NALT

Preferred term

peatlands

Topic

Peatland is a generic term for an extensive tract of wetland where peat has formed. They develop more extensively in northern areas where water drainage is blocked, precipitation is retained, and organic matter decomposition is slowed.

wetlands

peat bogs

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

27445

Spanish

turberas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18404

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 8/10/18