PEATLANDS
type: Concept
change note: 2017-03-15 11:46:47.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: Peatlands are areas formed by a brown mass of organic matter in which twigs, roots, and other plant parts can still be recognized. These areas formed due to lack of enough oxygen to decay vegetation completely on land. Peatlands form in fresh-water swamps, indicated by the plant fossils. language code: en);
in scheme: sciencekeywords
definition: Peatlands are areas formed by a brown mass of organic matter in which twigs, roots, and other plant parts can still be recognized. These areas formed due to lack of enough oxygen to decay vegetation completely on land. Peatlands form in fresh-water swamps, indicated by the plant fossils.

WETLANDS
type: Concept