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Meaning of "peatland" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEATLAND

peatland  [ˈpiːtˌlænd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEATLAND

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Peatland is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PEATLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

peatland

Mire

A mire or quagmire, sometimes called a peatland in North America, is a wetland terrain without forest cover dominated by living, peat-forming plants. For botanists and ecologists, the term peatland is a more universal term for any terrain dominated by peat to a depth of 30–40 cm, even if it has been completely drained. There are two types of mire – fens and bogs. A bog is situated on a domed-shaped land form, is higher than the surrounding landscape, and obtains most of its water from rainfall while a fen is located on a slope, flat, or depression and gets its water from both rainfall and surface water. Also, while a bog is always acidic and nutrient-poor, a fen may be either acidic or alkaline and either nutrient-poor or nutrient-rich. A mire is distinguished from a swamp by its lack of a forest canopy, and from a marsh by its water nutrients and distribution as well as its plant life.:p.13 Because mires rely on rainwater for moisture, they are usually deficient in both oxygen and phosphorus, though they may vary widely with regard to nitrogen.:p.14 These things mean that mires are a kind of "...living relic...

Definition of peatland in the English dictionary

The definition of peatland in the dictionary is an area of land consisting of peat bogs, usually containing many species of flora and fauna.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEATLAND


coastland
ˈkəʊstˌlænd
cotland
ˈkɒtˌlænd
Disneyland
ˈdɪznɪˌlænd
eastland
ˈiːstˌlænd
flatland
ˈflætˌlænd
forestland
ˈfɒrɪstˌlænd
Gelderland
ˈɡɛldəˌlænd
heartland
ˈhɑːtˌlænd
homeland
ˈhəʊmˌlænd
Lakeland
ˈleɪkˌlænd
Maryland
ˈmɛərɪˌlænd
outland
ˈaʊtˌlænd
overland
ˈəʊvəˌlænd
Queensland
ˈkwiːnzˌlænd
Swaziland
ˈswɑːzɪˌlænd
Thailand
ˈtaɪˌlænd
timberland
ˈtɪmbəˌlænd
wasteland
ˈweɪstˌlænd
wheatland
ˈwiːtˌlænd
wonderland
ˈwʌndəˌlænd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEATLAND

peascod
pease
pease pudding
pease-brose
peasecod
peashooter
peasouper
peat
peat bog
peat moss
peat pot
peat reek
peatary
peatman
peatship
peaty
peau de soie
peavey
peavies
peavy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEATLAND

Cartland
Church of Scotland
Deutschland
England
Finland
Gotland
Gottland
holland
Ireland
Isle of Portland
Jutland
Maitland
Margaret of Scotland
Portland
Rutland
Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland
Shetland
wetland
Zetland

Synonyms and antonyms of peatland in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peatland» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEATLAND

Find out the translation of peatland to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peatland from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peatland» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

泥炭地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turberas
570 millions of speakers

English

peatland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

peatland
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أراضي الخث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

торфяники
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turfeiras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

peatland
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tourbières
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanah gambut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Moor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

泥炭地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peatland
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đất than bùn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

peatland
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेटलँड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Turbalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torbiere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

torfowiskami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

торфовища
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turbării
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τυρφώνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

turf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

torvmark
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

myrland
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peatland

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEATLAND»

The term «peatland» is regularly used and occupies the 62.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEATLAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peatland

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEATLAND»

