Santa Ynez River, soil, pollen, macrofloral (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Eight bulk soil samples from the Bradbury Dam slurry wall trench in the bed of the Santa Ynez River, southern California, were floated to recover macrofloral remains, especially potentially radiocarbon datable material. The sample from Station 5+10 spoil also was examined for pollen and phytoliths. The Santa Ynez River is believed to have experienced periodic episodes of swamping due to local tectonic activity that drops the level of the river bed and slows the flow of the river. In...