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paludification

paludification noun: the formation or expansion of swamp or bog.

Noun

paludification (countable and uncountable, plural paludifications)

  1. The formation or expansion of swamp or bog.
    • On the eastern side of Lago Fontana small bogs are to be found here and there, paludifications of spring water where there is still sufficient moraine bed; most of them, however, are already dried and covered with sand.1958, The Pleistocene of Fuego-Patagonia - Part 2, page 113
    • Each peatland has its own individuality within the broad themes; there may be both lakefill and paludification, or perhaps some combination of both; there may be “final” peatland stages either wooded or treeless —most, it would appear, are combinations, variable in space and time.2000, Charles W. Johnson, Bogs of the Northeast, →ISBN

Examples of paludification in a sentence

  • Research by Backman (1919) proved, however, that only about 5% of the swamps had arisin in that way, and that the paludification of mineral soils was the most common source of swamps.2013, John A. Romberger, Peitsa Mikola, International Review of Forestry Research - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 45:
  • At sites undergoing paludification, litter can accumulate to great thicknesses, as soils become increasingly colder, wetter, and nutrient-poor.2015, Randall J. Schaetzl, Michael L. Thompson, Soils, →ISBN, page 331:

Forms of paludification

pluralpaludifications

Origin of paludification

From Latin paludem + -ification.

Questions about paludification

What does paludification mean?
Paludification means the formation or expansion of swamp or bog.
How do you use paludification in a sentence?
Research by Backman (1919) proved, however, that only about 5% of the swamps had arisin in that way, and that the paludification of mineral soils was the most common source of swamps.
What part of speech is paludification?
Paludification is a noun.
What is the plural of paludification?
The plural of paludification is paludifications.

Words near paludification in the dictionary

  1. paludicole
  2. paludicoline
  3. paludicolous
  4. paludicultural
  5. paludiculture
  6. paludification
  7. paludifications
  8. paludified
  9. paludifies
  10. paludify
  11. paludifying

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