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FIBROUS PEAT [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Soil Science
DEF

Peat in which original plant structures are only slightly altered by degradation of cellulose matter. It is tough and non plastic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Science du sol
OBS

Tourbe de bois : tiré de Registre des terres humides du Canada de Charles Tarnocai.

OBS

ligneux : De la nature du bois. Tissu ligneux, substance compacte et fibreuse de la racine, de la tige et des branches de certains végétaux.

Spanish

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