Raised bog (Ecosystems 🏞️)

Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bogs, unlike fens, are exclusively fed by precipitation and from mineral salts introduced from the air. They thus represent a special type of bog, hydrologically, ecologically and in terms of their development hist...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised_bog

#RaisedBog #Bogs #Ecosystems

📖 From the Bog to the Cloud
Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland

https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/from-the-bog-to-the-cloud

Fascinating history of the datacenter boom in Ireland with surprisingly literal links to the peat bogs.

Caught the launch of this book tonight in Cork, aiming to read it asap!

#ireland #bigtech #bogs

CAM #photosynthesis discovered in carnivorous plants
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-cam-photosynthesis-carnivorous.html

"Most #CarnivorousPlants colonize wet, nutrient-poor habitats such as #bogs or #swamps. One of the few exceptions is the genus #Pinguicula... they thrive on rocky soils that are very dry for at least half of the year... Until now, it was unknown how the #plants compensate for the lack of water and still have enough to produce the sticky mucilage... in CAM, the stomata of the leaves remain closed during the day"

Lagg (landform) (Ecosystems 🏞️)

A lagg, also called a moat, is the very wet zone on the perimeter of peatland or a bog where water from the adjacent upland collects and flows slowly around the main peat mass.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagg_(landform)

#Lagg #Bogs #Ecosystems

"There is more carbon stored in peatlands than in all the above-ground vegetation in the world. They account for 3% of landmass, but hold at least 30% of soil carbon. Seventy per cent of the UK’s drinking water starts its journey on peatlands, where the bogs not only filter but also slow water, helping to mitigate flooding. This is why draining, extracting and turning peat into agricultural land has consequences"

#Environment #Peat #Bogs #Nature

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/22/uk-bogs-peatlands-borth-conservation-britain-bogs

Bogs always make me feel better. Toss in a spectacular boardwalk and a massive rock formation, and, well, it was a good day.

#Nature #Bogs #WednesdayWalks