The acid reaction, low temperatures, and lack of nutrients were found not to be the primary factors inhibiting the destruction of the peat. The limited content of oxygen in the peatbogs leads to a drastic decrease in the number of mycelial microorganisms and a reduction of the activity of ...
Amid the bogs, ornithologists have listed 60 species of birds, 100 different types of insects and 113 plants, mosses and lichen. They are a naturalist’s paradise, but they turn into a wasteland once the peat is stripped away. The Dutch were not alone in raising the alarm. British botani...