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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resources
  3. land resources
  4. wetlands
  5. peatlands

Preferred term

peatlands

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Peatland is a generic term for an extensive tract of wetland where peat has formed. They develop more extensively in northern areas where water drainage is blocked, precipitation is retained, and organic matter decomposition is slowed.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • peat bogs

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18404

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