Use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) in palaeoecological studies of peat

Holocene

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 729-740

  McTiernan, Kevin B ^a,f   Garnett, Mark H ^b   Mauquoy, Dmitri ^c   Ineson, Philip ^d   Coûteaux, Marie Madeleine ^e  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Francis Close Hall   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^f ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Humification; Macrofossils; Moisture content; Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy; NIRS; Palaeoecology; Peat

Indexed keywords

PALEOECOLOGY; PEAT; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0031741022     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968398673885510     Document Type: Article

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