A Giant Sediment Trap in the Florida Keys

Key Largo Sinkhole Sedimentation Rate

Sedimentation Rate Plot
Graph of ¹⁴C data showing sedimentation rate. Note similar dates, within range of error, at 4.1 ka and 4.8 ka, suggesting pulses of rapid sedimetation.

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