Bog | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 23/06/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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00:01:32 1 Distribution and extent
00:02:46 2 Habitats
00:05:21 3 Types
00:05:42 3.1 By location and water source
00:06:01 3.1.1 Valley bog
00:06:33 3.1.2 Raised bog
00:08:08 3.1.3 Blanket bog
00:09:55 3.1.4 Quaking bog
00:10:59 3.1.5 Cataract bog
00:11:32 3.2 By nutrient content
00:11:48 3.2.1 Eutrophic bog
00:12:16 3.2.2 Mesotrophic bog
00:12:34 3.2.3 Oligotrophic bog
00:13:00 4 Uses
00:13:10 4.1 Tourism uses
00:13:52 4.2 Industrial uses
00:15:24 4.3 Other uses
00:16:55 5 Archaeology
00:18:22 6 Image gallery
00:18:32 7 See also



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SUMMARY
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A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses, and in a majority of cases, sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, quagmire, and muskeg; alkaline mires are called fens. They are frequently covered in ericaceous shrubs rooted in the sphagnum moss and peat. The gradual accumulation of decayed plant material in a bog functions as a carbon sink.Bogs occur where the water at the ground surface is acidic and low in nutrients. In some cases, the water is derived entirely from precipitation, in which case they are termed ombrotrophic (cloud-fed). Water flowing out of bogs has a characteristic brown colour, which comes from dissolved peat tannins. In general, the low fertility and cool climate result in relatively slow plant growth, but decay is even slower owing to the saturated soil. Hence, peat accumulates. Large areas of the landscape can be covered many meters deep in peat.Bogs have distinctive assemblages of animal, fungal and plant species, and are of high importance for biodiversity, particularly in landscapes that are otherwise settled and farmed.