They are less common in the Southern Hemisphere, with the largest being the Magellanic moorland, comprising some 44,000 square kilometers. Sphagnum bogs were widespread in northern Europe[5] but have often been cleared and drained for agriculture.
They are less common in the Southern Hemisphere, with the largest being the Magellanic moorland, comprising some 44,000 square kilometers. Sphagnum bogs were widespread in northern Europe[5] but have often been cleared and drained for agriculture.