BIO SCI E179 Midterm: Midterm Study Guide
28 Sep 2016
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Lecture 1 wetlands wet (does not contain oxygen for other living organisms) Limnology : freshwater science, the study of lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, seeps, springs, and. Wetlands : have three characteristics: wet at some point of the year, hydric soil : become saturated with water and thus anaerobic, become anoxic when, hydrophytic vegetation : plants associated with wetland conditions. Bogs : stagnant and acidic; surface water depression, fed by rain; low to no water flow. Marshes : nonwoody plants; open system fed by rivers or streams; slow steady water. Swamps : trees and shrubs; open system fed by rivers or streams; slow steady water. Wetlands : shallow-water habitats with emergent vegetation, water dependent plants, alluvial flow flow. Types of wetlands (fine grained) soil, and wet at least part of the year. Surface water wetlands : receive water from precipitation and surface flows. Groundwater wetlands/ ground depression wetlands : get water from underground sources.
