bog vs swamp vs marsh
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 Published On Sep 9, 2024

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A wetland is a place or area whose soil is seasonally or permanently moist. such as marshes, fens, estuaries, mudflats, deltas, coral islands, swamps, bogs, etc.
Bog
A bog is a soft wetland that consists mainly of decayed plant matter or dead plant materials (sphagnum mosses) which is known as peat.
Features
Bog is a type of freshwater wetland.
This type of wetland is mainly found in cold climates.
Plants are not grown in bog wetlands, because these types of wetlands have very acidic water.
Bogs receive water from precipitation like snow, rain, etc.
Downstream flooding is prevented by these wetlands.
Swamp
The swamp is a forested wetland or a mineral soil wetland ecosystem that is permanently saturated or filled with water.
Features
It is an ecotone that is characterized by mineral soils and plant life dominated by trees.
Swamps are found all over the world. They are especially common in low-lying areas next to the rivers that provide swamps.
Freshwater swamps and saltwater swamps are types.
They are classified as forest and shrub swaps.
Woody plants are shown in these wetlands.
Marsh
A type of mineral soil wetlands that is continually full of water, is called marsh.

Features
Marsh is a type of wetland ecotone that is characterized by mineral soils and by plant life dominated by grasses.
These wetlands are found where extensive deltas are formed.
Sometimes it is common at the mouth of the rivers.
It is always covered with water.
This type of wetlands is dominated by herbaceous plants, such as grasses, reeds, and sedges.
They formed a transition between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
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