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Ecology and Vulnerability
Freshwater wetlands: Bogs and fens
Photo credit: Scott Jackson
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Shallow emergent marsh (Vermont)
Ranking
Moderately Vulnerable
Confidence
Medium
Climate scenario
Not Specified
Location
Vermont
Time period
2050
References
TetraTech, Inc. 2013. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources climate change adaptation framework. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Montpelier, VT.
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Dwarf shrub bog (Vermont)
Ranking
Slightly Vulnerable - Moderately Vulnerable *
Confidence
Medium
Climate scenario
Not Specified
Location
Vermont
Time period
2050
References
TetraTech, Inc. 2013. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources climate change adaptation framework. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Montpelier, VT.
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Bogs and fens (Connecticut)
Ranking
Slightly Vulnerable
Confidence
Not Specified
Climate scenario
SRES A1, A1B, A2 (Lower, Mid-range, and High emissions scenario)
Location
Connecticut
Time period
2020, 2050, and 2080
References
Adaptation Subcommittee to the Governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change (ASGSCCC). 2010. The impacts of climate change on Connecticut agriculture, infrastructure, natural resources and public health. Available at: http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/climatech…
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Bogs (Maine)
Ranking
Moderately Vulnerable
Confidence
Not Specified
Climate scenario
Not Specified
Location
Maine
Time period
Not Specified
References
Whitman, A., A. Cutko, P. De Maynadier, S. Walker, B. Vickery, S. Stockwell, and R. Houston. 2013. Climate change and biodiversity in Maine: vulnerability of habitats and priority species. Report SEI-2013-03. Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences (in collaboration with Maine Beginning with Habitat Climate Change Working Group), Brunswick, ME.
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Fens (Maine)
Ranking
Highly Vulnerable
Confidence
Not Specified
Climate scenario
Not Specified
Location
Maine
Time period
Not Specified
References
Whitman, A., A. Cutko, P. De Maynadier, S. Walker, B. Vickery, S. Stockwell, and R. Houston. 2013. Climate change and biodiversity in Maine: vulnerability of habitats and priority species. Report SEI-2013-03. Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences (in collaboration with Maine Beginning with Habitat Climate Change Working Group), Brunswick, ME.
Profile: Bogs and fens ▾▸
Bogs and fens are peatlands, which are wetlands characterized by a buildup of fibrous organic soils (peat). Bogs are nutrient-poor peatlands – some get just about all their nutrients from rain water –...
Bogs and fens are peatlands, which are wetlands characterized by a buildup of fibrous organic soils (peat). Bogs are nutrient-poor peatlands – some get just about all their nutrients from rain water – and are often characterized by ericaceous (acidic and nutrient-poor) shrubs and Sphagnum mosses. Fens generally receive nutrients from water that flows into these wetlands as either surface or groundwater. Those that receive only a limited amount of nutrients are sometimes referred to as “poor fens” and share much of the same vegetation as bogs. Those that are characterized by abundant nutrients are called “rich fens” and often support a diversity of grasses and sedges instead of Sphagnum moss.