Open, acidic, nutrient poor wetlands.
A wetland dominated by moss and shrubs.
A wetland receiving water and nutrients only from atmospheric inputs, dominated by sphagnum mosses and ericaceous shrubs, and characterized by low nutrient and oxygen availability, high acidity, and peat accumulation.
An area usually located near stagnant lakes or ponds primarily consisting of decayed moss and other vegetable matter with a soft, wet, and spongy texture.
A shrubby peatland dominated by shrubs, sedges, and peat moss and usually having a saturated water regime, or a forested peatland dominated by evergreen trees (usually spruces and firs) and/or larch. Bogs have a high water table maintained directly by rain and snow. Bogs are characterized by acid-loving vegetation, and are often typified by the dense surface cover of aquatic moss. onstructed or Created wetlands Former terrestrial environments that have been designed or engineered to establish the necessary conditions (soils, hydrology, and flora/fauna) for a wetland. The purpose is often to treat wastewater. elineation Refers to the process of determining the boundary of a wetland in a specific location. nhance (wetland) To improve existing wetlands to benefit a particular function or value, sometimes at the expense of other functions and values. en A sedge-moss type of wetland produced where slightly alkaline water emerges at the surface. (Bogs have similar types of vegetation but tend to be acid.) Peat-forming freshwater wetlands are generally non-acidic, receive nutrients mainly from groundwater sources, and are dominated by marsh-like vegetation.
a wet, level area with spongy soil in which the water table is near the earth's surface (Carpenter Frogs can be found in a bog.)
An area of waterlogged soil that tends to be peaty; fed mainly by precipitation; low productivity; some bogs are acidic.
A quagmire. The ground is not quite muddy, but usually moist or damp. Old grassy vegetation has stacked up and composted on itself for centuries. Grass continues to grow on top of this peat. Special shovels are used to cut this turf into log-sized bricks, which are dried and used for fuel.
Peat deposits in areas with a high water table and little to no significant inflow or outflow streams. Bogs support acid-loving vegetation, especially mosses but are generally exceedingly deficient in available plant nutrients.
Waterlogged, spongy ground, consisting of mosses containing acidic, decaying vegetation such as spaghnum, sedges, and heaths, that may develop into peat.
wet peatland with black spruce, Labrador tea, and sphagnum mosses.
A wetland characterized by acidic peat soil formed from decaying mosses.
n. (Ir. bogach, a bog, from Gael. bog, soft moist) a quagmire covered with grass or other plants; wet, spongy ground; a small marsh; plant community on wet, very acid peat.
a type of wetland that has lots of peat, is usually covered in moss and might have trees and water plants growing in it.
wetland that has poorly drained acidic peat-soil dominated by sedges and sphagnum moss.
a thick mat of sphagnum moss encircling or covering a small lake or pond containing cranberry, Labrador tea and bog laurel.
Mire containing acid-loving plants.
wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
Created when decaying moss or other vegetable matter sinks to the bottom of a lake or pond forming a slimy sediment. Over time, the water evaporates or seeps out leaving an area of wet spongy ground; usually has highly acidic peaty soil.
Also known as "muskeg", bogs consist of a thick ground cover layer of sphagnum moss, and may also be covered in a black spruce or larch forest. Open water is rare, but the water table is very close to the surface. Bogs are acidic and very low in nutrients.
An area of soft, water-saturated ground with a spongy, acidic substrate composed mainly of sphagnum moss and peat, and in which water-tolerant shrubs, herbs and trees usually grow.
wetlands in which water is retained by an accumulation of partially decayed organic matter and which are dominated by sphagnum mosses.
Wetland with acidic soil, often with clumps of spruce, larch, or cedar and with sphagnum moss.
peat accumulating acidic wetland dominated by mosses and little inflow or outflow
glacial relict wetlands restricted to hydrologically isolated kettles.
freshwater marsh with build-up of peat and high acidity, that typically supports mosses adapted to acidic soil conditions (particularly sphagnum); many are located in colder regions.
