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FEN COTELE NORD [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Peat and Peat Bogs
DEF

A fen with parallel, low peat ridges ("strings") alternating with wet hollows or shallow pools, oriented across the major slope at right angles to water movement. The depth of peat exceeds 1 m.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tourbières
DEF

[Tourbière minérotrophe] à crêtes tourbeuses basses et parallèles (lanières) qui alternent avec des creux mouillés ou des mares peu profondes, en travers de la principale pente et perpendiculaire à l'écoulement de l'eau. L'épaisseur de la tourbe dépasse 1 m.

Spanish

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