A team led by Chris Freeman proposed that an "enzymatic latch" in these ecosystems is caused by the inhibition of phenol oxidase. These ecosystems are often surrounded by an ecotone called a lagg, and they are formed through paludification. In these ecosystems, humification generally occurs faster in the acrotelm than the catotelm. These ecosystems are called ombrotrophic when they are fed only by precipitation, and their topography is often described in terms of hummocks and hollows. Many of these ecosystems in Southeast Asia have been drained or burned for palm oil cultivation. These ecosystems store more than one-quarter of global soil carbon, mostly due to slow decomposition under their anoxic, low-nutrient conditions. For 10 points, name these acidic wetlands that are dominated by Sphagnum (sfag-NUM) mosses, whose remains form peat. ■END■
ANSWER: bogs [peat bogs; or peatlands until "peat" is read; or fens; or mires; or muskegs; prompt on wetlands; do not accept "swamps" or other specific types of wetlands]
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