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Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands
- > Seems to be mainly peat bogs. "Swamp" occurs once in the AB ev, but only in a general sense. Propose to remove
If the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands would disappear from the "Swamps and marshes" connection, I would propose to make a new connection called "
Bogs", with the same rationale as for "Swamps and marshes", i.e. that the word "bog" needs to feature in the officla description or the AB Evaluation.
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New connection proposal:
BogsDescription: WHS that include significant bogs.
"A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials – often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands." (
English Wikipedia - Bog)
The terms "Bog" must occur in the official description or the AB evaluation.
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Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands – "The main ecosystems are ancient deciduous Colchic rainforests and wetlands, percolation bogs and other mire types of the distinct Colchic mire region. The percolation bogs are of particular global importance as they do not exist anywhere else in the world." (Official description)
L'Anse aux Meadows – "The buildings include three dwellings, one forge and four workshops, on a narrow terrace overlooking a peat bog and small brook near the shore of Epaves Bay in the Straight of Belle Isle." "Extensive archaeological research after the site's discovery in 1960 revealed that the timber-framed structures were constructed with a particular type of gabled roof and covered with turf taken from the surrounding peat bog." (Official description)
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves – "The mosaic includes oak forests, different types of tropical rainforest, cloud forest and the rare high altitude bogs and grasslands." (Official description)
Virgin Komi Forests – "This vast area of conifers, aspens, birches, peat bogs, rivers and natural lakes has been monitored and studied for over 50 years." (Official description)
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Possible doubt of adding the connection: does this double up with the "
Peat" connection?