1. Sood ja rabad
Angelika, Janet, Mirjam, Kairo, &
Ebbe-Diisa
Swamps and fens

2. Swamp
• First stadium in the development of the
swamp;
• Gathers its water from precipitation and
groundwater;
• Lower from the surrounding area

3. Flora of the swamps
Menyanthes trifoliata Potentilla palustris

4. Iris pseudacorus

5. Calla palustris

6. Birds in the swamps
Crane
Swamp harrier

7. Snipe

8. Fens
• Gathers its water from precipitation;
• Higher than the surrounding waters;
• Augmentation of the peat ~1mm in a
year;

9. • Bodies of water in fens:
hollows (covered with plants)
bog pools (small lakes);
• The highest stage in the development of
the swamps

10. Flora of the fens
Scheucheria palustris
Chamaedaphne calyculata

11. Andromeda polifolia Calluna vulgaris

12. Pinus sylvestris Betula pubescens

13. Birds in the fens
Tetrao tetrix Falco peregrinus

14. Fauna of the fens
Alces alces

15. Vulpes vulpes Meles meles

16. Triturus cristatus Vipera berus

17. Thank you! 