Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cristina Val-Peon, Juan I. Santisteban, Jose A. Lopez-Saez, Gerd-Christian Weniger, Klaus Reicherter
Summary: The study fills a gap in the lack of palaeoenvironmental and archaeological data on the SW coast of the Iberian Peninsula through a new palynological and geochemical dataset. It reveals warm vegetation conditions at the start of the Holocene followed by increased moisture and forest development, with peaks of aridity at 8.2 and 7.5 ka BP. Archaeological data suggest human groups in the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic periods adapted through seasonal camps and permanent settlements near rivers.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Andrey N. Tsyganov, Evgeny A. Zarov, Yuri A. Mazei, Mikhail G. Kulkov, Kirill V. Babeshko, Svetlana Y. Yushkovets, Richard J. Payne, Joshua L. Ratcliffe, Yulia A. Fatyunina, Elya P. Zazovskaya, Elena D. Lapshina
Summary: By using a multi-proxy approach, researchers reconstructed the development of Mukhrino mire in Western Siberia and gained a better understanding of its response to climate change. With a warmer and wetter climate in the future, regional mires are likely to remain as carbon sinks, but a reversion to a wooded state with reduced carbon sink strength is also possible.
Article
Geography, Physical
Andre-Marie Dendievel, Jacqueline Argant, Benjamin Dietre, Fabien Delrieu, Gwenole Jouannic, Geoffrey Lemdahl, Christine Mennessier-Jouannet, Pierre Mille, Jean Nicolas Haas, Herve Cubizolle
Summary: This study presents a multi-proxy analysis of the Pialeloup peat record in France to understand the local environmental changes and socio-economical dynamics. It suggests that early environmental changes were likely influenced by animal trampling and human presence. Long-term landscape management and human activities started during the Iron Age and had significant impacts on livestock grazing and agriculture in the region.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Oliver A. Kern, Andreas Koutsodendris, Finn Suefke, Marcus Gutjahr, Bertil Maechtle, Joerg Pross
Summary: This paper presents a record of anthropogenic lead contamination in Central Europe since the Late Glacial, using data from a peat bog in southern Germany. It shows that lead accumulation rates were higher in the Late Glacial and early Holocene compared to the mid-Holocene, with contamination sources shifting over time. The data also reveal an exponential increase in lead contamination over the past 3600 years, exceeding natural background levels. Integrated geochemical and palynological approaches help to place lead contamination signals in a detailed historical context.
Article
Geography, Physical
Mylene Robitaille, Michelle Garneau, Simon van Bellen, Nicole K. Sanderson
Summary: Peatlands in the north-central region of Quebec, Canada, display characteristics of patterned peatlands, which recorded hydrological disequilibrium during the Neoglacial cooling period. Data shows that these peatlands initially formed around 6500 years ago, with a general increase in surface wetness during the Neoglacial cooling until the end of the Little Ice Age. A synchronous ecosystem state shift from oligotrophic to more ombrotrophic conditions was registered at the beginning of the 20th century in both study sites.
Article
Geology
Daniel Okupny, Ryszard Krzysztof Borowka, Jacek Forysiak, Juliusz Twardy, Marek Kloss, Slawomir Zurek
Summary: Geochemical and plant macrofossil analyses of Zabieniec mire deposits provide important insights into the palaeoenvironmental changes in the Polish Lowland over the past several thousand years. The development phases of the basin from the final part of the Plenivistulian (MIS2) to the entire Holocene are described, showing changes influenced by both regional and global factors in the surrounding environment, as well as habitat transformations in the limnogenic mire. The kettle-hole infill of the Zabieniec mire is a unique example in Central Poland of biogenic deposits exceeding 10 m in thickness. Initial deposition in a lake environment resulted in lake shallowing persisting until the end of the Mesoholocene.
GEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yuri A. Mazei, Andrey N. Tsyganov, Ekaterina G. Ershova, Natalia G. Mazei, Valery E. Pimenov, Elizaveta V. Kotlyarova, Natalia V. Kuzmenkova, Mikhail S. Paramonov, Artemii D. Chulei, Anastasiya D. Makarova, Ivan A. Zhirov, Anna A. Tsaregorodtseva, Marina V. Zhuravleva, Andrey V. Kitashov, Ping Ding, Stepan N. Kalmykov
Summary: The ecological restoration of Gorenki peatland began on the remnants of the floating peat in the early 20th century, gradually forming a Sphagnum bog through self-repair. In the last twenty years, agricultural activity has decreased and nearby pine forests have been restored, making the floating mat drier and more oligotrophic, which could lead to the formation of a bog in the absence of significant human impact.
