The process is rather simple and natural. A pond or small lake is devoid of a source of moving water and becomes stagnate. Decomposing plant matter begins to suspend in the water and then to settle on the bottom of the water. Sphagnum moss begins to creep inward from the shoreline until the water is completely overwhelmed. In time, the once living lake surrenders to terrestrialization.
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July 13, 2008 18:51
Lessons from the Bog: Surrender






