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2. REINTERPRETATION OF FLUVIAL-AEOLIAN SEDIMENTS FROM LAST GLACIAL TERMINATION CLASSIC TYPE LOCALITIES USING HIGH-RESOLUTION RADIOCARBON DATA FROM THE POLISH PART OF THE EUROPEAN SAND BELT.
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Sokołowski, Robert J, Moska, Piotr, Zieliński, Paweł, Jary, Zdzisław, Piotrowska, Natalia, Raczyk, Jerzy, Mroczek, Przemysław, Szymak, Agnieszka, Krawczyk, Marcin, Skurzyński, Jacek, Poręba, Grzegorz, Łopuch, Michał, and Tudyka, Konrad
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SOIL horizons ,CARBON isotopes ,YOUNGER Dryas ,SEDIMENTS ,SAND ,SOIL formation ,ICE cores - Abstract
This paper presents 66 radiocarbon (
14 C) dates obtained at 33 key sites from the Polish part of the European Sand Belt. These calibrated dating results were compared to 34 high-resolution14 C dates obtained from a fluvial-aeolian sediments to identify pedogenic phases from the late Pleniglacial interval to the early Holocene. These identified pedogenic phases were correlated with Greenland ice-core records, revealing high sensitivity of the fluvio-aeolian paleoenvironment to climate changes. Two pedogenic phases were identified from the late Pleniglacial interval (Greenland Stadial GS-2.1b and GS-2.1a), three from the Bølling-Allerød interstadial (Greenland Stadial GI-1), one from the late Allerød–Younger Dryas boundary, and at least one from the Younger Dryas. The ages of these pedogenic phases reveal a distinct delay of 50–100 calendar years after the onset of cool climate conditions during GI-1, reflecting gradual withdrawal of vegetation. Soil horizons from the early Holocene do not show any clear relation with climate change, where breaks in soil formation were caused by local factors such as human activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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3. Holoceńskie okresy intensyfikacji procesów stokowych w Gorcach - porównanie najnowszych wyników badań.
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Kroh, Paweł, Okupny, Daniel, Bryndal, Tomasz, Kondracka, Marta, and Cybul, Piotr
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ORE deposits , *PEAT bogs , *RELIEF models , *RADIOCARBON dating , *ORGANIC compounds , *HAZARD mitigation - Abstract
This paper presents selected results from efforts to date organic matter taken from deposits of three landslides in Poland's Gorce Mts. i.e. the ones located below the Jaworzyna Kamienicka, Kudłoń and Góra Gębowa peaks. The material for dating was taken from two landslide peat bogs and one closed depression filled with mineral deposits. The ranges of the individual landslides were analysed by reference to a detailed terrain model as well as geophysical tests, while the organic samples collected were 14C radiocarbon-dated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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4. Post-glacial environmental history in NE Poland based on sedimentary records from the Dobrzyń Lakeland.
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Karasiewicz, Tomasz M., Hulisz, Piotr, Noryśkiewicz, Agnieszka M., and Stachowicz-Rybka, Renata
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ENVIRONMENTAL history , *WATER levels , *RECORDS - Abstract
Abstract This paper presents a comprehensive palaeoenvironmental data set from a trough between glacial curvilineations (an intra-GCL trough) of the Dobrzyń Lake District, north-central Poland. A sediment core taken from the depression was investigated to reconstruct Late Glacial and Holocene environmental changes in north-central Poland using a combination of palynological, macrofossil, sedimentological and geochemical studies. Four main development phases of the studied intra-GCL trough were distinguished. Accumulation of the analysed sediments occurred from the Late Vistulian (Glacial Phase) through the Late Glacial to present times. Our data suggest the persistence of dead ice in the basin up to the Older Dryas (Lacustrine Phase). The sedimentary record of the depression reflects a considerable difference between the Late Glacial/early Holocene and the middle/late Holocene in terms of environmental conditions. The Late Glacial was characterised by rapid environmental changes, while climatic conditions throughout the Holocene were relatively stable, except for the Subboreal period. A small lake was strictly dependent on climatically controlled vegetation changes and erosion tendencies in the vicinity of the Zbójenko site. The lake finally disappeared at the turn of the Younger Dryas and the Preboreal Period. The Preboreal, Boreal and Atlantic Periods encompassed the Early Paludical Phase, during which the water level used to rise and hence the mire could be flooded. The area was covered with dense vegetation and the rate of denudation processes around the site was moderate. The Late Paludical Phase included the Subboreal and most of the Subatlantic. Deciduous forests (with Quercus, Carpinus, Corylus) dominated around the site. Major changes occurred between the late Subboreal and the early Subatlanic as a result of the growing human impact on the environment. The Subatlantic ends with the human impact phase (Middle Age), dominated by human impact, little accumulation of sediments and highly increased denudation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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5. LITHOLOGY OF THE PROFUNDAL SEDIMENTS IN SŁUPIAŃSKA BAY (WIGRY LAKE, NE POLAND) -- INTRODUCTION TO INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY.
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Rutkowski, Jacek, Król, Katarzyna, and Szczepańska, Jadwiga
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PHYSICAL geology , *GEOCHRONOMETRY , *PALEOSEISMOLOGY , *RADIOCARBON dating , *SEDIMENTOLOGY , *LAKES , *LAKE sediments - Abstract
In this paper, a lithological study taking into account trace metals of the profundal sediments from Slupiañska Bay in Wigry Lake is presented. A profile 5.26 m long has sandy muds at the bottom and moving upwards layers of calcareous gyttja, lacustrine chalk, and again calcareous gyttja are present. The profile is continuous, typical for the sediments of NE Poland formed from Aller&3x00F8;de to recent time. The results of the lithological analysis were correlated with results of high-resolution seismic survey. The results together with radiocarbon dating are part of interdisciplinary complex re- search comprising paleobiological study of pollen, Cladocera, diatom successions and human activity, which will be published in successive papers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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6. NEW RADIOCARBON DATES FROM POLISH INLAND DUNES POINT TO PREVALENCE OF HUMAN IMPACT ON DUNE MOBILITY.
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Ninard, Krzysztof, Łapcik, Piotr, and Uchman, Alfred
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SAND dunes ,ACCELERATOR mass spectrometry ,RADIOCARBON dating - Abstract
The timeframes of Holocene anthropogenic dune remobilization in Central Europe remain less studied compared to those of Late Glacial climatically controlled dune formation. The present contribution aims to reinforce existing knowledge on the chronology of Late Glacial–Holocene dune activity and stability, as well as to reveal the scale of human impact on dune remobilization. Accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon (AMS
14 C) dating and calibration of the results are reported from paleosol horizons buried in inland dune deposits that occur in Central and Eastern Poland. Twenty-three new dates are based on charcoal samples collected at 13 sites. From each of the investigated sites, at least one AD date is obtained, indicating that buried paleosols of such young age are far more widespread in Polish dunes than reflected in previous studies. The widespread preservation of these paleosols under cover of aeolian sand reflects the extent of the anthropogenic dune formation phase that peaked during the Medieval and Early Modern periods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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7. Human impact recorded in lake environment (Charzykowskie Lake, N Poland) during the last 6,200 years.
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MIROSŁAW-GRABOWSKA, JOANNA, ZAWISZA, EDYTA, OBREMSKA, MILENA, KOWALCZYK, JOANNA, ZBUCKI, ŁUKASZ, and TOBOLSKI, KAZIMIERZ
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LAKE sediments ,NUCLEOSYNTHESIS ,COMPOSITION of sediments ,LAKES ,WATER levels - Abstract
Based on geochemical and biological investigations of a 6-m-long sediment core, a reconstruction of the environmental conditions in Charzykowskie Lake (northern Poland) is presented. The analyzed sediments consist of fine calcareous detritus gyttja interbedded by lake marl. The results of palynological analysis document the vegetation development around and in the studied lake and confirm the middle and late Holocene age of the sedimentation of the deposits. The identification of 22 taxa of subfossil Cladocera shows the biodiversity of the fauna and reflects the changes in the trophic and water level. The concentrations of various chemical elements suggest the origin of the sediments. Geochemical, including isotope, and biological data, made it possible to reconstruct the environmental conditions, as well as traces of human influence over the last ca. 6,200 years. Four stages of human impact have been documented by the pollen data. The first traces of human groups in the vicinity of Charzykowskie Lake are preserved in sediments from about 4,000 years ago. The human activity is poorly recorded in the Cladocera and in the geochemical compositions of the lake sediments, probably due to the size and depth of the lake and its isolation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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8. Quaternary stratigraphy of Poland - current status.
