Freshwater peat on the continental shelf
Freshwater peats from the continental shelf off northeastern United States contain the same general pollen sequence as peats from ponds that are above sea level and that are of comparable radiocarbon ages. These peats indicate that during glacial times of low sea level terrestrial vegetation covered the region that is now the continental shelf in an unbroken extension from the adjacent land areas to the north and west.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1967 |
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Title | Freshwater peat on the continental shelf |
Authors | K.O. Emery, R. L. Wigley, A.S. Bartlett, M. Rubin, E.S. Barghoorn |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Science |
Index ID | 70011594 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |