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.

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Variation in peatland porewater chemistry over time and space along a bog to fen gradient - ScienceDirect

Organic matter decomposition at a constructed fen in the Athabasca Oil Sands region: Effect of substrate type and environmental conditions - ScienceDirect

Wetlands Classification and Types, Wetlands Protection and Restoration

Bogs and Fens

Fen - Wikipedia

Bogs and fens Wisconsin Wetlands Association

Peatlands and marshes, remarkable wetlands - Encyclopedia of the Environment

Wetlands Missouri Department of Conservation

Fen, Bog & Swamp' reminds readers why peatlands matter

Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of by Proulx, Annie

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