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MARKS, LESZEK
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INTERGLACIALS ,PLEISTOCENE Epoch ,ISOTOPES ,CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY ,HOLOCENE Epoch - Abstract
A critical verification of the previous stratigraphic Quaternary subdivisions has updated the setting of the stratigraphic units in Poland. Inconsequently applied classification and terminology in the Polish Quaternary stratigraphy has been accompanied by arbitrary correlation with marine isotope stages. This has resulted in the creation of several stratigraphic units, occasionally with ambiguous stratigraphic setting and chronology, and usually devoid of the type sections. A record of most of the Early and Middle Pleistocene is full of sedimentary hiatuses. The detailed stratigraphic setting of 5 glaciations (Nidanian, Sanian 1, Sanian 2, Odranian and Vistulian) and 4 interglacials (Podlasian, Ferdynandovian, Mazovian and Eemian) has been established in the Pleistocene of Poland. The palaeomagnetic Brunhes/Matuyama boundary was determined within the Podlasian Interglacial and therefore, the oldest glaciation (Nidanian) has no equivalent anywhere in Europe. The stratigraphic units distinguished are correlated with those in Western Europe and with the marine isotope stages. The Quaternary stratigraphy in Poland is faced with the necessity of how to define regional stratotypes of the main stratigraphic units and boundaries. A crucial issue is to change the approach from a qualitative description of the stratigraphic units to one based also on selected quantitative criteria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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9. Studies on Pleistocene and Holocene mammals from Poland: The legacy of Edward Feliks Lubicz-Niezabitowski (1875–1946).
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Pawłowska, Kamilla
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PLEISTOCENE Epoch , *HOLOCENE Epoch , *MAMMALS , *RHINOCEROSES , *ELEPHANTS - Abstract
This paper presents the legacy of Edward Feliks Lubicz-Niezabitowski, a Polish scientist, biologist, zoologist, and physician who, over 20 years, collected and studied the Pleistocene and Holocene mammals found at various sites in Poland. A synopsis of his achievements in this regard is presented here for the first time, and covers representatives of Elephantidae, Rhinocerotidae, Cervidae, Bovidae, Equidae, Carnivora, and Rodentia, dealing with the locality and context of the finds, as well as the specific elements they represent. Although it is difficult to evaluate how many specimens of those specified by Lubicz-Niezabitowski are preserved to this day, and to what extent, the collected data can be used for synthetic works concerning diversity and occurrence of Pleistocene mammals in Europe, with reference to Poland. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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10. High resolution gully erosion and sedimentation processes, and land use changes since the Bronze Age and future trajectories in the Kazimierz Dolny area (Nałęczów Plateau, SE-Poland)
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Dotterweich, Markus, Rodzik, Jan, Zgłobicki, Wojciech, Schmitt, Anne, Schmidtchen, Gabriele, and Bork, Hans-Rudolf
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SOIL erosion , *SEDIMENTATION & deposition , *BRONZE Age , *SOIL topography , *GEOMORPHOLOGY - Abstract
Abstract: This paper presents the results of 40years of research on the gully system in the Doły Podmularskie catchment (0.35km² in size), which is situated in the south-western part of the loess-covered Nałęczów Plateau in SE-Poland. Topographic, stratigraphic and pedologic investigations, and monitoring of a tributary gully (gully area: 0.7ha, catchment: 2.5ha) were combined with historical, archaeological and palaeoecological records. The results reveal a long and complex history in terms of the temporal and spatial extent and the impact of land use on gully erosion, and the long-term feed-back mechanisms between land use changes and natural processes since the end of the Pleistocene. Phases of gully erosion and subsequent filling occurred in the Bronze Age and around the 10th to 11th centuries. The most severe deepening and expansion of the gully took place in the 17th century. The results also show that field structures and land use intensity had a significant influence on the frequency and magnitude of run-off, soil erosion, piping, and landslide events. The last significant erosion phase started in the mid-19th century with renewed headward retreat and down-cutting within older gully fills. Today, most of the catchment is either forested or the land is covered in berry shrubs. In the future, the area will continue to produce sediments, because of the steep slopes and because there are still areas of bare soil with a low resistance to erosion, a legacy from past land uses, which will remain a factor affecting soil erosion and sedimentation processes in the future. This study is an example of how important it is to observe and understand slow geomorphologic processes and rare extreme events in the light of land use changes when investigating long-term human–environment interactions. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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11. Evolution of small valley mire in central Poland as a result of hydroclimatic oscillations.
