Microscopic charcoal and tar (CHAT) particles in peat: a 6500-year record of palaeo-fires in southern Sweden
Peat stratigraphies of eleven raised bogs in southern Sweden were investigated. Measurements included the occurrence of charcoal and various tar particles. Most of the particles found were microscopic, i.e. 5–100 µm in diameter. Two distinctly different groups of particles were distinguished: (A) ch...
Main Authors: | B.A. Malmgren, L.G. Franzén |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society
2012-01-01
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Series: | Mires and Peat |
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Online Access: | http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map10/map_10_01.pdf |
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