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April, 2009. Montcalm County, MI. Bog is a nutrient-poor peatland characterized by acidic, saturated peat and the prevalence of sphagnum mosses and ericaceous shrubs. Fire and flooding are the main natural disturbance factors. Bogs occur in kettle depressions on pitted outwash and moraines and in flat areas and shallow depressions on glacial outwash and glacial lakeplain. The overall topography of bogs is flat to gently undulating with microtopography characterized by hummocks and hollows. Beca Sarracenia Purpurea, Peat Bog, Pitcher Plant, Carnivorous Plants

April, 2009. Montcalm County, MI. Bog is a nutrient-poor peatland characterized by acidic, saturated peat and the prevalence of sphagnum mosses and ericaceous shrubs. Fire and flooding are the main natural disturbance factors. Bogs occur in kettle depressions on pitted outwash and moraines and in flat areas and shallow depressions on glacial outwash and glacial lakeplain. The overall topography of bogs is flat to gently undulating with microtopography characterized by hummocks and hollows…

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