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

May 22, 2013

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.

Publication Year 2013
Title Chronology from sediment cores collected in southwestern Everglades National Park, Florida
DOI 10.3133/ofr20121275
Authors C.E. Bernhardt, G.L. Wingard, D. A. Willard, M. E. Marot, B. Landacre, C. W. Holmes
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2012-1275
Index ID ofr20121275
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center