peat-bog
91Blanket bog — or Blanket Mire is an area of peatland, forming where there is a climate of high rainfall and a low level of evapotranspiration, allowing peat to develop not only in wet hollows but over large expanses of undulating ground. The blanketing of the… …
92String bog — A String bog or Strong mire is a bog consisting of slightly elevated ridges and islands, with woody plants, alternating with flat, wet sedge mat areas. String bogs occur on slightly sloping surfaces, with the ridges at right angles to the… …
93Dersingham Bog — National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Norfolk, England and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest[1]. It contains three distinct habitats, mire, heath and woodland. Acid valley mire is found over much of the low lying… …
94Yanal Bog — Geobox Protected Area name = Yanal Bog native name = other name = other name1 = category local = Site of Special Scientific Interest category iucn = image size = image caption = country = England region = South West region type = Region district …
95Kerry bog pony — Infobox Horse name= Kerry Bog Pony image caption= features = altname= nickname= country=Ireland group1= std1= The Kerry Bog Pony is a draft pony breed originating in Ireland, and traditionally used for hauling peat fuel from bogs, as well as for… …
96“Moon-Bog, The“ — Short story (3,430 words); written shortly before March 10, 1921. First published in WT(June 1926); first collected in BWS;corrected text in D Denys Barry, who comes from America to reclaim an ancestral estate in Kilderry, Ireland, decides… …
97lowmoor bog — A bog that is at or only slightly above the water table, on which it depends for accumulation and preservation of peat (chiefly the remains of sedges, reeds, shrubs, and various mosses). Compare: highmoor bog, raised bog. GG …
98Quaking bog — Quaking Quak ing, a. & n. from {Quake}, v. [1913 Webster] {Quaking aspen} (Bot.), an American species of poplar ({Populus tremuloides}), the leaves of which tremble in the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen. See {Aspen}.… …
99sphagnum bog — samaninė pelkė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Pelkė, kurioje vyrauja samanos, retai auga nuskurdusios žemaūgės pušys, beržai. atitikmenys: angl. peat moss bog; sphagnum bog vok. Sphagnummoor, n; Torfmoosmoor, n; Weiβmoor, n …
100string bog — A peatland with roughly parallel, narrow ridges of peat dominated by peat vegetation interspersed with slight depressions, many of which contain shallow pools. The ridges are at right angles to low (< 2°) slopes. They are typically 1 to… …
