EA: WETLAND_SURFACE_FORM
EE: STRING_BOG
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
20
EA label:
WETLAND_SURFACE_FORM
Concept definition:
A <
BOG
> characterized by a pattern of narrow (<<
WIDTH
>> 2 to 3 metres), low (<<
HEIGHT
>> less than 1 metre) <
RIDGE
>s oriented at right angles to the <
DIRECTION
> of drainage; string bog. Wet <
TERRAIN_DEPRESSION
>s or pools occur between the <
RIDGE
>s. The <
WATER
> and peat are very low in nutrients because the <
WATER
> has been derived from other ombrotrophic wetlands. The peat <<
THICKNESS
>> is greater than 1 metre.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
FACC
, Annex B, BOC:2]
Supplemental references:
[
ECORC
, Wetland Surface Forms, B15]
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