GEOG368 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dry Well, Urban Design, Sphagnum

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Geography and Environmental Management
• Course: GEOG368
• Professor: Mike Stone

Document Summary

Wetlands: land that is saturated with water long enough to promote wetland or aquatic processes as indicated by poorly drained soils, hydrophytic vegetation and various kinds of biological activity which are adapted to a wet environment. Canadian wetland classification system: classes natural features reflecting genetic origin and nature of the environment (bog, fen, swamp, marsh, shallow water. Form - subdivision of classes based on surface morphology, water type, underlying soil. Types subdivisions of form based on physiognomic form of vegetation (trees, mosses, emergent, etc. Fen: wetland that is fed by groundwater and precipitation. Bog: wetland that is fed by only precipitation. The primary characteristics of swamps are: peatland and mineral wetland, water table at or below the surface, minerogenous, highly decomposed woody peat and organic material; and, coniferous or deciduous trees, or tall shrub vegetation cover. Little accumulation of organic material and peat of aquatic plants; and.