Bogs
Esquema
Jerarquía
Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Settlements and Landscapes > landscapes (environments) > natural landscapes > bodies of water (natural) > bodies of freshwater > <bodies of freshwater by biome> > wetlands
Descripción
Designates waterlogged spongy ground with a characteristic plantlife, such as sphagnum mosses, and in which vegetation is decaying, ultimately producing highly acidic peat. Distinct from "fens," in which the water remains alkaline.
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Otros términos
- veenmoerassen [nl]
- turberas [es]
- bog [en]
- veenmoeras [nl]
- turbera [es]