This README is designated for Webster et al 2021 "Alterations to sediment nutrient deposition and transport along a six reservoir sequence" sediment core data. 
File Webster2021_SedCoreData

Sediment cores WP, HA, GR, OL, and EU were all collected by Webster and Waters. Publication includes:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147246 "Alterations to sediment nutrient deposition and transport along a six reservoir sequence"


Sediment core SE was collected by Waters and Golladay. Publication includes: 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-2142-8 "The potential effects of river regulation and watershed land use on sediment characteristics and lake primary producers in a large reservoir"


Reservoirs:
-WP — West Point Lake
-HA — Lake Harding
-GR — Goat Rock Lake
-OL — Lake Oliver
-EU — Lake Eufaula
-SE — Lake Seminole

Variables			Units
Core Depth 			— cm
Organic Matter (OM)		—  %
Bulk Density (Bulk D) 		— g*cm^3
Phosphorus (P) 			— mg*g^-1
Organic Carbon (C) 		— %
Organic Nitrogen (N) 		— %
C:N				— molar
N:P			 	— molar
δ15N (Del_N)			— per mill
Total Potassium (K)		— mg*g^-1
Total Sulfur (S)		— mg*g^-1
Total Boron (B)			— mg*g^-1
Total Zinc (Zn)			— mg*g^-1
Total Manganese (Mn)		— mg*g^-1
Total Iron (Fe)			— mg*g^-1
Total Copper (Cu)		— mg*g^-1
Total Calcium (Ca)		— mg*g^-1
Total Magnesium (Mg)		— mg*g^-1
Total Sodium (Na)		— mg*g^-1
Total Aluminum	 (Al)		— mg*g^-1
Total Cadmium (Cd)		— mg*g^-1
Total Cobalt (Co)		— mg*g^-1
Total Chromium (Cr)		— mg*g^-1
Total Molybdenum (Mo) 		— mg*g^-1
Total Lead (Pb)			— mg*g^-1
Total Nickel (Ni)		— mg*g^-1
Sample Age (Date)		— year
Fucoxanthin (fuco)		— nmol*g-1
Alloxanthin (allo)		— nmol*g-1
Diatoxanthin (diato) 		— nmol*g-1
Lutein+Zeaxanthin (lut_zea)	— nmol*g-1
Chlorophyll — b			— nmol*g-1
Chlorophyll — a			— nmol*g-1
Pheophytin-a (pheo_a)		— nmol*g-1
Pyropheophorbide-a (pyro)	— nmol*g-1
Canthaxanthin (canth) 		— nmol*g-1
Beta Carotene (b-car)		— nmol*g-1

Values of -999 are marked for either missing or having value below detection.