Soil core from Chumbrumba swamp
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Mr Andrew Ford (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mr Andrew Ford (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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Dr Simon Haberle explains the meaning of the bands in a soil core from Chumbrumba swamp; each band represents a discrete period of sediment accumulation, with clays, sands, charcoal and organic deposits telling a story about the rate of accumulation, the surrounding environment and the fire history of the site.