Peat in the mountains of New Guinea
PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority,PNG Forestry Authority,PNG Department of Agriculture and Livestock,Climate Change and Development Authority in PNG
Peatlands are common in montane areas above 1,000 m in New Guinea and become extensive above 3,000 m in the subalpine zone. In the montane mires, swamp forests and grass or sedge fens predominate on swampy alley bottoms. These mires may be 4–8 m...