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A-Level Biology OCR A

Peat Impact Describe Local Populations Ecosystem Bogs Human

Human activities like afforestation, peat extraction, agricultural intensification, and land drainage have caused peat bogs to dry out, leading to a 90% reduction in lowland raised bogs in the UK over the last century.

Ihmistoiminta, kuten metsittäminen, turpeen otto, maanviljelyn tehostaminen ja maan kuivatus, on kuivattanut turvesoita, johtaen Ison-Britannian alankoturisoiden 90% vähenemiseen viime vuosisadassa.

Front Describe the impact local populations have had on the ecosystem of peat bogs.
Back Human impact on peat bogs:
  • Afforestation (adding forest to where there wasnt one before), peat extraction, agricultural intensification and land drainage contributed to bogs drying out
  • In UK, lowland raised bog diminished by 90% in last 100 years

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