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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 04 Jan 2021

Peatland

Peatland is a terrestrial wetland ecosystem in which the production of organic matter exceeds its decomposition and a net accumulation of peat results.

International Peatland Society

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature