CLASSIFICATION, CHARACTERISTICS, AND IMPORTANCE OF WETLANDS
Wetlands are the land area that is saturated with water , either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem. wetlands are generally distinguished from other water bodies or landforms based on their water level and on the type of plants that strive within them CLASSIFICATION OF WETLAND Bogs and fens a bog is a freshwater wetland usually formed in the old glacial lake with a spongy peat base. other characteristics of bog include growth of evergreen trees and shrubs and the floor covered by thick carpet of sphagnum moss Most of the bog water comes from rain. they are usually found in glaciated areas of the northern united states of America one type of bog, called a pocosin, is found only in the southeastern coastal plain A fen is a freshwater peat wetland covered chiefly by grasses, sedges, and reeds of high PH (alkaline) groundwater. fens are covered by grasses, sedges, reeds and wildflowers. fens like bogs, tend to occur in glaciated ...