Bog

A bog is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material. The term peat bog in common usage is not entirely redundant, although it would be proper to call these sphagnum bogs if the peat is composed mostly of acidophilic moss (peat moss or Sphagnum spp.). Lichens are a principal component of peat in the far north. Moisture is provided entirely by precipitation and for this reason bog waters are acidic and termed ombrotrophic (or cloud-fed) which accounts for their low plant nutrient status. Excess rainfall outflows giving bog waters a distinctive tan colour.

Literature

Gothic Fiction is commonly set on the moor, an English bog. One example is "The Hound of the Baskervilles", a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Related Topics:
Gothic Fiction - English - The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved, by P.V. Glob, is a classic study of archaeology. The book is about the iron-age culture of Denmark, and the victims of ritual sacrifice by strangulation. The corpses were thrown into peat bogs where they were discovered after 2000 years, perfectly preserved, down to their facial expressions, although well-tanned by the acidic environment of the Danish bogs.

Related Topics:
Archaeology - Denmark

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