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A lagg is an area of wetland, especially at the edge of raised bogs, in which water collects. [2] It is often markedly different from the terrain either side and may consist of a morass of shrubs and murky water. [1]
Palustrine wetlands include any inland wetland that contains ocean-derived salts in concentrations of less than 0.5 parts per thousand, and is non-tidal. [1] The word palustrine comes from the Latin word palus or marsh. [2] Wetlands within this category include inland marshes and swamps as well as bogs, fens, pocosins, tundra and floodplains.
Bubbles of methane, created by methanogens, that are present in the marsh, more commonly known as marsh gas. Marsh gas, also known as swamp gas or bog gas, is a mixture primarily of methane and smaller amounts of hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and trace phosphine that is produced naturally within some geographical marshes, swamps, and bogs.
A slough in Nebraska in the United States A slough in Maxwell Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota in the United States.. A slough (/ s l uː / ⓘ [1] [2] or / s l aʊ / ⓘ) [1] [2] [3] is a wetland, usually a swamp or shallow lake, often a backwater to a larger body of water. [4]
A swamp is a forested wetland. [1] Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in creating this environment. [2] Swamps vary in size and are located all around the world. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water, or seawater.
This is a list of bogs, wetland mires that accumulate peat from dead plant material, usually sphagnum moss. [1] Bogs are sometimes called quagmires (technically all bogs are quagmires while not all quagmires are necessarily bogs) and the soil which composes them is sometimes referred to as muskeg ; alkaline mires are called fens rather than bogs.
[1] [2] It is one of the main types of wetland along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. [2] The unique water chemistry of fens is a result of the ground or surface water input. Typically, this input results in higher mineral concentrations and a more basic pH than found in
In general, bog ores consist primarily of iron oxyhydroxides, commonly goethite (FeO(OH)). Iron-bearing groundwater typically emerges as a spring and the iron in it forms ferric hydroxide upon encountering the oxidizing environment of the surface. Bog ore often combines goethite and magnetite, and may include vugs and stained quartz.