raised bog

English

Noun

raised bog (plural raised bogs)

A type of bog in which the center is higher than the edges, resulting in ombrotrophic, acidic, wet habitat that is poor in mineral salts.

Synonyms

ombrotrophic bog

Translations

Translations

Danish: højmose (da)
Dutch: hoogveen (nl)
Estonian: raba (et), kõrgsoo
Finnish: keidassuo (fi), kohosuo (fi), kermikeidas
German: Regenmoore, Hochmoore (de)

Norwegian: nedbørsmyr, ombrogen myr, ombrotrof myr
Polish: torfowisko wysokie (pl)
Swedish: mosse (sv)
Westrobothnian: måsamyr, mara

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