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In Austria, peatlands cover an area of 26,665 ha². Three main groups of peatland have been identified; fens, transitional bog and ombrotrophic (rain fed) bogs. To date 3,244 ha² of the total peatland area is protected for nature conservation.

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Rotmoos of Weichselboden, raised bog, Eastern Limestone Alps, County Styria.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Bog complex Gerzkopf, Northern Shale Alps, County Salzburg.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Schwarze Lacken (Black Lake) at Gerzkopf, terrestrialisation mire, Northern Shale Alps, County Salzburg.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Condensation mire at Klammhöhe, Eastern Limestone Alps, County Styria.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Saddle bog "Gleinser Maehder", Central Alps, County Tyrol.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Raunach Moos, calcareous percolating mire, Basin of Klagenfurt, County Carinthia.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

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	Rotmoos of Weichselboden, raised bog, Eastern Limestone Alps, County Styria. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
	Bog complex Gerzkopf, Northern Shale Alps, County Salzburg. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
	Schwarze Lacken (Black Lake) at Gerzkopf, terrestrialisation mire, Northern Shale Alps, County Salzburg. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
	Condensation mire at Klammhöhe, Eastern Limestone Alps, County Styria. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
	Saddle bog "Gleinser Maehder", Central Alps, County Tyrol. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
	Raunach Moos, calcareous percolating mire, Basin of Klagenfurt, County Carinthia. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.