mire

Japanese: mire
mire

…In Europe and the United States, there are many more specific terms for marshes, but there is no equivalent to the Japanese term marsh. Marshes are broadly divided into marshes, swamps, and peat bogs, depending on whether or not they contain peat. Marshes are found on the banks of lakes and on the floodplains of rivers with poor drainage, and are nourished by water rich in nutrients, so peat does not accumulate. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "mire" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…欧米では湿原に対して細分された語が発達しており,日本の湿原という総称に対応する語はない。湿原は泥炭(ピートpeat)ができているかどうかで,沼沢湿原marsh,swampと泥炭湿原mireに大別される。 沼沢湿原は,湖沼の岸や河川の排水の悪い氾濫(はんらん)原などにみられ,栄養物質に富んだ水に涵養(かんよう)され,泥炭は集積しない。…

※「mire」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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