Wetlands characterized by a waterlogged, spongy mat of sphagnum moss, ultimately producing a thickness of acid peat. Bogs are highly acid and tend to be nutrient poor. They are typically dominated by sedges, evergreen trees and shrubs.
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Peat covered areas or peatfilled depressions with a high water table, strongly acid peat and surface layer of mosses.
a wetland ecosystem characterized by layers of peat, acidic conditions, and Sphagnum moss (see "Wetlands" section)
a mire (i.e. a peat accumulating wetland) that is hydrologically isolated, meaning that it is only fed by water falling directly on it as rain or snow and does not receive any water from a surrounding catchment. Bogs have acidic waters and area often dominated by mosses (Mitsch and Gosselink, 1986). The term bog is frequently used much more broadly in South Africa to refer to high altitude wetlands that have organic-rich soils. Many of these wetlands would not be bogs in the correct sense.
A wetland ecosystem that is highly acidic and has an accumulation of decomposed plants known as peat.
Wet, mineral poor, acid peatlands raised above the water table by the accumulation of peat. Generally covered with hummocks of Sphagnum mosses, low ericaceous shrubs, and Black Spruce ( Picea mariana). Wâbashkiki in the Ojibwe.
a wetland with extensive peat accumulation and a low pH (acid).
A peatland containing acidic with common characteristics are grouped water and sphagnum mosses. There is only one known sphagnum bog in North similar characteristics are grouped into a Dakota.
An area of land that is constantly wet.
a type of wetland that accumulates appreciable peat deposits. It depends primarily on precipitation for its water source and is usually acidic and rich in plant matter. It has a conspicuous mat of living green moss.
A type of wetland that accumulates appreciable peat deposits. Bogs depend primarily on precipitation for their water source, and are usually acidic and rich in plant residue with a conspicuous mat of living green moss.
Freshwater wetlands that are poorly drained and characterized by a buildup of peat.
A natural occurring, or man made, acidic peat bed which is constantly wet.
a poorly drained (usually acid) area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of open water, and having a characteristic flora (as of sedges, heaths, and sphagnum)
type of wetland ecosystem characterized by wet, spongy, poorly drained peaty soil
A wet and muddy area made from the collection of plant debris over many years. Some roads include bogs with hardened bottoms. Usually bogs are created when individuals leave the established roadbed and drive in marshy areas.
(SMP) A wet, spongy, poorly drained area which is usually rich in very specialized plants, contains a high percentage of organic remnants and residues and frequently is associated with a spring, seepage area, or other subsurface water source. A bog sometimes represents the final stage of the natural processes of eutrophication by which lakes and other bodies of water are very slowly transformed into land areas.
open or sparsely treed wetland area poor in mineral mutrients where water is supplied exclusively by precipitation; typically acidic.
a wetland area rich in accumulated plant material and with acidic soils surrounding a body of open water. Bogs have a flora dominated by sedges, heaths, and sphagnum.
A peatland that receives water primarily from rainfall and is dominated by sedges, sphagnum mosses, low shrubs, and evergreen trees.
a wetland with acidic substrate mainly composed of moss and peat and having a characteristic flora.
A peat accumulating wetland that has no significant water inflow or outflow and supports acidophillic mosses like sphagnum. Called a Mire in Europe.
an area characterized by soft, water-logged soil with mosses and other vegetation as the dominant plants.
This is an area that allows certain species of plants to live in a marsh or swamp like environment, where there is little to no drainage.
A habitat that consists of waterlogged spongy ground. Common vegetation are sedges and sphagnum moss. Bogs are common in Canada, Russia, and Scandinavia.
Bogs, denotes burdens under whose weight you feel that endeavors to rise are useless. Illness and other worries may oppress you. See Swamp.
wetland community characterized by a heavy accumulation of peat.
1. (Also called moor or quagmire.) Area of waterlogged, spongy ground, generally consisting of acidic decaying vegetation that may develop into peat. 2. The vegetation characteristic of this environment, including various masses, sedges, and heaths.