Anaerobic acidic sphagnum bogs have low rates of decay, and hence preserve plant fragments and pollen to allow reconstruction of past environments.
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In the hilly moraine sections of the basic there are many lakes ( 30 large, and over 100 small lakes ) and sphagnum bogs.
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Little Langdale Tarn was several times larger at the end of the sheepfarm of rough grassland and sphagnum bog in the valley bottom and surrounding fellside.
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Organic soils, especially peat, serve as a significant fuel resource; but wide areas of peat production, such as sphagnum bogs, are now protected because of patrimonial interest.
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Primeval redwood forests, coastal mangrove stands, sphagnum bogs, desert soil crusts, roadside weed patches, wheat fields, cultivated gardens and lawns; all are encompassed by the term " vegetation ".
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It, like most carnivorous plants, grows in wet, nutrient poor, acidic environments and can often be found in high altitude sphagnum bogs, near streams, and wet rocky places in mountains.
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Certain isolated areas in the High Alleghenies are well known for their open expanses of sphagnum bogs and heath shrubs ( e . g ., Dolly Sods, Cranberry Glades ).
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Like many other orchids it is a plant of wet habitats : sedge meadows, flatwoods, sphagnum bogs, cedar or alder swamps, on stream edges or the moist edges of coniferous forests.
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The sub-alpine sphagnum bogs on the flanks of Mount Gingera and nearby Mount Ginini to the north are known habitats of the endangered Northern Corroboree Frog ( " Pseudophryne pengilleyi " ).
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The high plains are dominated by grasslands, herbfields, and heath communities which are widespread in areas where cold air drainage limits woody plant growth, with sphagnum bogs and fens in permanently wet areas.
