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Increased atmospheric CO2 and the transit time of carbon in terrestrial ecosystems
Terrestrial ecosystems remove CO2 from the atmosphere via photosynthesis and convert it into biomass and soil organic matter. This carbon is returned to the atmosphere via decomposition and respiration, processes that depend on climatic conditions, microbial community structure and function, and nutrient availability.
Estefanía Muñoz +2 more
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Quantitative analysis of diurnal CO2 flux variations above an alkaline playa
Abstract The alkaline playas at Atlin, BC, provide a unique opportunity for studying the carbonate–bicarbonate system and carbonate mineral stability at the Earth's surface. In this study, dynamic closed chambers (DCCs) and pore‐gas sampling were used to directly quantify carbon dioxide (CO2) emission rates and characterize processes governing the CO2 ...
Anne‐Martine Doucet +6 more
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ABSTRACT The Wellington Range region, in far Northern Australia, provides a remarkable record of cultural encounter. Cathedral‐sized rock art galleries include contact imagery referencing Macassan and European visitors while lithic artefact assemblages echo social mobility between Indigenous groups occurring from at least the mid Holocene period.
Duncan Wright +6 more
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Abstract Agricultural soils contribute significantly to global CO2 emissions. Soils can be both a CO2 sink and source depending on vegetation cover and the physical‐chemical characteristics of the soil environment. This study uses a new 14C dating approach to elucidate soil physical and geochemical properties that drive the production and transport of ...
Oliver Blume +10 more
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O uso de isótopos em estudos hidrogeológicos constitui uma importante ferramenta na construção de modelos conceituais de funcionamento, bem como na determinação de parâmetros relacionados à recarga e ao fluxo das águas subterrâneas.
Gerson Cardoso da Silva Jr. +3 more
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Abstract Here, we report on the results of microCT scanning and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating of fragments of charred archaeological parenchyma collected from surface deposits at Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Five fragments are taxonomically identified as sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas).
ALEESE BARRON +2 more
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Sobre la cronología del inicio de la imposición cuzqueña en Chile
Se discute la cronología en que el norte y centro de Chile fue incorporado al Tawantinsuyu. Partiendo de la ya generalizada opinión acerca de que la fecha de 1470 DC para la incorporación de estos territorios, propuesta a partir de los estudios clásicos
Luis Eduardo Cornejo Bustamante
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Probability Distributions of Radiocarbon in Open Linear Compartmental Systems at Steady‐State
Abstract Radiocarbon (14C) is commonly used as a tracer of the carbon cycle to determine how fast carbon moves between different reservoirs such as plants, soils, rivers, or oceans. However such studies mostly emphasize the mean value (as Δ14C) of an unknown probability distribution.
Ingrid Chanca +3 more
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Secuencias cronológicas del Calcolítico y Edad del Bronce en el interior de la Península Ibérica: Análisis de las dataciones de Las Mayores (Numancia de la Sagra, Toledo) en su entorno regional [PDF]
Analizamos los datos cronológicos del registro funerario del yacimiento de Las Mayores, Toledo, un poblado de estructuras subterráneas que incluyen enterramientos.
Rosa Barroso Bermejo +3 more
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La arqueología es una disciplina antropológica que estudia el pasado del hombre a través de la recuperación, análisis e interpretación de los restos materiales de las culturas (Mignon, 1993). Los arqueólogos tratan de reconstruir el proceso que ha creado
Luz Lazos Ramírez
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