Black water peat swamp forest, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia
© Jeremiah Harris
Description
These tropical swamps have closed forest canopies and experience high rainfall and consistent temperatures all year. In some, peat accumulates in anaerobic black water conditions, while others are highly productive white-water systems, with frequent refilling and turnover of nutrients. Trees and other plants, such as palms, pitcher plants, epiphytic mosses and ferns grow in soils that are waterlogged or periodically inundated.
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|---|---|---|
| Mapeamento de Recursos Naturais – Base contínua de Vegetação do Brasil - Escala 1:250 000 | CC BY 4.0 | 97.4% |
| Cote d'Ivoire BNETD 2020 Land Cover Map | CC BY 4.0 | 1.02% |
| Remnant 2021 broad vegetation groups - Queensland | CC BY 4.0 DEED | 0.72% |
| U.S. National Vegetation Classification Macrogroups | CC BY 4.0 | 0.69% |
| Map of the terrestrial ecosystems of Myanmar, Version 1.0 | CC BY 4.0 | 0.09% |