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21 Cards in this Set
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P:B = 0.1
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bogs P:B
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P:B = 0.07
(lowest) |
swamps P:B
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P:B = 1.2
(highest) |
marshes P:B
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open wetland
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marshes, swamps system
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closed wetland
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bogs, fens system
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highest amount organic material
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bog organic material
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lowest amount organic material
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swamp organic material
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highest (alkaline) pH
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fen pH
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lowest (acidic) pH
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bog pH
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hydraulic residence = 0.4
(lowest) |
swamp hydraulic residence
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hydraulic residence = 70 days
(highest) |
bog hydraulic residence
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marsh dominant plants
(E: CBS; S/F: PL) |
emergents: cattails, bulrushes, sedges
submerged/floating: pondweeds, water lilies |
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swamp dominant plants
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woody emergent: trees, shrubs
macrophytes |
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bog dominant plants
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acidophilic mosses (sphagnum), sedges
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no trees/shrubs
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marsh feature
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mineral rich groundwater source
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fen feature
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shallow enough to dry up annually
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vernal pool feature
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impermeable substrate w/ iron silicates
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vernal pool feature
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vernal pool crustaceans
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fairy shrimp, tadpole shrimp, clam shrimp, copepods
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most productive wetland and amount
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marshes (870 g/dw/m2/year)
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eutrophic wetland
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marsh categorization
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