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单词 peatland
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Definition of peatland in English:

peatland

nounˈpiːtlandˈpētˌland
mass nounalso peatlands
  • Land consisting largely of peat or peat bogs.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr Lobley will be helping to monitor how the thawing of vast peatlands is affecting the environment by releasing gases into the atmosphere.
    • Limestone, serpentine, and acidic rock types are extensive in western Newfoundland; peatlands, fens, and forest cover large areas.
    • Soggy peatlands, wetlands, or increased agriculture could all lead to increases in the carbon levels.
    • ‘If other experts believe that this higher level of CO2 is propelling global warming, then of course tropical peatlands are part of that,’ he added.
    • Only a small proportion of Ireland's vast peatlands is still of conservation importance.
    • Preliminary calculations suggest peatland could become carbon generators if global temperatures continue to rise, drying out the peatlands.
    • But scientists and conservationists are just beginning to fully understand the role of peatlands in the environment.
    • Peat-free products are those which are not sourced from the natural peat bogs and peatlands.
    • Northern wetlands, especially peatlands, play a major role in global carbon cycles and climate change because they fix carbon from atmosphere in the biomass of the living vegetation.
    • The trees and peatlands of the vast northern boreal forest comprise one of the planet's largest carbon reservoirs.
    • These regions, in fact, did support widespread wetlands and/or peatlands in the historical past, which subsequently became filled in, ploughed over, and drained.
    • Much more work is needed to understand peat accumulation processes in permanently frozen peatlands.
    • These records considerably enhance the scientific and conservation value of peatlands, for it is only by understanding the recent past that we can evaluate fully the present environment.
    • Patterned fens are one of five morphologically distinct types of peatlands occurring in Maine.
    • She said the West Siberian Lowland indeed falls within a hot spot but added that whether thawing peatlands will accelerate global warming remains an open question.
    • Flooding by hydroelectric reservoirs is especially detrimental to permanently frozen peatlands because the overall permafrost regime is completely altered or obliterated.
    • While the 460 ft-high turbines will not infringe on the peatlands, there is concern that an extensive 104-mile road network criss-crossing the landscape will cause irreparable damage.
    • There was so much interest in peatlands during this period that a Canadian Peat Society was formed in 1911.
    • Where and how water is situated within wetlands, especially peatlands, is controlled by physical characteristics of the peat.
    • Several authors have observed increased species richness in forested vs. open peatlands, because of the higher degree of habitat heterogeneity offered by a forest.
 
 

Definition of peatland in US English:

peatland

nounˈpētˌland
also peatlands
  • Land consisting largely of peat or peat bogs.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These regions, in fact, did support widespread wetlands and/or peatlands in the historical past, which subsequently became filled in, ploughed over, and drained.
    • These records considerably enhance the scientific and conservation value of peatlands, for it is only by understanding the recent past that we can evaluate fully the present environment.
    • But scientists and conservationists are just beginning to fully understand the role of peatlands in the environment.
    • Much more work is needed to understand peat accumulation processes in permanently frozen peatlands.
    • The trees and peatlands of the vast northern boreal forest comprise one of the planet's largest carbon reservoirs.
    • Limestone, serpentine, and acidic rock types are extensive in western Newfoundland; peatlands, fens, and forest cover large areas.
    • Soggy peatlands, wetlands, or increased agriculture could all lead to increases in the carbon levels.
    • She said the West Siberian Lowland indeed falls within a hot spot but added that whether thawing peatlands will accelerate global warming remains an open question.
    • Peat-free products are those which are not sourced from the natural peat bogs and peatlands.
    • While the 460 ft-high turbines will not infringe on the peatlands, there is concern that an extensive 104-mile road network criss-crossing the landscape will cause irreparable damage.
    • Flooding by hydroelectric reservoirs is especially detrimental to permanently frozen peatlands because the overall permafrost regime is completely altered or obliterated.
    • There was so much interest in peatlands during this period that a Canadian Peat Society was formed in 1911.
    • Where and how water is situated within wetlands, especially peatlands, is controlled by physical characteristics of the peat.
    • Several authors have observed increased species richness in forested vs. open peatlands, because of the higher degree of habitat heterogeneity offered by a forest.
    • Patterned fens are one of five morphologically distinct types of peatlands occurring in Maine.
    • Only a small proportion of Ireland's vast peatlands is still of conservation importance.
    • Mr Lobley will be helping to monitor how the thawing of vast peatlands is affecting the environment by releasing gases into the atmosphere.
    • Northern wetlands, especially peatlands, play a major role in global carbon cycles and climate change because they fix carbon from atmosphere in the biomass of the living vegetation.
    • Preliminary calculations suggest peatland could become carbon generators if global temperatures continue to rise, drying out the peatlands.
    • ‘If other experts believe that this higher level of CO2 is propelling global warming, then of course tropical peatlands are part of that,’ he added.
 
 
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