Peat Layer In Cliff
by Dr Morley Read/science Photo Library
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Peat Layer In Cliff
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Dr Morley Read/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Peat layer (black) over bedrock in a cliff. Peat is of organic origin, comprising plant debris that decomposed in anaerobic (airless) conditions, such as in a waterlogged area like a marsh. Peat can be used as a fuel and as a fertiliser. Photographed near Quito, Ecuador, at an altitude of 3800-4000 metres on the paramo, a region of high-altitude grasslands in the Andes mountains.
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September 16th, 2018
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