peat bog
Acidic carbon sink
A peat bog is a wetland where dead plant matter accumulates faster than it decomposes, forming thick layers of peat—partially decayed organic material.
Bogs are acidic, waterlogged, and often treeless, dominated by sphagnum moss.
Peat bogs preserve archaeological remains remarkably well and are harvested for fuel and gardening: The body had lain in the peat bog for two thousand years.
- mireBoggy, waterlogged terrain
- whiskyDistilled grain alcohol
- single maltUnblended Scotch whisky
- acidic soilGround below pH seven
- sundewsCarnivorous plants with sticky tentacles
carnivorous plants · waterlogged · hummock · anaerobic · moss · sodden · dark water · carbon sequestration · carbon · wild · turf · ancient · Scotland · earthy · fuel · Ireland · Irish countryside · cutters
- European natureAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Balkans, Mediterranean
- freshwaterponds, river water, freshwater lake, creek, brook
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- habitatsforest, ocean, lake, river, pond
- natural areasnature reserve, nature reserves, wilderness areas, wetland, wildlife refuge
- Northern Wildstaiga, boreal forest, arctic, subarctic, muskeg
peat bogfen
Low marshy ground
marsh · swamp · salt marsh · freshwater marsh · mangrove swamp
peat bogdesert
To leave behind completely
sand dune · sand dunes · rocky outcrop · bare rock · hardpan
peat bogsandy soil
Coarse, granular earth
bedrock · bare rock · gravel bed · laterite
bog, boggy, bogs, peat, bogland, peaty, peatland, boggier, boggiest