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Paludification
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Paludification is the most common process by which peatlands in the boreal zone are formed.
Paludification is the process by which forest is converted to peatland.
Paludification is the process by which forest is converted to peatland.
Peatland
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A peatland is a type of wetland whose soils consist of organic matter from decaying plants, forming layers of peat. Peatlands arise because of incomplete decomposition of organic matter, usually litter from vegetation, due to water-logging and subsequent anoxia. Like coral reefs, peatlands are unusual landforms that derive mostly from biological rather than physical processes, and can take on characteristic shapes and surface patterning.
A variety of mire types in Carbajal Valley, Argentina
A variety of mire types in Carbajal Valley, Argentina
Avaste Fen, one of the largest fens in Estonia
Avaste Fen, one of the largest fens in Estonia
A valley mire creates a level ground surface in otherwise dramatic topography. Upper Bigo Bog, Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda.
A valley mire creates a level ground surface in otherwise dramatic topography. Upper Bigo Bog, Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda.
Extraction of peat from derelict blanket bog, South Uist, Scotland. This old bog is no longer forming peat because the vegetation has been changed, an
Extraction of peat from derelict blanket bog, South Uist, Scotland. This old bog is no longer forming peat because the vegetation has been changed, and therefore it is not a mire.