Table 1 Summary table showing the analyses that were performed on the soil samples from each core

From: Environmental DNA identifies coastal plant community shift 1,000 years ago in Torrens Island, South Australia

Core ID

eDNA

14C dating

XRF

DBD

δ13C

%Corg

Core 1 (TI2.2017)

28

5

no

30

30

30

Core 2 (TIN1.2018)

32

4

no

21

21

21

Core 3 (TIN2.2018)

30

2

yes

19

19

19

Core 4 (TIN3.2018)

30

3

no

19

19

19

  1. From left to right, these analyses were Environmental DNA, Radiocarbon dating, X-ray diffraction, dry bulk density, stable organic carbon isotope and percentage organic carbon. The number of samples analysed for each variable is indicated except XRF, which is indicated by “yes” or “no” if the core was scanned.
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