mire, bog and fen habitats

One of the main habitat types in the EUNIS habitats classification. Habitats which are saturated, with the water table at or above ground level for at least half of the year, dominated by herbaceous or ericoid vegetation e.g. bogs, marshes. Includes waterlogged habitats where the groundwater is frozen. Excludes waterlogged habitats dominated by trees or large shrubs. Note that habitats which intimately combine waterlogged habitats with pools of open water are considered as complexes.