A multi-proxy modern training set for reconstructing Holocene relative sea level using salt-marsh sediment (Prince Edward Island, Canada)

• Published in: Canadian journal of earth sciences Vol. 62; no. 6; pp. 1172 - 1190
• Main Authors: Kemp, Andrew C., Edwards, Robin J., Alvarez-Agoues, Fermin, Bustamante, Emmanuel, Roseby, Zoë A., Hawkes, Andrea D., Woodworth, Philip L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press 01.06.2025
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Carbon 13; Datasets; Diurnal; Foraminifera; Holocene; Plants (botany); Salt marshes; Saltmarshes; Sea level; Sea level changes; Sediment; Sediment samplers; Sediment samples; Sediments; Soil erosion; Standardization; Tidal range; Tidal regimes; Training; Vegetation; Zonation; Canada; Prince Edward Island Canada

Reconstructing Holocene relative sea-level change from salt-marsh sediment requires a modern training set that captures the observable relationship between proxies and local tidal elevation. We collected 143 surface sediment samples from four salt marshes in Prince Edward Island (PEI, Canada) to dev...