Chronology from sediment cores collected in southwestern Everglades National Park, Florida

C.E. Bernhardt; G.L. Wingard; D. A. Willard; M. E. Marot; B. Landacre; C. W. Holmes

doi:10.3133/ofr20121275

Chronology from sediment cores collected in southwestern Everglades National Park, Florida

Open-File Report 2012-1275

By: C.E. Bernhardt, G.L. Wingard, D. A. Willard, M. E. Marot, B. Landacre, and C. W. Holmes

https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121275

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Abstract

Age model data are presented for 10 cores from the southwestern coastal mangrove zone of Everglades National Park, Florida, collected in Common Era (CE) 2004 and 2005 and used for paleoecological analysis. Carbon-14 (¹⁴C), lead-210 (²¹⁰Pb), cesium-137 (¹³⁷Cs), radium-226 (²²⁶Ra), and pollen biostratigraphic information is included, and age models were generated for 6 of the 10 cores. Age reversals and sediment disturbance prevented construction of age models on the remaining four cores. Four cores present a continuous record of the last 50 to 100 years, making them useful for analyzing the impacts caused by changes in water management in south Florida. These cores are Harney River 2A and Harney River 1A, Shark River 2A, and Roberts River.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Chronology from sediment cores collected in southwestern Everglades National Park, Florida
Series title	Open-File Report
Series number	2012-1275
DOI	10.3133/ofr20121275
Year Published	2013
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center
Description	vi, 59 p.
Country	United States
State	Florida
Other Geospatial	Florida Everglades
Online Only (Y/N)	Y
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