Article
Geography, Physical
Irina Kurina, Elena E. Veretennikova, Anna A. Il'ina, Marina L. Egorova, Lyudmila Salisch, Vladimir N. Dolgin, Albert Udaloi, Evgeniya A. Golovatskaya, Egor A. Dyukarev, Sergei Smirnov
Summary: This study demonstrates that eutrophic mires can be used for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. By applying a multi-proxy approach, researchers reconstructed the development of a eutrophic mire in southern West Siberia and considered its relevance to the surrounding regions. The results from different proxies showed consistent patterns, providing valuable insights into the historical changes of the mire over time.
Article
Geology
Maxim G. Napreenko, Tatiana Napreenko-Dorokhova, Alexandr Matul
Summary: The study revealed the history of landscape development in the Russian part of the Neman Delta area during the Holocene, indicating time lags in vegetational development possibly influenced by regional climate patterns and area submergence. The transition of vegetation from pine forests to alder carrs occurred in this area during the Late Glacial and Holocene periods.
GEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Geological
Oleg G. Savichev, Maxim A. Rudmin, Aleksey K. Mazurov, Artyom S. Fedchenko, Alexey S. Ruban, Aigerim B. Dauletova
Summary: The study investigated the changes in chemical composition and mineral inclusions in the Timilyazevo mire near Tomsk city in Western Siberia, revealing uneven variations in different layers of the peat deposit. The research suggests a general mechanism for peat formation and mineral inclusions transformation, based on environmental filtration properties and previous data from the Vasyugan mire.
BULLETIN OF THE TOMSK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY-GEO ASSETS ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
H. Rother, S. Lorenz, A. Boerner, M. Kenzler, N. Siermann, A. Fuelling, A. Hrynowiecka, D. Forler, V Kuznetsov, F. Maksimov, A. Starikova
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Forestry
Ryszard J. Kaczka, Barbara Spyt, Karolina Janecka, Ilka Beil, Ulf Buntgen, Tobias Scharnweber, Daniel Nievergelt, Martin Wilmking
Article
Geography, Physical
Henny Piezonka, Nadezhda Nedomolkina, Norbert Benecke, Michael Hochmuth, Stefanie Klooss, Sebastian Lorenz, Ulrich Schmoelcke
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Aud H. Halbritter, Hans J. De Boeck, Amy E. Eycott, Sabine Reinsch, David A. Robinson, Sara Vicca, Bernd Berauer, Casper T. Christiansen, Marc Estiarte, Jose M. Grunzweig, Ragnhild Gya, Karin Hansen, Anke Jentsch, Hanna Lee, Sune Linder, John Marshall, Josep Penuelas, Inger Kappel Schmidt, Ellen Stuart-Haentjens, Peter Wilfahrt, Vigdis Vandvik, Nelson Abrantes, Maria Almagro, Inge H. J. Althuizen, Isabel C. Barrio, Mariska te Beest, Claus Beier, Ilka Beil, Z. Carter Berry, Tone Birkemoe, Jarle W. Bjerke, Benjamin Blonder, Gesche Blume-Werry, Gil Bohrer, Isabel Campos, Lucas A. Cernusak, Bogdan H. Chojnicki, Bernhard J. Cosby, Lee T. Dickman, Ika Djukic, Iolanda Filella, Lucia Fuchslueger, Albert Gargallo-Garriga, Mark A. K. Gillespie, Gregory R. Goldsmith, Christopher Gough, Fletcher W. Halliday, Stein Joar Hegland, Guenter Hoch, Petr Holub, Francesca Jaroszynska, Daniel M. Johnson, Scott B. Jones, Paul Kardol, Jan J. Keizer, Karel Klem, Heidi S. Konestabo, Juergen Kreyling, Gyorgy Kroel-Dulay, Simon M. Landhausser, Klaus S. Larsen, Niki Leblans, Inma Lebron, Marco M. Lehmann, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Armando Lenz, Anja Linstaedter, Joan Llusia, Marc Macias-Fauria, Andrey Malyshev, Pille Mand, Miles Marshall, Ashley M. Matheny, Nate McDowell, Ina C. Meier, Frederick C. Meinzer, Sean T. Michaletz, Megan L. Miller, Lena Muffler, Michal Oravec, Ivika Ostonen, Albert Porcar-Castell, Catherine Preece, Iain C. Prentice, Dajana Radujkovic, Virve Ravolainen, Relena Ribbons, Jan C. Ruppert, Lawren Sack, Jordi Sardans, Andreas Schindlbacher, Christine Scoffoni, Bjarni D. Sigurdsson, Simon Smart, Stuart W. Smith, Fiona Soper, James D. M. Speed, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Markus A. K. Sydenham, Arezoo Taghizadeh-Toosi, Richard J. Telford, Katja Tielboerger, Joachim P. Topper, Otmar Urban, Martine van der Ploeg, Leandro Van Langenhove, Kristyna Vecerova, Arne Ven, Erik Verbruggen, Unni Vik, Robert Weigel, Thomas Wohlgemuth, Lauren K. Wood, Julie Zinnert, Kamal Zurba
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Klaus Fischer, Juergen Kreyling, Michael Beaulieu, Ilka Beil, Manuela Bog, Dries Bonte, Stefanie Holm, Sabine Knoblauch, Dustin Koch, Lena Muffler, Pierick Mouginot, Maria Paulinich, J. F. Scheepens, Raijana Schiemann, Jonas Schmeddes, Martin Schnittler, Gabriele Uhl, Marieke van der Maaten-Theunissen, Julia M. Weier, Martin Wilmking, Robert Weigel, Phillip Gienapp
Summary: The impact of thermal stress on genetic variation is highly species-specific, sometimes increasing and sometimes decreasing genetic variation. Generally, thermal stress does not have a consistent effect on genetic variation expression under laboratory conditions.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Pim de Klerk, Anatoly Bobrov, Martin Theuerkauf, Hans Joosten
Article
Ecology
Robert Weigel, Hugh A. L. Henry, Ilka Beil, Gerhard Gebauer, Gerald Jurasinski, Marcin Klisz, Ernst van der Maaten, Lena Muffler, Juergen Kreyling
Summary: Climate warming may increase soil frost events in northern temperate regions, impacting tree growth and biogeochemical cycling. Soil frost was found to affect tree growth and cycling sensitivity, regardless of prevailing winter climate and snow conditions.
