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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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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.
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.
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.
 
 
 
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