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Rapid sampling of organic matter in flooded soils and sediments

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A coring system using a compressed air supply and a sediment shaking procedure using a soil dispersant are described which greatly simplify and shorten the task of macro-organic matter or root/rhizome separation from marsh soils. The methodology results in low contamination of organic matter with residual soil and does not alter tissue mineral concentrations.

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  1. University of Georgia Marine Institute, 31327, Sapelo Island, Georgia

    Charles S. Hopkinson

  2. School of Biology, The Georgia Institute of Technology, 30332, Atlanta, Georgia

    E. Lloyd Dunn

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This is a joint contribution from the University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, Georgia (Contribution No. 484) and Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.

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Hopkinson, C.S., Lloyd Dunn, E. Rapid sampling of organic matter in flooded soils and sediments. Estuaries 7, 181–184 (1984). https://doi.org/10.2307/1351775

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