peat formation

  • 1peat formation — durpėjimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Durpyno susidarymo procesas, kai vėsioje, drėgnoje aplinkoje ežerą iš lėto užpildo nuosėdos, kurios vėliau apauga augalais (kiminais ir švyliais) ir ežeras pamažu nyksta. Durpynas… …

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  • 2Peat — 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… …

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  • 3peat — 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… …

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  • 4peat 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… …

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  • 5coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… …

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  • 6Somerset Levels — The Somerset Levels (or Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly, but more correctly, called) is a sparsely populated wetland area of central Somerset, England, between the Quantock and Mendip hills. They consist of marine clay levels… …

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  • 7Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 8Westhay Moor — Infobox SSSI name=Westhay Moor aos=Somerset interest=Biological gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST455445 area=513.7 hectare (1269.3 acre) notifydate=1971 http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx? ] Westhay Moor (gbmapping|ST455445) is a 513.7 hectare… …

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  • 9Rhine — Infobox River | river name = River Rhine caption = The Rhine is one of the most important rivers in Europe origin = Grisons, Switzerland mouth = North Sea coord|51|58|52|N|4|5|35|E|name=North Sea Rhine|display=inline,title basin countries =… …

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  • 10Prehistoric Norfolk — This prehistory of the County of Norfolk, England is broken into specific time periods. Norfolk has a very rich prehistoric past, from the Palaeolithic 750,000 years ago, to end of the Iron Age 2000 years age. Indeed, Norfolk has the earliest… …

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