Aapa, palsa and polygon mires

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• Altitude zones (terrestrial and marine) (no records)
• Marine depth zones, more detailed than altitude zones (no records)
• Climate zones (no records)
• Geomorphology typesHabitat type other information (2 records)

  Name	Description
  Mire ridges and hummocks	Ridges and hummocks with alternating hollows transverse to the slope in a mire system
  Mire polygons	Large polygons in a mire system, 10 to 30 metres in diameter, formed by the juxtaposition of dry ridges, 0.3 to 0.5 metres high, and wet hollows

  
  
• Substrate typesHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Frozen subsoil	Permafrost; permanently frozen subsoil that maintains a temperature below 0 degrees C continuously for two years or longer

  
  
• Dominant life formsHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Bryophytes	Species belonging to the major grouping or phylum of green lower plants, comprising the mosses and liverworts.

  
  
• Percentage cover by vegetation (no records)
• Characteristics of wetness/drynessHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Waterlogged	Saturated, with the water table just above, at, or close to the surface and no significant water movement

  
  
• Characteristics of water flow, source and quality (no records)
• Salinity values, for marine habitats only (no records)
• Exposure typesHabitat type other information (2 records)

  Name	Description
  Frost	n/a
  Ice	n/a

  
  
• Acidity, salinity, trophic status (no records)
• Characterising temperature (no records)
• Light intensity (no records)
• Spatial parameters of size and shape (no records)
• Temporal parameters (no records)
• Human activities and impacts (no records)
• Levels of habitat usage (no records)