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.

Peatlands release more methane when disturbed by roads

Fens vs. Bogs

Bogs, Fens and Pocosins - NatureWorks

The Nature Conservancy's Herrick Fen Nature Preserve

Peatlands and marshes, remarkable wetlands - Encyclopedia of the Environment

Peat-forming bogs and fens of the Snowy Mountains of NSW

What is a Fen?

Annie Proulx on the Lost Ecological Paradise of the English Fenlands ‹ Literary Hub

Coastal Fen - Michigan Natural Features Inventory

Fen - Wikipedia

Montana Field Guide

Spring Fens Kenai Watershed Forum

Klamath Mountain Peatlands - Michael Kauffmann