Deforestation and Destruction of Peat Bogs
- Created by: Sophie
- Created on: 29-04-13 14:50
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- Deforestation and the Destruction of Peat Bogs
- Destroying Peat Bogs adds more CO2 into the atmosphere
- Bogsa re areas of land that are acidic and waterlogged . Partly rotted plants build up to form peat (they don't fully decay due to abscence of O2)
- Stores of carbon
- Often drained to be used as farmland, and peat cut up and dried for fuel
- Peat starts to decompose once bogs are drained so CO2 is released- adds to greenhouse affect
- Use peat-free composts for gardens to reduce demand for peat
- Deforestation is done to..
- Provide timber for building
- To clear land for farming (more food or grow crops for biofuels)
- Produce paper from wood
- Problems with deforestation
- More methane in the atmposhere- e.g cattle produce methane
- More CO2 in the atmosphere- when trees are burnt, microorganisms feeding on dead wood release CO2 during respiration
- Less CO2 taken in- photosynthesis reduced
- Reduced biodiversity; may species in a habit becoming extinct. Lost oppurtunities- e.g things for medicine lost.
- Biodiversity= a variety of species in a habitat
- Destroying Peat Bogs adds more CO2 into the atmosphere
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