Unique wetland of midland Britain

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Chartley Moss, located near Staffordshire, England, and Britain's largest schwingmoor bog, is being threatened by natural causes, even though it is relatively untouched by humans and under the protection of English Nature as a National Nature Reserve. The origin of the bog is thought to be a result of glacial activity and the mining of near-by salt beds. Some elements that separate schwingmoor bogs from more common bogs are the dead trees and the rare fauna, including two types of caddis flies. Both elements result from the high acidity of the water, which has a pH of 3.0. As the peat raft of the bog becomes stable, more woodland species are showing up, a sign that the bog may be disappearing.

Staffordshire, England

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On the move: the recent discovery of orang-utans in the peat swamp forests of Kalimantan has highlighted the urgent need to protect this fragile ecosystem

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An ongoing study of peat swamp forests in the Central Kalimantan region of Borneo suggests the selective logging techniques used there are relatively successful, and that the region is a major habitat for orang-utans. The first extensive study of a peat swamp forest, the project, launched in 1993, found that they contain greater biodiversity than anticipated and contain many endangered species, raising their priority for protection. Up to 3000 orang-utans, or 10% of the world population, could live in the catchment.

Research, Natural history, Forest fauna, Forest animals, Borneo, Orangutan, Orangutans

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Swamp politics

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Florida's Everglades and dependent ecologies continue to decline thanks to pressure from developers and extensive changes in water distribution. A large (14 million) and swelling human population has helped squeeze out many endangered or extinct animal species, and careless motorboating and fishing regularly kill many threatened animals. Ecologists lament the lack of political will to confront the extent of damage done and continuing to occur.

Cover Story, Political aspects, Everglades, Mangrove swamps, Swamp ecology

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