Carbon and sediment accumulation in the Everglades (USA) during the past 4000 years: Rates, drivers, and sources of error

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Glaser, Paul H ^a   Volin, John C ^b   Givnish, Thomas J ^c   Hansen, Barbara C S ^a   Stricker, Craig A ^d  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GASTROPOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; PEATLAND; RADIOCARBON DATING; SHELL; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 84865980089     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JG001821     Document Type: Article

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