The Borneo Peat Swamp Forests ecoregion represents the peat swamps along the coasts of Borneo and around the clusters of inland lakes associated with the Mahakam and Kapuas rivers. Peat swamp forests occur in areas waterlogged for the better part of the year, where acidic clay soils that create anaerobic conditions prevent dead leaves and wood from decomposing. Over thousands of years this biomass accumulated to create a layer of peat that can be over 20 m deep.
- Geographical region
- Southeastern Asia
- Drainage Basin
- River catchment
- Water body type
- Lake
- Water body name
- Kapuas River
- Water body part
- Water body course
- Water body: tributary of
- Tributary name
- Kapuas River
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