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English-Chinese Dictionary of Agriculture (英汉农业大词典). 2013.
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Peat — is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. Peat forms in wetlands or peatlands , variously called bogs , moors , muskegs , pocosins , mires , and peat swamp forests . By volume there is about 4 trillion m³ of peat in the world… … Wikipedia
peat bog — noun wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel • Syn: ↑bog • Derivationally related forms: ↑boggy (for: ↑bog) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
peat — peat1 /peet/, n. 1. a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel. 2. such vegetable matter used as fertilizer or fuel. [1300 50; ME pete (cf. AL… … Universalium
peat bog — /ˈpit bɒg/ (say peet bog) noun a naturally occurring accumulation of peat or peaty matter. Also, peat moss …
herbaceous peat — An accumulation of organic material, decomposed to some degree that is predominantly the remains of sedges, reeds, cattails and other herbaceous plants. Compare: moss peat, sedimentary peat, woody peat, peat, muck, and mucky peat. SSM … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
moss peat — An accumulation of organic material that is predominantly the remains of mosses (e.g., sphagnum moss). Compare: herbaceous peat, sedimentary peat, woody peat, peat, muck, and mucky peat. SSM … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
sedimentary peat — An accumulation of organic material that is predominantly the remains of floating aquatic plants (e.g., algae) and the remains and fecal material of aquatic animals, including coprogenous earth. Compare: herbaceous peat, moss peat, woody… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
woody peat — An accumulation of organic material that is predominantly composed of trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. Compare herbaceous peat, moss peat, sedimentary peat, peat, muck, and mucky peat. SSM … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
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Changes in global mangrove distributions — Global mangrove distributions have fluctuated throughout human and geological history. The area covered by mangroves is influenced by a complex interaction between land position, rainfall hydrology, sea level, sedimentation, subsidence, storms… … Wikipedia
Risley Moss — is an area of peat bog situated near Birchwood in Warrington, England. It covers an area of nowrap|210.5 acres (85.2 ha) at coor dms|53|25|20|N|2|30|12|W|city (53.4221, 2.5034).The moss is one of the last remaining fragments of the raised bogs… … Wikipedia
