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Collection, analysis, and age-dating of sediment cores from natural and restored salt marshes on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2015-16

Dates

Publication Date
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2015-06-03
Time Period
2015-06-10
Time Period
2015-06-29
Time Period
2015-07-07
Time Period
2016-06-18
Time Period
2016-07-19

Citation

O'Keefe Suttles, J.A., Eagle, M.J., Mann, A.G., Spivak, A., Sanks, K., Roberts, D., and Kroeger, K.D., 2021, Collection, analysis, and age-dating of sediment cores from natural and restored salt marshes on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2015-16: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9R154DY.

Summary

Nineteen sediment cores were collected from five salt marshes on the northern shore of Cape Cod where previously restricted tidal exchange was restored to part of the marshes. Cores were collected in duplicate from two locations within each marsh complex: one upstream and one downstream from the former tidal restriction (typically caused by an undersized culvert or a berm). The unaltered, natural downstream sites provide a comparison against the historically restricted upstream sites. The sampled cores represent a chronosequence of restoration occurring between 2001–10. Collected cores were up to 168 cm in length with dry bulk density ranging from 0.04 to 2.62 grams per cubic centimeter and carbon content 0.12 % to 48.91 %. Land surface [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Meagan Eagle
Originator :
Jennifer A O'Keefe Suttles, Meagan Eagle, Adrian G Mann, Amanda Spivak, Kelly M Sanks, Daniel M Roberts, Kevin D Kroeger
Data Owner :
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards

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Metadata_RestoredMarshCores.xml
“CSDGM metadata.”
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Data_RestoredMarshes_Cores.csv 171 KB text/csv
CapeCod_Restored_Salt_marsh.jpg
“Salt marsh creek at low tide with a tidal restriction/bridge in the background.” 		thumbnail 509.33 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

Sediment cores were collected, age dated, and their carbon content measured to determine vertical sediment accretion and carbon burial rates. Site locations were selected to determine how a change in local tidal hydrology affected these rates.
Salt marsh creek at low tide with a tidal restriction/bridge in the background.
Salt marsh creek at low tide with a tidal restriction/bridge in the background.

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  • Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9R154DY

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