peatland
noun[U]
uk/ˈpiːt.lænd/us/ˈpiːt.lænd/(alsopeatlands[plural])anareaoflandconsistingmainlyofpeat(= adarkbrownsubstancelikesoilthat wasformedbyplantsdyingandbecomingburied):
Peatland is oftenburnedtocleargroundforplantations.
Theamountofcarbondioxidebeingreleasedfrom peatlands isacceleratingat arateof 6%peryear.
- They aretryingtorestorethe peatland andmarshwetland.
- Vastamountsofcarbonarestoredinnorthernpeatlands.
- Peatlandbogsarefoundall over the UK.
Geography: areas of land in general
- berm
- bioregion
- curtilage
- demesne
- ecoregion
- enclosure
- ground
- inland
- interior
- interlacustrine
- intermountain
- landbank
- non-desert
- orography
- parcel
- patch
- reach
- sweep
- tract
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Geography: wetland