Marchant, Robert (2021): Geochemistry of Mgundamrahia (MGU) peat core from Kakamega Forest, Kenya [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.927399
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Abstract:
Geochemistry data of a high-resolution peat core from the Past Global Changes - Carbon in Peat on EArth through Time (PAGES_C-PEAT) Project.
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Gallego-Sala, Angela V; Charman, Dan J; Brewer, Simon; Page, Susan E; Prentice, I Colin; Friedlingstein, Pierre; Moreton, Steven Grahame; Amesbury, Matthew J; Beilman, David W; Björck, Svante; Blyakharchuk, Tatyana A; Bochicchio, Christopher; Booth, Robert K; Bunbury, Joan; Camill, Philip; Carless, Donna; Chimner, Rodney A; Clifford, Michael; Cressey, Elizabeth; Courtney-Mustaphi, Colin J; De Vleeschouwer, Francois; de Jong, Rixt; Fialkiewicz-Koziel, Barbara; Finkelstein, Sarah A; Garneau, Michelle; Githumbi, Esther; Hribjlan, John; Holmquist, James R; Hughes, Paul D M; Jones, Chris; Jones, Miriam C; Karofeld, Edgar; Klein, Eric S; Kokfelt, Ulla; Korhola, Atte; Lacourse, Terri; Le Roux, Gaël; Lamentowicz, Mariusz; Large, David; Lavoie, Martin; Loisel, Julie; Mackay, Helen; MacDonald, Glen M; Mäkilä, Markku; Magnan, Gabriel; Marchant, Robert; Marcisz, Katarzyna; Martínez Cortizas, Antonio; Massa, Charly; Mathijssen, Paul J H; Mauquoy, Dmitri; Mighall, Timothy; Mitchell, Fraser J G; Moss, Patrick T; Nichols, Jonathan; Oksanen, Pirita O; Orme, Lisa C; Packalen, Maara; Robinson, Stephen D; Roland, Thomas P; Sanderson, Nicole K; Sannel, A Britta K; Silva-Sánchez, Noemí; Steinberg, Natascha; Swindles, Graeme T; Turner, T Edward; Uglow, Joanna; Väliranta, Minna; van Bellen, Simon; van der Linden, Marjolein; van Geel, Bas; Wang, Guoping; Yu, Zicheng; Zaragoza-Castells, Joana; Zhao, Yan (2018): Latitudinal limits to the predicted increase of the peatland carbon sink with warming. Nature Climate Change, 8(10), 907-913, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0271-1
Marchant, Robert (2021): Age determination of Mgundamrahia (MGU) peat core from Kakamega Forest, Kenya [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.933508
Marchant, Robert (2021): Calibrated ages of Mgundamrahia (MGU) peat core from Kakamega Forest, Kenya [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.929223
Project(s):
Past Global Changes - Carbon in Peat on EArth through Time (PAGES_C-PEAT)
Coverage:
Latitude: -1.195000 * Longitude: 34.547000
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.005 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.885 m
Event(s):
Mgundamrahia (MGU) * Latitude: -1.195000 * Longitude: 34.547000 * Elevation: 1407.0 m * Location: Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya * Method/Device: Peat corer (PEATC) * Comment: Type of peatland: Mgundamrahia swamp - peat swamp; Core code: MGU; Dominant peat type: Peat swamp; Volume of bulk density samples: 1 cc; Surface age: 2012
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Marchant, Robert | Geocode – Sample midpoint depth | |
| 2 | Sample thickness | Samp thick | cm | Marchant, Robert | ||
| 3 | Density, dry bulk | DBD | g/cm3 | Marchant, Robert | ||
| 4 | Carbon, total | TC | % | Marchant, Robert | Carbon/nitrogen analyser | Weight-% |
| 5 | Nitrogen, total | TN | % | Marchant, Robert | Carbon/nitrogen analyser | Weight-% |
| 6 | Comment | Comment | Marchant, Robert |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
357 data points