Application of Sediment Dating

Sediment accumulation determined by various profile analyses is calculated using sedimentation and bulk density of the wetland soil profile. The flux rate is calculated from the vertical accretion rate (R) and the bulk concentration of the material (Q) using the expression 

Vegetation influences the diagenetic processes in a number of ways  

FIGURE 14.30 Flux of solutes as influenced by evapotranspiration in wetlands. Solute flux from water column to soil is influenced by hydraulic mass flux caused by water uptake and transpiration by vegetation. (Modified from Martin et al., 2003.) 

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