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The 26 pages that link to Peat, each with the reason it gives.

• CarboniferousBroader topic: Peat was the precursor to many Carboniferous coal seams.

• PeatlandBroader topic: Its gradual accumulation is what turns a waterlogged landscape into a peatland.

• CoalBroader topic: Many coal deposits began as peat in ancient wetlands.

• Fossil fuelBroader topic: It is an early stage in the formation of many coal deposits.

• BryophyteRelated: Peat forms largely from Sphagnum and other plants, storing carbon in bryophyte-rich wetlands.

• Carboniferous rainforest collapseRelated: Peat formation depended on the wet environments that contracted during the collapse.

• CompostCompared with: Peat is harvested from natural deposits, unlike compost made from managed organic residues.

• DetritusBroader topic: Persistent detritus accumulation forms peat when decay is slow.

• MossRelated: Dead moss, particularly Sphagnum, is a major source of peat.

• Salt marshRelated: Roots and plant remains add organic material that can build marsh elevation.

• Soil carbonBroader topic: Peat soils contain exceptionally large organic carbon stores formed under restricted decomposition.

• HumusCompared with: Peat is an organic deposit formed under waterlogged conditions, unlike humus as a soil fraction.

• BogRelated: Slow decomposition lets plant remains build into the deep deposits characteristic of bogs.

• MarshRelated: Some marshes accumulate peat where plant production exceeds decomposition.

• Peatland drainageNarrower topic: The properties and stored carbon of peat determine many consequences of draining it.

• Raised bogNarrower topic: Peat accumulation is the material process that raises the bog above surrounding land.

• Coal forestRelated: Peat is the precursor material from which coal can develop after burial and alteration.

• CyperaceaeRelated: Sedge-dominated wetlands can contribute plant matter to peat accumulation and carbon storage.

• Peat swamp forestBroader topic: Its deep accumulation forms the forest’s carbon-rich substrate.

• Scotch whiskyRelated: Burning peat to dry malt can give Scotch whisky smoky aromas.

• Hudson Bay LowlandsRelated: Slow decomposition allows thick peat deposits to build across the lowlands.

• Great Dismal SwampRelated: Its deposits store carbon and form the swamp’s deep, combustible soils.

• Earth (soil and ground)Broader topic: Peat is an organic ground material rather than predominantly mineral soil.

• MoorlandRelated: Peat soils form beneath many wet moors and store large amounts of carbon.

• Picea marianaRelated: Black spruce peatlands store carbon in slowly decomposing organic soils.

• Vasyugan SwampRelated: Centuries of peat accumulation built the swamp’s thick organic deposits.