Sphagnum Bog

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sphagnum bog [′sfag·nəm ′bäg]

(ecology)

A bog composed principally of mosses of the genusSphagnum(Sphagnales) but also of other plants, especially acid-tolerant species, which tend to form peat.

Sphagnum Bog

a marsh generally located at the head of a lake and thickly covered with mosses of the genus Sphagnum, which form peat. Sphagnum bogs are often convex, because the sphagnum moss grows more abundantly in the center of the bog, where the mineral content of the water is lower. Sphagnum bogs predominate in temperate latitudes of the forest and forest-tundra zones.

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No references found			Stratigraphy: Found at the interface between fen peat and Sphagnum bog peat, always associated with Calliergon trifarium but in lesser quantity. An illustrated catalogue of macroscopic subfossils from ... by Swinehart, Anthony L. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science Palaeoecological evidence shows that in some extremely mineral-rich fens, the open mat is invaded simultaneously by trees and Sphagnum hummocks such that an open Sphagnum bog never develops (Swinehart & Parker 2000). The potential role of lake basin morphometry in the formation and ... by Parker, George R. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science The effects of bryophytes on succession from alkaline marsh to Sphagnum bog. The structure and composition of vegetation in the lake-fill ... by Wujek, Daniel E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science			SPGA Sphacelariales Sphaeractinoidea Sphaeriales Sphaeriidae Sphaerioidaceae sphaeristerium sphaerite Sphaeritidae Sphaerium Sphaerocarpales Sphaeroceridae Sphaerodoridae Sphaerolaimidae sphaerolitic Sphaeromatidae Sphaerophoraceae Sphaerophorus Sphaeropleineae Sphaeropsidaceae Sphaeropsidales Sphagnaceae Sphagnales Sphagnobrya Sphagnum Sphagnum Bog Sphalerite Sphecidae Sphecoidea Sphenacodontia sphene sphenethmoid Spheniscidae Sphenisciformes sphenochasm sphenodon Sphenodontidae sphenoid sphenoid bone sphenoid sinus sphenolith sphenopalatine sphenopalatine foramen sphenoparietal index Sphenophyllales Sphenopsida Sphenyllopsida spherand spherator Sphere Sphere Gap			Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpus Sphaeroceridae Sphaerodoridae Sphaerolaimidae sphaerolitic Sphaeromatidae Sphaerophoraceae Sphaerophorus Sphaerophorus necrophorus Sphaeropleineae Sphaeropsidaceae Sphaeropsidales Sphaeropteris Sphaeropteris medullaris Sphaerospore Sphaerulite Sphaerulite Sphagnaceae Sphagnaceae Sphagnales Sphagnales Sphagnicolous Sphagnobrya sphagnology sphagnous sphagnous sphagnum sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum Bog sphagnum moss sphagnum moss sphagnum moss sphairee Sphairistike Sphairistike sphalerite sphalerite SPHB SPHC SPHCM SPHCT SPHCUHK SPHD SPHDS SPHE Sphecidae Sphecidae Spheciformes Spheciformes Sphecinae Sphecinae Sphecini Sphecini Sphecius Sphecius speciosis sphecoid sphecoid wasp Sphecoidea Sphecoidea

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