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Pawłowski, Dominik, Kloss, Marek, Obremska, Milena, Szymanowski, Mateusz, and Żurek, Sławomir
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VALLEYS , *FLOODS , *CLADOCERA , *PETROLOGY , *RADIOCARBON dating , *HYDROLOGY , *OSCILLATIONS - Abstract
This paper demonstrates the results of analyses of Cladocera, pollen, plant macrofossil, lithological and radiocarbon data recovered from a mire located in the Rawka River valley in central Poland. These studies permit to recognise the development of hydrology phases in Kopanicha mire and give insight into Holocene fluvial dynamics of the system; radiocarbon dating partly allowed da-ting of the patterns of Holocene valley floor development of the Rawka River. The Kopanicha mire was formed during the Atlantic period. At that time, an oxbow lake formed, becoming a mire during the Subboreal and possibly Subatlantic periods. The high sensitivity of the oxbow lakes, fens, fauna, and flora remains to climate variations - especially to changes in water level connected with the ag-gradation-erosion cycle of rivers - allows the reconstruction of the palaeoecological changes that oc-curred in the mire. The frequency and timing of hydroclimatic oscillations at Kopanicha show strong similarities to records from other sites in Poland. Changes in Cladocera frequency and plant assem-blages were mostly influenced by the Rawka River which controlled the hydrological regime of the mire. The main factors controlling the presence of Cladocera taxa were the water level and the pres-ence of favourable conditions in the mire (e.g. pH, vegetation). Most of the changes occurred in re-sponse to climate changes, but some of them were connected with local factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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12. Interdisciplinary studies of spring mire deposits from Radzików (South Podlasie Lowland, East Poland) and their significance for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions.
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Dobrowolski, Radosław, Pidek, Irena, Alexandrowicz, Witold, Hałas, Stanisław, Pazdur, Anna, Piotrowska, Natalia, Buczek, Alicja, Urban, Danuta, and Melke, Jerzy
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PEAT , *POLLEN , *MOLLUSKS , *SEDIMENTOLOGY , *RADIOCARBON dating , *GEOCHEMISTRY , *HOLOCENE Epoch - Abstract
The paper presents the results of interdisciplinary (multiproxy) palaeoenvironmental studies of peat - calcareous tufa depositional sequences of spring mire from Radzików site (east Poland). Analyses of three biotic proxies (plant macrofossils, pollen, molluscs) were supplemented with sedimentological, geochemical, oxygen and carbon stable isotopes analyses and radiocarbon dating and used for reconstruction of environmental changes in Late Glacial and Holocene. The obtained results enable us to (1) reconstruct main phases of mire development and (2) determine environmental factors influencing changes of water supply. The object started to develop in Allerød. The Late Glacial and Early Holocene deposit sequence is relatively thick (about 1.0 m), with good palaeoecological record. The boundary between Younger Dryas and Preboreal is especially well confirmed by palynological and malacological analyses as well as radiocarbon dating. The Mesoholocene deposits are considerably worse preserved. Mire development was evaluated in terms of general mire ecology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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13. PHYTOHISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE NATURA 2000 SITE "MARAMUREŞ MOUNTAINS".
