"Peat soils" refer to a type of soil that is made up of partially decomposed remains of plants and other organic matter, such as mosses and grasses. These soils are usually found in wetland areas, such as bogs or marshes. Full definition
To help address this gap, Anderson et al. measured the size and direction of the carbon and energy fluxes from 7 hectares of wetlands restored in 1997 on peat soils in California's Sacramento — San Joaquin Delta. (eos.org)
As the WWF points out, many of these forests sit on top of some of the deepest peat soils in the world. (treehugger.com)
North Carolina's Albemarle - Pamlico peninsula is a patchwork of peat soils called pocosins (Algonquin for «swamp on a hill»), thick deposits of decomposed plant matter that store high amounts of carbon. (americancarbonregistry.org)