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BROWN PEAT MOSS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Peat and Peat Bogs
- Soil Science
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- peat fen
1, record 1, English, peat%20fen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The new land at Wicken Fen will be transformed into wetlands and a buffer zone to protect the National Trust reserve, one of the best surviving examples of peat fen in Britain and is home to many species of wildlife. 2, record 1, English, - peat%20fen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are three types of peat : fen, high bog and intermediate. Fen peat is the most common in Poland. It occurs in the river valleys and on the lake coasts on the Polish Lowlands. The peat is rich in nutrients and dominated by carex, phragmites and different species of brown moss as well as birch and alder. 3, record 1, English, - peat%20fen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
peat fen: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 4, record 1, English, - peat%20fen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tourbières
- Science du sol
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marais tourbeux
1, record 1, French, marais%20tourbeux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La présence de pergélisol à la lisière sud de la zone discontinue est étroitement associée à la nature des tourbières, les marais tourbeux recouvrant du pergélisol et les marais non tourbeux étant non gelés. 2, record 1, French, - marais%20tourbeux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
C'est dans les marais tourbeux, au bord des mares, à l'ombre des arbres ou des arbustes, parfois au soleil, que croît la plante. 3, record 1, French, - marais%20tourbeux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-03-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Peat and Peat Bogs
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- palsa fen
1, record 2, English, palsa%20fen
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fen with mounds of perennially frozen peat(sedge and brown moss peat) and mineral soil, up to 5 m high and 100 m in diameter although they can be much smaller. 2, record 2, English, - palsa%20fen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Palsa fens generally occur in unfrozen peatlands and are frequently associated with collapse scar fens. 2, record 2, English, - palsa%20fen
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tourbières
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tourbière minérotrophe à palse
1, record 2, French, tourbi%C3%A8re%20min%C3%A9rotrophe%20%C3%A0%20palse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fen à palse 2, record 2, French, fen%20%C3%A0%20palse
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Tourbière minérotrophe] qui comprend des monticules de tourbe pergélisolée (tourbe de mousse brune et de laîches) et de sol minéral, pouvant atteindre 5 m de hauteur et 100 m de diamètre, mais pouvant être beaucoup plus petits. 2, record 2, French, - tourbi%C3%A8re%20min%C3%A9rotrophe%20%C3%A0%20palse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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