raised bog

raised bog

English

Noun

raised bog (plural raised bogs)

1. 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