Dynamics of peat accumulation and marl flat formation in a calcareous fen, midwestern United States

Wetlands

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 950-960

  Miner, James J ^a   Ketterling, D Bradley ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcareous fen; Extremely rich fen; Geomorphology; Marl flat; Peat formation; Peatland; Radiocarbon age; Tufa

Indexed keywords

FEN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARL; PEATLAND; PEDOGENESIS;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442315575     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2003)023[0950:DOPAAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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