (also...

forests Sri Lanka lowland rain forests Peninsular Malaysian peat swamp forests Borneo peat swamp forests New Caledonia rain forests Western Ghats Environment...

a Southeast Asian species of cyprinid fish native to blackwater streams, peat swamps and other freshwater habitats with little movement in the Malay Peninsula...

(Hydrochara caraboides) which is now confined nationally to the Brue Basin Peat Moors. The adjoining Shapwick Moor has been purchased by the Hawk and...

have been recorded, with deposited sediment being discovered in Montrose Basin and the Firth of Forth up to 29 km (18 mi) inland and 4 m (13 ft) above...

elsewhere in Scotland, with Sabbath observance, the Scottish Gaelic language and peat cutting retaining more importance than elsewhere. Lewis has a rich cultural...

E.; Lewis, Simon L. (21 July 2022). "Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data". Nature Geoscience. 15 (August...

(Hydrochara caraboides) which is now confined nationally to the Brue Basin Peat Moors. The Sweet Track, an ancient causeway crosses the site. It is one...

had their arable fields. Though these lands were lower than the peat fens before the peat shrinkage began, the more stable silt soils were reclaimed by...

Rheinfelden (D). The International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR) and EUWID contend that the river could experience a massive decrease...

for dried peat as fuel. First all the peat down to the groundwater table was dug away. In the 16th century a method was developed to dig peat below water...

from that, the marsh harbors unique and pristine habitats like the sago and peat swamps forest and is a home to endangered and endemic flora and fauna. As...