Moorland, or moor, is a habitat found in upland areas, characterised by low growing vegetation on acidic soils. The term today generally refers to uncultivated hill land, though it also covers some low lying wetlands. Moorland is closely related to heath, and experts disagree on the exact line between the two, but moor is generally used for highland, high rainfall areas while heath refers to lowland zones more often shaped by human activity. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and the biomes of montane grasslands and shrublands, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils.
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