Bogs, muskegs, and fens are the "kidneys of the earth" - landscapes built up over millenia. Worth protecting, and finding ...

In Indonesia, companies with peatland in their concessions have typically cut canals through this layer to drain it ahead of planting, rendering the peat layer tinder-dry and highly flammable.

According to the study, a thick Sphagnum moss layer forms rapidly during the first 10 years after successful restoration, ...

The degree of decomposition decreases through the second zone until it reaches the thin first layer formed of living moss. Peat moss used in horticulture and for other purposes is harvested from ...

Every 250 meters, we would stick metal poles in the ground to measure the thickness of the peat layer. To our astonishment, we often found peat of up to 6 meters deep just a few kilometers away ...

of protected forest with a peat layer 2-3 m (6-10 ft) deep. And while deforestation in other villages doesn’t overlap with the “no-go zone,” it still occurs in areas that are part of the ...

you need a so-called casing layer on top of the substrate to make those fruiting bodies form. That is what the peat is used for. It is very good for the task because it holds a lot of water and ...

A large chunk of oak, preserved and stained black by its millennia in a layer of Berkshire peat, has been revealed as the oldest piece of carved wood in Britain, dated to more than 6,000 years ...

A white plastic gas measuring chamber is a daily tool for the researchers. Source: Ülo Mander In a dry peatland, the water level drops and the upper peat layer becomes oxygen-rich. This enhances both ...

To harvest it for use in compost, peat bogs are drained and cleared of all vegetation. Harvesting not only removes around a 20cm layer of peat every year – in other words, a century’s worth of peat ...