Wetland Ecosites

Question 1

MAS?

Answer 1

Shallow Marsh (MAS)
• Water rarely drops below the surface level or below a layer of moss or peat
• Shrub cover <25%
• Most vegetation is emergent herbaceous species

Question 2

MAM?

Answer 2

Meadow Marsh (MAM)
• Water Seasonally drops below the substrate surface
• Parent material, mineral soil or bedrock as the substrate
• Tree cover <25%, shrub cover <25%. Mostly emergent herbaceous species

Question 3

SWT?

Answer 3

Thicket Swamp (SWT)
• Water table rarely drops below substrate level
• Shrub cover >25% and dominant vegetation. Some emergent herbaceous species
• Tree cover <25%

Question 4

SWC?

Answer 4

Coniferous Swamp (SWC)
• Water table rarely drops below substrate level
• Tree cover >25%
• Community dominated by coniferous trees (>75%)

Question 5

SWD?

Answer 5

Deciduous Swamp (SWD)
• Water table rarely drops below substrate level
• Tree cover >25%
• Community dominated by deciduous trees (>75%)

Question 6

SWM?

Answer 6

Mixed Swamp (SWM)
• Water table rarely drops below substrate level
• Tree cover >25%
• Community with mixed tree types- coniferous and deciduous trees each having at least 25% of canopy cover.

Question 7

FEO?

Answer 7

Open Fen (FEO)
• Water table seasonally drops below the substrate level
• Tree cover <10%, shrub cover >25%
• Deep organic substrate (>40cm) of brown moss peat
• Alkaline to mildly acidic conditions

Question 8

FES?

Answer 8

Shrub Fen (FES)
• Water table seasonally drops below the substrate level
• Tree cover <10%, Shrub cover >25%
• Deep organic substrate (>40cm) of brown moss peat
• Alkaline to mildly acidic conditions

Question 9

FET?

Answer 9

Treed Fen (FET)
• Water table seasonally drops below the substrate level- rarely flooded, always saturated
• Tree cover 10-25%
• Deep organic substrate (>40cm) of brown moss peat
• Alkaline to mildly acidic conditions

Question 10

BOS?

Answer 10

Shrub Bog (BOS)
• Water table seasonally drops below the substrate level- rarely flooded always saturated
• Organic substrate
• Tree cover <10%, Shrub layer >25%
• Deep substrate (>40cm) of sphagnum peat
• Acidic conditions

Question 11

BOT?

Answer 11

Treed Bog (BOT)
• Water table seasonally drops below the substrate level- rarely flooded, always saturated
• Organic substrate
• Tree cover 10-25%
• Deep substrate (>40cm) of sphagnum peat
• Acidic conditions