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Fărcaş, Sorina, Tanţău, Ioan, Hurdu, Bogdan, Mîndrescu, Marcel, and Filipaş, Liviu
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PALYNOLOGY ,CARBON isotopes ,HOLOCENE stratigraphic geology ,PEAT bogs ,BEECH ,FIR ,GLACIAL climates - Abstract
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- 2009
14. TOO OLD AMS RADIOCARBON DATES OBTAINED FROM MOSS REMAINS FROM LAKE KWIECKO BOTTOM SEDIMENTS (N POLAND).
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Madeja, Jacek and Latowski, Dariusz
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CARBON isotopes , *PALYNOLOGY , *LAKES , *SEDIMENTS - Abstract
The paper presents the results of the AMS radiocarbon dating of moss macrofossils which seem to be too old in the context of palynological data. The lack of agreement between the obtained results of radiocarbon dating and pollen analysis has been discussed. Some possible causes of the discrepancies between the results of radiocarbon dating and palynological dating have been given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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15. A Holocene high‐resolution record of aquatic productivity, seasonal anoxia and meromixis from varved sediments of Lake Łazduny, North‐Eastern Poland: insight from a novel multi‐proxy approach.
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Sanchini, Andrea, Szidat, Sönke, Tylmann, Wojciech, Vogel, Hendrik, Wacnik, Agnieszka, and Grosjean, Martin
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HOLOCENE Epoch ,LAKE sediments ,HYPOXEMIA ,FOREST productivity ,EUTROPHICATION - Abstract
Anthropogenic eutrophication and spreading anoxia in freshwater systems is a global concern. Little is known about anoxia in earlier historic times under weaker human impact, or under prehistoric natural conditions with different trophic, land cover and climatic regimes. We use a novel approach that combines high‐resolution hyperspectral imaging with µ‐XRF and HPLC‐pigment data, which allows us to assess chloropigments (productivity) and bacteriopigments (anoxia) at seasonal subvarve‐scale resolution. Our ~9700 cal a bp varved sediment record from NE Poland suggests that productivity increased stepwise from oligotrophic Early Holocene conditions (until ~9200 cal a bp) to mesotrophic conditions in the Mid‐ and Late Holocene. Natural eutrophication was mainly a function of progressing landscape evolution with intense weathering under dense forest and warm‐moist climatic conditions. Generally, anoxia increased with increasing productivity. Seasonal anoxia and some multi‐decadal periods of meromixis were the common mixing patterns throughout the Holocene except for a period of persisting meromixis between ~5200 and 2000 cal a bp. Anthropogenic deforestation around 400 cal a bp resulted in substantially better lake oxygenation despite high productivity. In this small lake, aquatic productivity and lakeshore forest cover (wind shield) were more important factors controlling oxic/anoxic conditions than Holocene temperature variability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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16. Searching for the 4.2 ka climate event at Lake Spore, Poland.
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Pleskot, Krzysztof, Apolinarska, Karina, Kołaczek, Piotr, Suchora, Magdalena, Fojutowski, Michał, Joniak, Tomasz, Kotrys, Bartosz, Kramkowski, Mateusz, Słowiński, Michał, Woźniak, Magdalena, and Lamentowicz, Mariusz
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ATMOSPHERIC temperature , *CLIMATOLOGY , *LAKES , *SPORES , *WATER levels - Abstract
• Lake sediment-derived environmental reconstruction is presented for the 4.2 ka event. • Summer temperatures and climate humidity remained stable during the event. • We found likely indication of more severe winters between 4.0 and 4.25 ka BP. • A pulse of podzolization, likely favored by winter cooling, was reported ~4.2 ka BP. • The terrestrial vegetation and the lake biota remained unaffected by the event. Many regions around the world experienced abrupt climate change with far-reaching societal and environmental effects at ca. 4.2 cal. ka BP. As one of the most distinct climatic events of the last 11.7 ka, it has been used to establish the formal boundary between the mid- and late-Holocene. Although the 4.2 ka event was not pronounced in East-Central Europe, its exact impact on the area has yet to be evaluated. The aim of this paper is twofold: (1) to reconstruct the functioning of the selected lake and terrestrial ecosystems from northern Poland around the time of the 4.2 ka event, and (2) to disentangle the drivers of the recorded environmental changes (local factors vs. climate impact). We studied the sedimentary record of Lake Spore, focusing on the period between 3.8 and 4.5 cal. ka BP using numerous biotic and abiotic proxies, such as chironomids, cladocerans, pollen and spores, δ13C org , δ15N org , δ18O carb , δ13C carb , TOC/N, Fe, S, LOI 550 , and LOI 950. The chironomid-derived reconstruction of mean July air temperature did not change during the 4.2 ka event. Pollen accumulation rate (PAR) data showed lower pollen production of some tree taxa during the period 4.0–4.25 cal. ka BP that is consistent with low PARs recorded for the corresponding period in the sediments of nearby (~75 km) Lake Suminko. This change might have occurred due to either regional-scale forest disturbance or cooler winters resulting from an exceptionally strong Siberian High during the 4.2 ka event. Distinct peaks of Fe and δ13C carb at 4.2 cal. ka BP likely record a pulse of podzolization. Although soil transformation processes were common in East-Central Europe after ca. 5 cal. ka BP due to general climate cooling, they could have been enhanced at Lake Spore during the 4.2 ka event, if winters were more severe. The δ13C org , δ15N org , TOC/N and δ18O carb records point to a water level rise after 4.2 cal. ka BP that most likely resulted from soil transformation in the catchment, not a change in effective precipitation. The composition of the terrestrial vegetation and the lake fauna and flora remained largely unaffected by the 4.2 ka event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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17. Multi-proxy records of Mesolithic activity in the Lubuskie Lakeland (western Poland).
