bogwood

bogwood
wood preserved under the anaerobic conditions of bogs, used as a habitat for fishes, a growing surface for plants and as decoration in aquaria. Leaching of tannins turns the water brown, but also softens hard waters and increases acidity, beneficial in some freshwater aquaria

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bogwood — Bog wood , n. The wood of trees, esp. of oaks, dug up from peat bogs. It is of a shining black or ebony color, and is largely used for making ornaments. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bogwood — /bog wood , bawg /, n. See bog oak. [1820 30; BOG1 + WOOD1] * * * …   Universalium

  • bogwood — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the wood of trees preserved in peat bogs and used chiefly for ornamental purposes * * * /bog wood , bawg /, n. See bog oak. [1820 30; BOG1 + WOOD1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bog-wood — and boulders at the Stumpy Knowe near South Auchenmade. Bog wood, also known as morta[citation needed] is wood from trees that have been buried in peat bogs …   Wikipedia

  • G-SALE — Infobox Film name = G Sale caption = G Sale Limited Edition DVD director = Randy Nargi writer = Randy Nargi starring = Jessi Badami Scott Burns Tracey Conway producer = Jessi Badami distributor = Bogwood Films released = November 15, 2005 runtime …   Wikipedia

  • Sterba's corydoras — Corydoras sterbai Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Anubias — Taxobox name = Anubias image width = 240px image caption = Anubias barteri var. nana on a bogwood (top view) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Alismatales familia = Araceae genus = Anubias genus authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Pseudorinelepis genibarbis — Pineapple pleco Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Biotope — is an area of uniform environmental conditions providing a living place for a specific assemblage of plants and animals. Biotope is almost synonymous with the term habitat, but while the subject of a habitat is a species or a population, the… …   Wikipedia

  • Ancistrus — Taxobox name = Ancistrus image width = 250px image caption = A young male Ancistrus , without fully grown bristles. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Loricariidae subfamilia = Hypostominae… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”