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1332:Marsh organ
1231:Hydric soil
1110:Vernal pool
1093:Shrub swamp
961:Tidal marsh
790:Plateau bog
780:Coastal bog
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603:Reedbed of
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810:Upland bog
805:String bog
800:Raised bog
647:References
589:Miscanthus
426:, various
412:water rail
388:water vole
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224:and as an
159:succession
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58:"Reed bed"
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1081:Myristica
971:Low marsh
785:Kermi bog
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483:nutrients
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216:Although
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182:greywater
155:estuaries
149:found in
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1445:Bog iron
1435:Bog body
1257:Halosere
1209:Histosol
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864:Poor fen
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438:etc.),
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372:Myosotis
250:European
236:Wildlife
230:woodland
211:poor fen
143:reed bed
1541:Ecology
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733:Natural
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