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Sobkowiak-Tabaka, Iwona, Pawłowski, Dominik, Milecka, Krystyna, Kubiak-Martens, Lucy, Kostecki, Robert, Janczak-Kostecka, Beata, Goslar, Tomasz, and Ratajczak-Szczerba, Magdalena
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CHARCOAL ,SOIL mineralogy ,SOIL erosion ,HERBACEOUS plants ,FOSSIL diatoms ,CLADOCERA - Abstract
The results of high-resolution records of pollen, plant macroremains and charred plant particles, diatoms, Cladocera and geochemistry from a
14 C-dated core, and geomorphological studies enabled the reconstruction of landscape development at a site in western Poland which was occupied by Mesolithic hunter-gatherer groups. Special attention was paid to the evidence of human activities recorded in the sediments of the palaeolake located next to the archaeological site. The presence of pollen types from communities characteristic of openings in the forest, macroscopic/microscopic charcoal, and charred particles of herbaceous plants (mostly from between 5500 and 4600 bc, with clearly visible maxima ca 5300, 4900 and 4700 bc) evidence the changes related to these various kinds of activities. These analyses allowed us to reconstruct the fire events at and around the site as well as to consider whether they originated from natural or human induced fires. The increase in the biogenic sediments of elements such as Na, K and Mg indicate an intensive erosion of mineral soil between 5100 and 4600 bc, mirroring human activity in the vicinity of the Kopanica site. In addition, Cladocera analysis permitted a detailed recognition of palaeolake eutrophication ca 7200–4600 bc, also eutrophication induced by human impact between 5100 and 4600 bc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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18. Varves and mass-movement deposits record distinctly different sedimentation dynamics since the late glacial (Lake Szurpiły, northeastern Poland).
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Kinder, Małgorzata, Tylmann, Wojciech, Rzeszewski, Michał, and Zolitschka, Bernd
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SOLAR cycle ,VARVES ,LAKE sediments ,SEDIMENTATION & deposition ,LITTORAL zone ,RUNOFF ,GLACIAL landforms ,MASS-wasting (Geology) - Abstract
The sedimentological and geochemical characteristics of sediments from Lake Szurpiły (northeastern Poland) can be used as a record of mass movement and climate dynamics since the Allerød. Late-glacial sediments suggest enhanced runoff conditions in the catchment after the retreat of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet, while Holocene varved sediments are interrupted by mass-movement deposits (MMDs). We identified 85 thin (<10 cm) MMDs (type 1) that consist of autochthonous material and frequently occur during the Atlantic period. Mobilization of littoral zone and slope sediments caused redeposition in the deepest part of the lake and was likely related to climatic conditions. In contrasting, one sedimentary unit (>1-m-thick MMD type 2) consists of auto- and allochthonous material and represents multistage processes, including erosion and deformation of underlying varved sediments, rapid deposition of clastic material, and redeposition of previously eroded varved sediments. Seismic activity or permafrost degradation was responsible for the deposition of MMD type 2. Furthermore, varve-thickness variability suggests Gleissberg and Suess solar cycles before 850 BC, when human impact was limited. Additionally, 22 and 11 yr sunspot cycles are recognized in light/dark laminae-thickness ratios and reflect influences of solar irradiance on lacustrine productivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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19. SIGNIFICANCE OF RELIEF-FORMING ACTIVITIES BY CASTOR FIBER L. FOR THE EVOLUTION OF HOLOCENE FLOODPLAINS OF SMALL RIVER VALLEYS (RESULTS OF STUDIES CONDUCTED IN POLAND).
