acidic conditions. It doesn’t decompose, acting almost like a giant mat of living carbon. But when it’s threatened, that carbon has to go somewhere. The main threat to bogs — draining for ...

Blanket bogs are a globally rare habitat. 13% of the world’s blanket bog is in the UK ... Likewise, the trees are not suited to the waterlogged, acidic conditions and struggle against the elements ...

acidic conditions. It doesn’t decompose, acting almost like a giant mat of living carbon. But when it’s threatened, that carbon has to go somewhere. The main threat to bogs – draining for ...

Fungi and mycobacteria compete for growth in these bogs' decomposing “gray layer,” which is acidic, nutrient-poor, and oxygen-poor, much like the lesions seen in TB patients' lungs.