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Record 1 2016-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Peat and Peat Bogs
DEF

A bog situated in a basin that has an essentially closed drainage, receiving water from precipitation and from runoff from the immediate surroundings.

OBS

The surface of the bog is flat, but the peat is generally deepest at the centre.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tourbières
DEF

[Tourbière oligotrophe] dans un bassin caractérisé par un drainage pratiquement fermé et alimenté par les eaux de précipitations et de ruissellement provenant des terrains avoisinants.

OBS

La surface [de la tourbière] est plate, mais la tourbe atteint généralement son épaisseur maximale au centre.

Spanish

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