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Preferred term

bog

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Definition

[Henderson's] n. (1) characteristic plant community developing on wet, very acid peat, containing e.g. sundews (Drosera spp.), sphagnum moss and bog myrtle (Myrica gale). see blanket bog, raised bog; (2) sometimes also refers to alkaline bogs developing in valleys. cf. fen.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_70

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 1/13/23

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