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In Poland peatlands cover an area of 311,940 km². Of this fens account for 92% of the peatland area. Raised and transitional bogs also occur. By 1976 protected peatlands covered an area of 5,448 ha² by the early '90's there were plans to include a further 9,594 ha².

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Biebrza Swamps, Eastern Poland.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Biebrza Swamps, Eastern Poland.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Terrestrialisation mire at Maly Smolak Jezioro, Mazurian Lake District.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Percolating mire partly burried by a sand dune, Slovinski National Park, Pommerania.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Percolating mire Suleceyno, Pommerania.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Small bog in the Bory Tucholskie (Tucholskie Heath), Pommerania.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

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	Biebrza Swamps, Eastern Poland. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
	Biebrza Swamps, Eastern Poland. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
	Terrestrialisation mire at Maly Smolak Jezioro, Mazurian Lake District. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
	Percolating mire partly burried by a sand dune, Slovinski National Park, Pommerania. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
	Percolating mire Suleceyno, Pommerania. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
	Small bog in the Bory Tucholskie (Tucholskie Heath), Pommerania. Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.