Portlethen Moss millennia of evaporation, further intensifying the soil acidity, fueled by organic matter decaying, with little drainage outlet. A layer of sphagnum moss would have developed at the benthic level of the bog, and additional sphagnum layers floated in mats atop the bog. At an intermediate level of evolution, thick peat layers formed from decay and carbonisation of the rotting sphagnum. Generations of carex and juncus flourished, leading to further decay of these materials and eventual heightening of the organic mass. Finally, secondary vegetation took root in the spongy sphagnum mats adding greater biomass to the bog.In some cases the heavy
Howard Moss addition of ancient texts. Morten Lauridsen's "A Winter Come" (1967) is a setting of six poems of Howard Moss for high voice and piano, while Francis Thorne's "Nature Studies: Three Poems of Howard Moss" (1981) is for mezzo-soprano, flute and harp. Howard Moss Howard Moss (January 22, 1922 – September 16, 1987) was an American poet, dramatist and critic. He was poetry editor of "The New Yorker" magazine from 1948 until his death and he won the National Book Award in 1972 for "Selected Poems". Moss was born in New York City. He attended the University of Michigan, where he