The Scottish Highlands were once the site of extensive forests, but these forests have mostly disappeared and been replaced by peat bogs.

苏格兰高地曾经是大片森林的所在地，但这些森林大部分已经消失，取而代之的是泥炭沼泽。

A piece of impassable bog with yield of liquid peat.

一个不可逾越的泥沼区。

As elsewhere in Indonesia, peat in Riau is disappearing.

像印尼其它地区一样，廖内省的泥炭土也在逐渐消失。

In peat pasture areas these emissions are particularly prevalent.

在草炭牧区这些排放尤其普遍。

Inland are fertile lands, expansive peat moors, and in the south, hills.

内陆是肥沃的土地有着广阔的泥炭沼泽，而在南部却是山丘。

Burning peat and vegetation produces smoke rich in tiny airborne particles.

燃烧的泥炭和植被产生的烟雾中充满微小的尘埃粒子。

During filming for Top Gear, it was claimed he damaged a peat bog in Scotland.

据说他在拍摄Top Gear时毁坏了苏格兰的一整片泥炭沼泽地。

Shrouded in white smoke, the peat soil still smoulders under the blackened tree-stumps.

笼罩在白烟中的泥炭土仍闷在一个个烧黑的树桩下。

Next to the park is a stretch of peat-swamp forest, mostly degraded but rich in carbon.

紧靠着公园的是一片连绵的泥炭沼泽森林，大部分已经退化，不过富含碳元素。

Ridges of peat and pools of dark, acidic water form a patterned peatland near Moon Point.

月亮峰附近，隆起的泥炭和黑色水潭、酸性水形成有图案的泥炭地。

Most ancient peat forests die gradually, leaving only spotty evidence of what grew there.

大多数古代的泥炭森林都逐渐消失，只留下曾经存在过的零星证据。

More than half of the wind turbines in Scotland are on highland peat. This is not sensible.

苏格兰半数以上的风力涡轮发电机架设在高原泥炭地上，这可不是明智之举。

Sow on the surface of peat-free compost, water when necessary and pick when big enough.

表面要施些有机肥，必要时要浇水，足够大的时候要采摘。

But when it is low the peat itself catches light, making the fire much harder to extinguish.

但是当地下水位很低的时候，泥炭层自己也会着火，使得大火更加难以扑灭。

The arguments for and against the use of peat are raging still but I don't intend to join in.

对活炭使用与否的争论一波未平一波又起，但是我并不想加入。

Apart from water, peat bogs are largely composed of huge volumes of saturated, undecayed plants.

除了水以外，泥碳沼泽绝大部分是由大量饱含水分却不会腐烂的植物组成。

The world’s smallest fish has been discovered in the peat swamps of the Indonesian Island of Sumatra.

世界上最小的鱼在印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛上的泥炭沼泽中被发现。

As the peat burns, an area that once trapped carbon dioxide has started releasing vast quantities of it.

大量的泥炭正在燃烧，这处曾经吸收二氧化碳的地方，如今却产生了大量二氧化碳。

More than 300, 000 hectares of forest, vegetation and peat land have burned since the fires began in June.

自从六月份大火烧起来之后，超过30万公顷的森林，蔬菜以及泥炭地被烧毁。

Vast stretches of peat bog surrounding the city have dried out and caught fire covering Moscow with choking smog.

城市周围大面积分布的泥炭沼泽已经干涸着火，将莫斯科笼罩在令人窒息的烟雾中。

Whether plunging through a steep-sided gorge or oozing through a peat bog, water is a constant presence in the park.

无论是从陡峭的峡谷中跃出，还是从泥炭沼泽中渗出，水总是在公园中无处不见。

The species of microbes were also similar to those found in other polar environments, such as Arctic peat or tundra.

所发现的微生物种类也与其它极地环境如北极的泥炭或苔原相似。

At the Botanical garden on a hill above St John's, two areas showcase native species: the rock garden and the peat garden.

在圣约翰的一座小山上有一个植物园，里边有两个地方展示了本地物种：石园和泥炭园。

Another crew is focused on collecting plant matter found in a layer of peat, and they are making extraordinary discoveries.

另一名队员的任务是收集泥炭层中发现的植物物质，他们进行的是一项不寻常的发现工作。