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 High resolution measurements of vertical accretion in mangrove ecosystems by means of AMS 14C wiggle matching (Usumacinta-Grijalva delta, Mexico)
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Funded through :Tropenbos identified research projects
Year :1997
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Summary provided by Tropenbos
Title :High resolution measurements of vertical accretion in mangrove ecosystems by means of AMS 14C wiggle matching (Usumacinta-Grijalva delta, Mexico)
Project Area :Usumacinta-Grijalva delta
Keywords :radar remote sensing, soil, mangrove
Start - End dates :09/1997 - 02/200
Objective :Reconstruction of sediment accumulation and compaction over the last centuries. Resulting potential mangrove accretion rates will be compared with scenarios for future relative sea-level rise
Funding Agency :NWO-WOTRO
Researchers :Asselman, Drs. N.E.M.
Supervisors :Koster, Prof. Dr. E.A., Törnqvist, Dr. T.E.
Information in the TROPICS system is provisional only
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