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Snieszko, Zbigniew, Rurek, Mirosław, and Rzetala, Mariusz
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EUROPEAN beaver ,ALLUVIAL plains ,HOLOCENE Epoch ,FLOODPLAINS ,GEOMORPHOLOGY ,SEDIMENTS - Abstract
In Poland, beavers have colonised all types of valley landscapes - from late glacial coastal lowlands and lake districts in the north of the country to upland and mountainous ones in the south. Studies of geomorphological effects of their presence in valleys of small rivers in the Oder and Vistula River basins have confirmed the results of earlier observations conducted in forest zones of North America and Europe. In Polish territory, effects of the changes related to the beavers' activities have been studied for at most a few decades. American researchers were the first to suggest the significant contribution of sediments from beaver ponds to the development of Holocene floodplains in small valleys. At the same time, they drew attention to the need to collect materials that would corroborate this thesis in different regions of the world. In recent years, more publications appeared on fossil traces of the beavers' activity during the Holocene. Still, there is a glaring disparity between the estimated size of the beaver population in the evergreen forest zone in the Holocene and the evidence of their effectiveness in transforming landscapes on the one hand, and geological records in Holocene alluvia on the other hand. Study results indicate that part of Holocene sediments in flood basins and part of the peats covering valley floors, which used to be interpreted as the effect of climate change (flooding associated with climate becoming wetter) or human-induced change, may in fact be related to beaver colonies that were common in the Holocene. During their studies of Holocene alluvia and peat bogs, and also as a result of their queries of archived excavation data, the authors gathered data that point to the prevalence of beavers in Poland since the beginning of the Holocene, and in some cases as early as the late Pleistocene. The authors focused on establishing the criteria that allowed them to distinguish filled-in beaver ponds among the alluvia of which the Holocene floodplain is built. The documentation includes excavated ponds and fossil dams, alluvia containing wood with beaver tooth marks and peat cores containing wood detritus. Methodical experiments were also conducted to test the suitability of the Detektor Duo ground penetrating radar for searching for fossil wood detritus clusters in peat bogs. The authors suggest that conclusions from previous studies of fossil beaver ponds be used to reinterpret the origins of some Holocene alluvial deposits, especially in valleys up to the fourth order in Horton's system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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20. Diatom biofacies in the SW Gulf of Gdańsk and the Vistula Lagoon (the southern Baltic Sea) as indicators of the basin evolution in the Middle and Late Holocene.
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Witak, Małgorzata
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DIATOMS ,PHYTOPLANKTON ,PALEOECOLOGY ,HOLOCENE Epoch ,LAGOONS - Abstract
This article presents results of diatom analysis of seven sediment cores taken from various depths of the Gulf of Gdańsk between the Hel Peninsula and the coast of Gdańsk and Gdynia. Further eight cores were drilled in the northern, southern and central part of the Vistula Lagoon. The present investigations enabled the determination of: (i) differentiation of diatom assemblage zones, (ii) correlation of palaeoecological units with reference to the following stages: Mastogloia Sea, Littorina Sea, Post-Littorina Sea, including the latest environmental changes associated with an anthropogenic factor, (iii) description of the defined diatom biofacies based on statistical analysis, (iiii) reconstruction of spatial and temporal development of both basins with the emphasis on the role of inflows of sea and river waters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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21. The oxbow sedimentary subenvironment: its value in palaeogeographical studies as illustrated by selected fluvial systems in the Upper Odra catchment, southern Poland.
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Wójcicki, Krzysztof J.
