Soil properties and soil radioisotope activity across Breton Sound basin wetlands (2008-2013)

This dataset contains vertical profiles of soil bulk density, percent organic matter, percent total carbon and cesium-137 activity from the surface down to 50-60 cm deep at 25 marsh locations across Breton Sound basin, Louisiana. These data will provide information related to rates of vertical accretion, organic and mineral accumulation and carbon burial in wetland soils across a large portion of the Mississippi River delta plain.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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modified 20210217
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publisher U.S. Geological Survey
publisher_hierarchy Department of the Interior > U.S. Geological Survey
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • breton-sound-basin
  • carbon-burial
  • cesium-137
  • ckan
  • coastal-wetlands
  • geo
  • geoss
  • gulf-of-mexico
  • louisiana
  • national
  • north-america
  • radioisotope
  • sedimentation
  • soil-organic-matter
  • united-states
  • usgs-60078ab4d34e162231fb1ce7
  • vertical-accretion
  • wetland-ecosystems
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maintainer Gregg Snedden
maintainer_email sneddeng@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-21T19:59:30.261669
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T19:59:30.261673
notes This dataset contains vertical profiles of soil bulk density, percent organic matter, percent total carbon and cesium-137 activity from the surface down to 50-60 cm deep at 25 marsh locations across Breton Sound basin, Louisiana. These data will provide information related to rates of vertical accretion, organic and mineral accumulation and carbon burial in wetland soils across a large portion of the Mississippi River delta plain.
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num_tags 20
title Soil properties and soil radioisotope activity across Breton Sound basin wetlands (2008-2013)