Pond in a New England bog, Hawley, Massachusetts.

Pond in a New England bog, Hawley, Massachusetts. Stock Photo
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Custom Life Science Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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AYNB3W

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48.1 MB (2.7 MB Compressed download)

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4695 x 3582 px | 39.8 x 30.3 cm | 15.7 x 11.9 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

2007

Location:

Hawley, Massachusetts, United States

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An undisturbed natural New England bog. A thirty-foot thick mat of sphagnum moss floats on acidic stagnant water. Usable nitrogen is scarce in bogs, so many plants have evolved carnivorous lifestyles to obtain nitrogen. Most bog plants are acidophilic or acid tolerant.