peat bogs

peat bogs
торфяные болота

Англо-русский словарь по экологии. 2011.

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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 Soldiers (song) — Peat Bog Soldiers is one of Europe s best known protest songs. It exists in countless European languages, became a Republican anthem during the Spanish Civil War; was a symbol of resistance during the Second World War; and is popular with the… …   Wikipedia

  • peat moss — 1. Also called bog moss. any moss, esp. of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form. 2. such moss after it has been dried, used chiefly as a mulch or seedbed, for acidification. [1225 75 for earlier sense; 1870 80 for def. 1; ME petemos (in… …   Universalium

  • 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´like´ — peat1 «peet», noun. 1. a kind of heavy turf made of partly rotted moss and other plants, especially sphagnum moss. It is used as a fertilizer or especially as fuel in Ireland, Great Britain, and other parts of the world where there are many peat… …   Useful english dictionary

  • peat — [pēt] n. [ME pete < ML peta, piece of turf, prob. < Celt * pett , piece > PIECE, Welsh peth] 1. partly decayed, moisture absorbing plant matter found in ancient bogs and swamps, used as a plant covering or fuel 2. a dried block of this… …   English World 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

  • McLean Bogs — is a small acidic kettle bog located in Dryden, New York[1]. It contains several species of sphagnum moss and is approximately 70 meters wide and has a peat depth of 8 meters.[2] It was donated to Cornell University by Curtis G. Lloyd in the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of bogs — This is a list of bogs.Types of bogs*String bog a bog consisting of slightly elevated ridges and islands, with woody plants, alternating with flat, wet sedge mat areas *Raised bogLocations of bogsEurope*Ballynahone Bog a raised bog and the… …   Wikipedia

  • Askham Bogs — is an area of peat bog in the Vale of York in North Yorkshire, England, south of the city of York, north of Copmanthorpe and close to Askham Bryan and Askham Richard …   Wikipedia

  • Allen, Bog of — ▪ peat bogs, Ireland Irish  Móin Alúine        group of peat bogs between the Liffey and the Shannon rivers in east central Ireland in Counties Kildare, Offaly, Laoighis, and Westmeath. Some 370 square miles (958 square km) in area, it is… …   Universalium


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