Assertion: bog | /r/HasProperty | poor
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: because of the slow rate of decay
type: CAUSE
value: in nutrients
type: OTHER
value: always
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Bogs are freshwater, and in spite of the large amounts of decaying plant matter, they are very poor in nutrients because of the slow rate of decay.
text: Bogs are freshwater, and in spite of the large amounts of decaying plant matter, they are very poor in nutrients because of the slow rate of decay.
text: Thus while a bog is always acidic and nutrient-poor, a fen may be slightly acidic, neutral, or alkaline, and either nutrient-poor or nutrient-rich.