A field extruder for rapidly sectioning near-surface cores from lakes and wetlands

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 459-466

  Glaser, Paul H ^a   Griffith, Mark ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Coring; Equipment; Field extruder; Near surface sediments; Paleolimnology; Sectioner; Volumetric sampling

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; WETLAND;

EID: 34548552535     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-006-9078-6     Document Type: Article

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