A peatland that is actively forming peat is called a mire. All types of mires share the common characteristic of being saturated with water, at least seasonally with actively forming peat , …

Different countries classify their peatlands differently, but commonly peatlands are referred to by various names such as bogs, fens, and mires. According to Joosten & Clarke (2002), a mire …

A peat mire is defined as a wetland area where peat accumulates due to the annual input of waterlogged helophytic plant remains exceeding the annual breakdown and decay, typically …

Mires and Peat is a peer-reviewed internet journal focusing specifically on mires, peatlands and peat. As a truly “free-to-users” publication (i.e. NO CHARGES to authors OR readers), it is …

Most mire classifications have been developed for peatlands of the northern hemisphere within the boreal and temperate zones where Sphagnum mosses predominate as the principal peat …

A lump of peat Peat stacks in Südmoslesfehn (district of Oldenburg, Germany) in 2013 Peat gatherers at Westhay, Somerset Levels in 1905 Peat extraction in East Frisia, Germany. Peat …

The worldwide largest peat basin is the West-Siberian Plain (Fig. 2), where peatlands cover 592 440 km 2, i.e. 15% of the global peatland extent, and contain 70.21 Gt of carbon, i.e. 12% of …

Jan 1, 2016 · Mires, or peat-forming systems, have traditionally been recognised as falling into two broad peat-forming types – minerotrophic fens fed by groundwater or collected surface …

May 17, 2018 · Many approaches to the classification of peat-forming (mire) systems have been devised over the years, each with its own particular focus. The present review restricts itself to …

Although landform and climate are important influences, the source of water is the key factor in distinguishing two broad classes of mire ecosystem. Minerotrophic fens are peatforming …