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Bogs and fens are the two major types of peat land (defined as areas where the soil is covered with at least one foot of peat). The main difference between bogs and fens is their water supply. Fens depend on ample ground water, while bog surfaces have no connection to ground water sources.
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www.botanik.univie.ac.at/~temsch/bogs.html
www.botanik.univie.ac.at/~temsch/bogs.html
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Bogs and fens both support plants such as cottongrass and carnivorous sundews, so it can be hard to see the difference between them. So how to tell bogs and fens apart? It really comes down to the water itself.
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The water is standing or gently flowing through channels between trees. They are known as wetland forests or wooded wetlands. They may form along the shores of rivers or lakes. Mature spruce would surround a forest swamp. ... It's hard to tell the difference between bogs and fens.
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members.shaw.ca/len92/wetlands.htm
members.shaw.ca/len92/wetlands.htm
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While the main difference between bogs and fens may seem like hydrology, these two types of peatlands also can vary in water chemistry, productivity, and plant communities. Click here for some relevant literature.
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apex.msu.edu/introduction/
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Acidity and Proportion of Open Water A bog is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material. A marsh is a type of wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, cat tails, and other herbaceous pla...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_betwee...
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Methylmercury concentrations in the wetlands were found to be highly dependent (P<0.08) on lithology with no significant difference between bogs, fens and swamps.
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abstracts.co.allenpress.com/pweb/setac2002/document/192...
abstracts.co.allenpress.com/pweb/setac2002/document/19238
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The Difference Between Fens and Bogs ... Fens and bogs are similar, waterlogged habitats, but have one critical difference. While bogs are acidic and receive their nourishment from a stifled flow of nutrient-poor rainwater, fens are nourished by mineral-rich groundwater and thus tend to be alkaline in nature.
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www.ehow.com/how-does_4969793_bogs-form.html
www.ehow.com/how-does_4969793_bogs-form.html
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there is little difference between the most and least acid samples. .... centrations in differentiating the plant communities of bogs and fens. However, the ...
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www.jstor.org/stable/2257158
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Key Words: net primary production, litter fall, bogs, fens, boreal peatlands, Alberta, Canada ..... was no significant difference between the two years (p ...
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www.springerlink.com/index/488836L1486Q2X78.pdf
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