Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
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Macrofossil and Sediment Processing Laboratory
In the Macrofossil and sediment processing lab we analyze the physical, biological, and geochemical characteristics of peat and sediment samples collected from lake, wetland, and peat cores as proxies for past changes to these depositional environments on timescales of decades to millennia. We primarily study terrestrial wetland ecosystems from subtropical to arctic regions in order to...
GeoTek Multi-Sensor Core Logger Facility
The GeoTek Multi-Sensor Core Logger Facility houses two state-of-the-art loggers that collect high-resolution line-scan images and automated, non-destructive geophysical and geochemical measurements on whole and split soft sediment and rock cores as well as discrete subsamples and hand samples. The GeoTek Facility is available to USGS and non-USGS researchers. For more information, please...
Calcareous Laboratory
In the Calcareous Lab, we use paleoecologic analyses of cores from the eastern U.S. and Gulf Coast to reconstruct past coastal environments and apply that information to current restoration efforts. Most of our current work is focused on South Florida and Everglades restoration.
Pollen Laboratory
In this lab, we specialize in extracting pollen palynomorphs from geologic field samples. We also assist our center's scientists with outreach programs to educate students and inform policy makers as to the importance of our science.