FORESTRY
FOREST PROTECTION
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Question
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why are peat bags important?
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they look good
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the dark colour help provide warmth for birds
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they are an important nitrate sink, containing more ‘locked away’ nitrates than the earths forests.
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they are an important carbon sink, containing more ‘locked away ‘ carbon than that earth’s forest.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Peat is hugely important to the environment – acting as a carbon store, wildlife habitat and flood controller, as well as holding the stories of our past.
Detailed explanation-2: -But scientists eventually learned that thick brown peat holds a secret: vast stores of carbon sealed underground-and out of the atmosphere-making the muck one of the world’s best carbon sinks.
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