Evidence of Mid-Holocene (Northgrippian Age) Dry Climate Recorded in Organic Soil Profiles in the Central Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States

Evidence of Mid-Holocene (Northgrippian Age) Dry Climate Recorded in Organic Soil Profiles in the Central Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States

Peatlands in Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge hold a pedomemory of Pleistocene and Holocene climatic fluctuations in the central Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. A field investigation profiling 88 organic soil profiles, coupled with 52 radiocarbon dates and peat accumulation...

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Main Authors: Mitzy L. Schaney, James S. Kite, Christopher R. Schaney, James A. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Geosciences
Subjects:
peat stratigraphy
peat humification
Histosols
Canaan Valley
mid-Holocene Climatic Optimum
Appalachian Mountains
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/11/477

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