Sedimentary Records of Rural Land Use Change at Church Farm in Ashford, Connecticut Author
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.......................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 4 STUDY SITE ......................................................................................................... 5 Historical Development and Land Use .............................................................. 5 GEOLOGIC SETTING .......................................................................................... 9 Topographic Setting .......................................................................................... 9 Soils .................................................................................................................. 9 Surficial Geology and Bedrock ........................................................................ 12 METHODS .......................................................................................................... 13 Field Methods .................................................................................................. 13 Laboratory Methods ........................................................................................ 13 RESULTS ........................................................................................................... 17 Sediment Core Descriptions ............................................................................ 17 CF 2010-01 (2.32 m): .................................................................................. 17 CF 2010-02 (3.09 m): .................................................................................. 17 CF 2008 (-01: 0.96m, -02: 0.49m, -03: 1.28m, -06: 1.42m): ........................ 18 CF 2008-04 (1.30m): ................................................................................... 18 Physical Properties .......................................................................................... 18 DISCUSSION ..................................................................................................... 19 Interpretations of Sedimentary Units ............................................................... 25 Sediment History of Site .................................................................................. 25 SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 28 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................... 28 REFERENCES ................................................................................................... 29
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