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Bogs

Scope note

Designates waterlogged spongy ground with a characteristic plantlife, such as sphagnum mosses, and in which vegetation is decaying, ultimately producing highly acidic peat. Distinct from "fens," in which the water remains alkaline.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008901

Broader Terms used

wetlands

Narrower Terms used

peat bogs

Equivalent Terms used

bog

Created

13yrs ago

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