paludification

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paludification [pə‚lüd·ə·fə′kā·shən]

(ecology)

Bog expansion resulting from the gradual rising of the water table as accumulation of peat impedes water drainage.

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No references found			A thin layer of highly compacted fine sand seems to have accumulated in the nearshore zone of Ancylus Lake before the start of terrestrial paludification. Gleysols on sandy deposits of the Litorina Sea underlain by Histosol ... by Reintam, Loit; Moora, Tanel; Raukas, Anto / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences Firstly, due to rise in ground-water table, paludification, and overgrowing of relict lakes and lagoons isolated during the regression phases of the Baltic Sea. Holocene buried organic sediments in Estonia/Holotseensed mattunud ... by Saarse, Leili; Vassiljev, Juri; Miidel, Avo; Niinemets, Eve / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology There are two main groups of wetlands: mineral wetlands, commonly situated in high-energy settings; and peatlands, situated in low-energy settings that undergo either terrestrialization or paludification during the course of their development. Geology of Canadian Wetlands by Warner, Barry G. / Geoscience Canada			palpate Palpation Palpatores palpebra palpebral disk palpebral fissure palpebral fold Palpicornia palpiger Palpigradi Palpigradida palpitate Palpitation palpocil Palpus Palsgrave, John palstage palsy Palti Paltiel Paltrow Paltso Paltus paludal Paludan-Müller, Frederik paludification Paludology Palus Maeotis palustrine Palvan Kachal Palvantash Palygorskite palynofacies Palynogram Palynology palynomorph palynostratigraphy palytoxin Palzig PAM pamabrom pamaquine naphthoate Pambak Pamela Pamfil Danilovich Iurkevich Pamfil Iurkevich Pamfilov, Konstantin Pamfilov, Konstantin Dmitrievich Pamiat Azova Pamiat Parizhskoi Kommuny Pamiati 13 Bortsov			Paltiel Paltock paltrier paltrier paltriest paltriest paltrily paltrily paltriness paltriness Paltrow Paltrow paltry paltry paltry few Paltso Paltus Palu Palu, Indonesia - Mutiara paludal paludal Paludal Caverns Paludal fever Paludament Paludamentum Paludan-Müller, Frederik Paludarium Paludarium Paludicolae Paludicole paludification Paludina Paludinal Paludine Paludinous paludism paludism paludism Paludology Paludose Paludrine Palule Palulus Palus Palus Maeotis Palustral Palustrine Palustrine Palustrine Palustrine Forest PALV Palvan Kachal Palvantash Palwaukee Palwaukee Composite Squadron paly Palyam viruses Palygorskite Palygorskite Palynofacies

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