Fen, Definition, Description, Chemistry, Plants, Fen vs Bog, & Facts

Fen, type of wetland ecosystem, especially in a low-lying area, wholly or partly covered with water and dominated by grasses and grasslike plants such as sedges and reeds. Fens develop as the result of sustained flows of mineral-rich groundwater in the root zone, which limit the decomposition of plant debris and allow the formation of peat.

Plant macrofossil and biomarker evidence of fen–bog transition and associated changes in vegetation in two Finnish peatlands - Tiina Ronkainen, Erin L McClymont, Eeva-Stiina Tuittila, Minna Väliranta, 2014

Wetlands Missouri Department of Conservation

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Peatlands release more methane when disturbed by roads

Accelerated vegetation succession but no hydrological change in a boreal fen during 20 years of recent climate change - Kolari - 2021 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library

Bogs, Fens and Pocosins - NatureWorks

Unique landscapes, plants on display at Ciha Fen Preserve

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Wetland, Definition, Types & Characteristics - Video & Lesson Transcript

Difference Between A Marsh, A Swamp, A Bog, And A Fen - KnowledgeNuts

Frontiers Abrupt Fen-Bog Transition Across Southern Patagonia: Timing, Causes, and Impacts on Carbon Sequestration