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By that definition could you have a swamp bog, a swamp fen, a marsh bog, and a marsh fen?
Wildlife biologist here, Absolutely.
Oddly enough I usually see/write it fen/bog marsh. There are tons of other qualifiers too, like salt marsh, tidal marsh and such.
The same applies for all 4 examples if it's needed. Salt swamps and fresh water swamps and such.
Are any of the combinations more prevalent than others? E.g. do bogs/fens encourage or discourage trees from growing?
I don't specialize in that particular area so I couldn't say honestly.
My primary focus when I did was just dealing with the Everglades and surroundings for the most part.
Worldwide I'm not sure I could even guess what should be more common.
Canada has those prairie potholes which are usually marshes and Canada is huge, so maybe sheer numbers it could be something like that, but by size you get things like the Everglades. I'm sure someone knows though, just not me.