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SEDIMENTARY basins ,RIVERS ,LANDFORMS ,OSCILLATIONS ,BIOCHEMISTRY ,FACIES ,PETROLOGY ,DRAINAGE - Abstract
Research was conducted in valleys of sinuous rivers that drain medium-high mountain, foreland basin and upland areas, where loose Quaternary deposits predominate. The cyclic pattern determined for deposits of the oxbow sedimentary subenvironment in the Upper Odra Basin can be expressed as a few alternative sequences. The best-developed cycle occurring on a relatively high level of probability, is represented by the unilateral transition from channel to overbank deposits and upwards-bilateral oscillations between overbank and biochemical, as well as biochemical and slope deposits. In the first stage, oxbow filling processes are usually determined by autocyclic factors (resulting from spatial relations between abandoned channels and the active channel). As a consequence, overbank and/or biochemical sediments usually overlie channel deposits. Later, allocyclic processes could easily dominate autocyclic processes. In these cases, overbank, slope and late-Holocene alluvial fan deposits were delivered to oxbow basins as a result of the influence of outside factors such as climate or human impact. In the Upper Odra catchment, facies succession in the sequences of deposits infilling abandoned channels was mainly determined by climatic factors (in the Late Vistulian, early and mid-Holocene) and anthropogenic factors (in the late Holocene, especially in the last dozen centuries or more). The course of sedimentary processes conditioned by climate and human activity was modified by orographic factors associated with spatial relations among abandoned channels and both the active channel as well as valley slopes. However, the geological structure had a smaller influence on the course of sedimentary processes in the oxbows. The diversity of bedrock lithology in the individual drainage areas determined the thickness and lithological features of the given series of deposits but not the facies succession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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22. Changes in macrophytic flora and planktonic organisms in Lake Ostrowite, Poland, as a response to climatic and trophic fluctuations.
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Milecka, Krystyna and Szeroczyńska, Krystyna
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PLANKTON ,CLADOCERA ,POLLEN ,CALCIUM carbonate ,HOLOCENE paleoceanography ,BIOGEOCHEMICAL cycles ,BOTANY - Abstract
This article presents some selected results of palaeoecological analysis based on subfossil pollen and Cladocera in a core of deep-water sediments. It was drilled in the SW part of Lake Ostrowite in National Park Bory Tucholskie, Poland. The core contains fine-detritus gyttja with no calcium carbonate. Nine local pollen assemblage zones show the stages of vegetation succession around the lake from the Younger Dryas through the Holocene up to the present time. Local pollen assemblage zones and seven phases in the development of Cladocera permit ecological reconstruction and description of local changes in the lake itself. Changes of trophic status are based on the quality and quantity of Cladocera species and the curve of Pediastrum. Human activity around Ostrowite is discussed in relation to the changes in regional plant cover and the trophic state of the lake. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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23. Abrupt Changes in Bosmina (Cladocera, Crustacea) Assemblages During the History of the Ostrowite Lake (Northern Poland).
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Gąsiorowski, Micha&lslash; and Szeroczyńska, Krystyna
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CLADOCERA ,SPECIES ,CLIMATE change ,LAKES ,EUTROPHICATION - Abstract
During the 10000-year history of the Ostrowite Lake, there have been several episodes of change in dominance amongst species of the genus Bosmina. The dominants were alternately B.longirostris and Eubosmina spp. Amongst the subgenus Eubosmina, two species prevailed in different periods: Bosmina coregoni and Bosmina reflexa. The first species, Bosmina coregoni, is characterized by long antennae and short carapace mucrones, while the second one, Bosmina reflexa, by short antennae and very long mucrones. Bosmina reflexa was dominant at the beginning of the lake's history (Preboreal, 10000--9000 BP) and during the early Subboreal Period (5000–3500 BP). Only a small number of remains of Bosmina longispina (Eubosmina spp.) were present along the entire profile. Such strong changes in the domination of Bosmina species were observed for the first time in the sediments of Polish lakes. A similar transition from one species to another has been described in a few German lakes and was linked to climate changes. However, the changes in the Ostrowite Lake do not correlate with climate changes, but most probably, with changes in the lake's trophic level. This is suggested by the simultaneous increase of Bosmina reflexa and a good indicator of eutrophy, Bosmina longirostris. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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