Title: Geochemistry of Lac Le Caron (LLC_T1) peat core from Canada
Citation: van Bellen, Simon (2021): Geochemistry of Lac Le Caron (LLC_T1) peat core from Canada [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.928253
Study Site: Lac Le Caron, James Bay lowlands, Québec
Purpose: Northern peatlands represent important stocks of organic carbon (C). Peatland C dynamics have the potential to influence atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and are therefore of interest concerning future climate change. Quantification of Holocene variations in peat C accumulation rates is often based on a single, deep core. However, deep cores may overestimate accumulation rates when extrapolated to the ecosystem scale. We propose a reconstruction of C sequestration patterns based on multiple cores from three ombrotrophic peatlands in boreal Quebec, Canada.
Abstract: Sediment/rock depth, sample thickness, dry bulk density, loss on ignition, carbon of a high-resolution peat core from the Past Global Changes - Carbon in Peat on Earth through Time (PAGES_C-PEAT) Project.
Supplemental Information Summary: van Bellen, Simon (2021): Age determination of Lac Le Caron (LLC_T1) peat core from Canada [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.934772
van Bellen, Simon (2021): Calibrated ages of Lac Le Caron (LLC_T1) peat core from Canada [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.929848
Research: Past Global Changes - Carbon in Peat on Earth through Time (PAGES_C-PEAT) Project
Further Info: van Bellen, Simon; Dallaire, Pierre-Luc; Garneau, Michelle; Bergeron, Yves (2011): Quantifying spatial and temporal Holocene carbon accumulation in ombrotrophic peatlands of the Eastmain region, Quebec, Canada. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 25(2), https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GB003877
Status: Complete
Keywords:
soil carbon,
peat properties,
Bog,
Geographical coordinates: North: 52.2875, South: 52.2875 East: -75.839167 West: -75.839167
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2006-08-01, End
Date: 2007-07-31
