Stratigraphic Soil Samples (Other Keyword)
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POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTS FROM THE ACHUGAO AREA OF SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS (1990)
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Pollen samples were collected stratigraphically from Zones A-E from Trench 16 on the coastal plain of the leeward coast of Saipan. Trench 16 on the Nansay property is a backhoe trench dug into the edge of a remnant wetland immediately south of Punton Achugao. A single pollen sample was analyzed from each stratum. In addition, Trench I was sampled at a later date for pollen. This column was richer in preserved organics than Trench 16 and was located lower in the wetland toward the seaward...