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Peat bogs are composed of rotting vegetation and water, and are formed when the plant material isn't allowed to decompose fully, perhaps because the water is too acidic, or there is not enough oxygen. They have been forming for over 360 million years and are a very early stage in the production of coal. As many countries use them for fuel, notably Ireland and Finland, peat is classed as a fossil fuel.
Peat bogs contain massive amounts of carbon and methane. The world's biggest peat bog, in Western Siberia, and bigger than France and Germany combined, is beginning to thaw after 11,000 years. It has the possibility of releasing billions of tons of methane into the atmosphere with catastrophic dangers to global warming.
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Why can't coal form in the arctic?
Coal forms from peat, and peat forms in bogs. There is not enough organic material in the arctic to form coal.
Where can peat be found?
Peat occurs in former bogs and swamps. Ireland is famous for its peat.
Which bryophyte is found in bogs and swamps and forms peat a source of fuel?
Moss can be found in bogs and swamps and in many countries is used as a form of fuel. There is many types of mosses, one type is called Sphagnum.
What is peat soil and where it is found?
Peat is a soil which derives from decaying vegetable matter in bogs or swamps. It can be found especially where there was formerly a bog which has since dried up.
Is mountain soil is known as peat soil?
No. Peat soil is soil that is found in boreal forests where peat moss and peat bogs prevail. You would be hard pressed to find such soils in the mountain areas. Majority of the soils are very rocky and premature. In Canada such soils are called Regosols and Gleysols.
What bogs do?
Bogs accumulates acidic peat...=)
Why can't coal form in the arctic?
Coal forms from peat, and peat forms in bogs. There is not enough organic material in the arctic to form coal.
Where can peat be found?
Peat occurs in former bogs and swamps. Ireland is famous for its peat.
Peat bogs are composed primarily of?
sphagnum
What do you call fuel taken from bogs?
peat
Why should peat bogs be protected?
peat bogs should be protected because many habitats will be destroyed, global warming will increase and the petrol from the machinery will pollute the atmosphere
What is Ireland's famous fuel?
Peat, from the Irish peat bogs. (Peat is decayed organic material). In Ireland people call it turf.
What was the country known for its peat bogs and potato famine?
Ireland
What is the country known for its peat bogs and potato famine?
Ireland is known for its peat bogs and potato famine. Peat bogs are common in Ireland, and the country experienced a devastating potato famine in the mid-19th century due to a potato blight, which led to widespread suffering and migration.
Peat bogs are composed primarily of what?
Peat is composed of vegetable matter, mostly moss and grasses that grow in a bog.
What country is known for its Peat bogs and potato famine?
That would be Ireland.
Which bryophyte is found in bogs and swamps and forms peat a source of fuel?
Moss can be found in bogs and swamps and in many countries is used as a form of fuel. There is many types of mosses, one type is called Sphagnum.