Article
Agronomy
Gesche Blume-Werry, Vanessa Di Maurizio, Ilka Beil, Signe Lett, Sarah Schwieger, Juergen Kreyling
Summary: Despite significant leaching losses, the study concludes that pre-leaching tea bags before field or lab incubation is not necessary to compare decomposition rates between systems.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ilka Beil, Juergen Kreyling, Claudia Meyer, Nele Lemcke, Andrey Malyshev
Summary: The spring phenology of temperate forest trees has been advancing due to climate warming, but a study found that warming in autumn may delay spring phenology despite continuous temperature rise, indicating that the shortening of winter, rather than warmer winters, is a major reason for the decline in spring phenology.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Lena Muffler, Jonas Schmeddes, Robert Weigel, Adria Barbeta, Ilka Beil, Andreas Bolte, Constanze Buhk, Stefanie Holm, Geoffrey Klein, Marcin Klisz, Magnus Lof, Josep Penuelas, Leonard Schneider, Yann Vitasse, Juergen Kreyling
Summary: The study found that germination and establishment of European beech were highly plastic in response to environmental conditions, with germination success increasing under warmer conditions but establishment and survival being hampered under warmer and drier conditions. Although germination differed among populations and was influenced by seed weight, there was no evidence of local adaptation in any trait.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Martin Theuerkauf, Theresa Blume, Achim Brauer, Nadine Draeger, Peter Feldens, Knut Kaiser, Christoph Kappler, Frederike Kastner, Sebastian Lorenz, Jens-Peter Schmidt, Manuela Schult
Summary: The study found that land cover changes have an impact on lake-level fluctuations during the Holocene, with most fluctuations being unrelated to climatic changes and instead related to natural and anthropogenic land cover changes. The observed amplitudes of lake-level fluctuations are larger than expected from climatic changes alone, emphasizing the importance of considering land cover changes in lake catchments in the interpretation of past lake-level fluctuations.
Article
Geography, Physical
Marie-Luise Adolph, Reinhard Lampe, Sebastian Lorenz, Torsten Haberzettl
Summary: The study of subaerial (paleo)lacustrine landforms at Schweriner See in northeastern Germany revealed details on their formation processes and ages through luminescence profiling, sedimentological investigations, and dating methods, highlighting the importance of a combined approach in understanding depositional environments.
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
(2022)
Article
Anthropology
Thomas Terberger, Ronald Borgwardt, Joachim Krueger, Sebastian Lorenz, Jens-Peter Schmidt, Lorenz Rahmstorf
Summary: This article presents a significant new find of a Late Bronze Age female figurine discovered in the Tollense valley in northeast Germany. The discovery further suggests a connection between the find spots of the figurines and communication routes, and proposes a possible weight unit.
PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hannes Mollenhauer, Erik Borg, Bringfried Pflug, Bernd Fichtelmann, Thorsten Dahms, Sebastian Lorenz, Olaf Mollenhauer, Angela Lausch, Jan Bumberger, Peter Dietrich
Summary: This paper introduces a mobile wireless ad hoc sensor network (MWSN) concept that automatically records sufficient close-range data to bridge the gap between standardized and available close-range and satellite remote sensing (RS) data. By cross-calibrating the two systems, comparable spectral characteristics of the data sets could be achieved. Additionally, an analysis of the data reveals the influence of spatial and temporal heterogeneity on the data.
Article
Anthropology
Tobias Uhlig, Joachim Krueger, Gundula Lidke, Detlef Jantzen, Sebastian Lorenz, Nicola Ialongo, Thomas Terberger