acrotelm

English

Noun

acrotelm (plural acrotelms)

  1. The top layer of a peat bog, above the catotelm, where there are living plants.
    • 1983, Mires -- swamp, bog, fen, and moor‎[1], volume 4, page 133:
      Romanov (1968a) reported very much higher values in the acrotelms of bogs in the Soviet Union.
    • 1995, International Conference on Wetlands (1994 : University of Bristol), Wetlands : archaeology and nature conservation : proceedings of the International Conference, Wetlands : archaeology and nature conservation, held at the University of Bristol, 11-14 April 1994‎[2], page 11:
      To determine the feasibility of this idea, she worked with various government agencies to explore the acrotelm and catotelm bog environments.

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