Discover the use of peatland in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peatland and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Boreal Peatland Ecosystems
This volume adopts an ecosystems approach to understanding the world's boreal peatlands.
R.K. Wieder, D.H. Vitt, 2006
2
Peatland Forestry: Ecology and Principles
In the British Isles afforestation of open peatlands is associated with drainage. This monograph is a review and synthesis of peatland forestry on northern peatland (mire) ecosystems.
Eero Paavilainen, Juhani Päivänen, 1995
3
Peatland Biogeochemistry and Watershed Hydrology at the ...
The book concludes with a look at the latest and on-going studies such as this century’s research into controls on methylmercury production and landscape-level carbon storage and cycling.
Randall Kolka, Stephen Sebestyen, Elon S. Verry, 2011
4
Manual for the Control of Fire in Peatlands and Peatland Forest
Foreword. 3. L. and and forest fire is a serious problem which Indonesia has to face in the dry season almost every year. Such fires occur not only on dry land but also on wetlands (mainly peatlands). Peatland forest fire is much more difficult to ...
‎2005
5
Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems
Yet, any land use in peatland forests is important to GHG emissions. For example , peatland forests in Finnland dominate the C balance of the forestry sector (Laiho et al. 2008). When Finnish peatland forests lose C, it overrides any sink ...
Klaus Lorenz, R. Lal, 2009
6
Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands
We have highlighted the importance of being able to model peatland-atmosphere carbon exchanges over the coming decades but have suggested that existing approaches to such modeling are unlikely to succeed, at least for peatlands that ...
Andrew J. Baird, Lisa R. Belyea Belyea, Xavier Comas, 2013
7
Ecohydrological Controls on Peatland Carbon Cycling ...
Northern peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle storing approximately one third of the world's soil carbon, acting as a significant source of atmospheric methane (CH4) and releasing dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to ...
Maria Strack, 2006
8
Peatlands and Environmental Change
The book is divided into four parts that look in turn at the nature of peatland classification and terminology, hydrological and ecological processes and peatland growth, changes in peatlands and their influence on the environment, and ...
Dan Charman, 2002
9
Partitioning Belowground Respiration in a Northern Peatland
SOM respiration was higher than hypothesized at 63% while root and rhizosphere respiration were lower than hypothesized at 21% and 16%, respectively, of total belowground respiration.
Heather Stewart, 2006
10
Designing and Conducting a Forest Inventory - case: 9th ...
A part of the peatland drainage operations has taken place on poorly productive and unproductive forestry lands, the latter ones being almost treeless sites. Drainage has lowered the water table and increased the timber productivity and ...
Erkki Tomppo, Juha Heikkinen, Helena M. Henttonen, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEATLAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peatland is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Meath resident granted leave to appeal decision on wind farm
Consultation on wind farm below EU standards, hearing told · A wind farm development at Bruckana on Bord na Móna's cutaway peatland on ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Parts of Forest of Bowland being deliberately set on fire 'to boost …
... of wildfire and also can contribute to the effectiveness of peatland restoration aiding the introduction of other moisture holding plant species.” ... «Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Foodmakers' Turn to Palm Oil May Be Adding Carbon
Wilmar International Ltd., the world's largest palm oil trader, also made waves when it vowed in 2013 to end deforestation, peatland destruction ... «Bloomberg BNA, Jul 15»
4
Island in focus: Fire razes state forests in Jambi
Irmansyah also urged residents living close to peatland to refrain from carelessly throwing cigarette butts because peatland is highly flammable ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
5
Palm Oil Is In Everything -- And It's Destroying Southeast Asia's Forests
In 2011, Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared a moratorium on destroying primary forests and peatland -- a ban he reaffirmed this year. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Ilkley school learns about water on the Moor
... to White Wells cottage, over to the upper tarn, down through the moor to observe a small area of peatland and back to the starting point. «Ilkley Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Swamp power: how the world's wetlands can help stop climate change
Peatland makes up just 3% of the continent's agricultural land but, because of poor management and degradation, is responsible for more than ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Laurentian University soil scientist gets down and dirty in northern …
That's because, when plant material in a peatland dies underwater, it doesn't decompose like a leaf would on a forest floor. "You get this ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
9
Peatland emissions from oil palm conversion highly understated …
Peatland emissions from oil palm conversion highly understated: report .... A drainage canal extends into a peatland forest in Indonesia's ... «Mongabay.com, Jul 15»
10
Forests Play a Complex But Crucial Role in the Climate Change …
The company further committed to protect forested peatland, to respect the rights of indigenous peoples, and to follow responsible forest ... «Justmeans, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Peatland [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/peatland>. May 2024 ».
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