The Mississippi River Deltaic Plain has extensive marsh habitats (fresh, intermediate, brackish, and saline) where soil cores were collected to a depth of 100 cm at 24 sites to assess long-term carbon accumulation rates and coast-wide burial rates. Each core was sectioned into 2-cm depth intervals, and select intervals were analyzed for percent moisture, bulk density, total carbon, and radionuclide (137Cs and 210Pb).
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Title | Long-term soil carbon data and accretion from four marsh types in Mississippi River Delta in 2015 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P93U3B3E |
| Authors | Melissa M. Baustian, Camille L. Stagg, Carey L. Perry, Leland C. Moss, Tim J. B. Carruthers, Mead A. Allison, Courtney T Hall |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
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