Changes in sediment accumulation rate in an oxbow lake following late 19th century clearing of land for agricultural use: A 210Pb, 137Cs, and 14C study in Mississippi, USA

Radiocarbon

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 755-764

  Davidson, Gregg R ^a   Carnley, Meredith ^a   Lange, Todd ^b   Galicki, Stanley J ^c   Douglas, Andrew ^d  

^a The University of Mississippi   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

^c MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; CELLULOSE; CESIUM 137; LEAD 210;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON ISOTOPE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; FOREST CLEARANCE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD ISOTOPE; OXBOW LAKE; SEDIMENTATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOTURBATION; FOREST; LAKE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644303424     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200035797     Document Type: Article

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