A method for the preparation and quantification of microscopic charcoal from terrestrial and lacustrine sediment cores

Holocene

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-117

  Rhodes, A N ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lacustrine sediment; Microscopic charcoal; Preparation procedure; Terrestrial sediment

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL ANALYSIS; LACUSTRINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CORE;

EID: 0031911276     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968398671104653     Document Type: Article

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