Article
Geography, Physical
Malgorzata Roman, Joanna Miroslaw-Grabowska, Monika Niska
Summary: The study presents the current state of Eemian and Eemian-Vistulian subfossil flora sites in central Poland, and investigates the lake-bog successions using cladoceran and isotopic methods. It is found that the formation of palaeolakes was mainly due to the melting of ice after the Wartanian ice-sheet, and the development of lakes reflects significant climate changes.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Magdalena Filoc, Miroslawa Kupryjanowicz, Magdalena Suchora, Tomi P. Luoto, Liisa Nevalainen
Summary: By applying pollen and subfossil Cladocera analyses to the Lake Suchar Wielki sediment profile, this study tracks paleoenvironmental changes in NE Poland during the Late-Weichselian period. The results reveal short-term climatic fluctuations, cooling during the Allerod and Younger Dryas periods, and changes in vegetation succession.
Article
Geography, Physical
Irena Agnieszka Pidek, Anneli Poska, Anna Hrynowiecka, Dorota Brzozowicz, Marcin Zarski
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the climate variability in Central Poland during the Eemian Interglacial (MIS 5e) using high resolution pollen records. The results showed that the combination of different methods provided a clearer insight into the climate changes during the Eemian optimum. The study also found strong correlations between temperature, precipitation, and the distribution of different plant species.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Magdalena Suchora, Kamil Kultys, Renata Stachowicz-Rybka, Irena A. Pidek, Anna Hrynowiecka, Slawomir Terpi Lowski, Karolina Labecka, Marcin Zarski
Summary: This study provides a detailed reconstruction of the functional changes of Kozl' ow palaeolake during the MIS 5e period, revealing dynamic changes and relatively stable conditions. The findings make Kozl' ow palaeolake an important benchmark for the Eemian Interglacial environment in this region.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
A. Abdelfattah Zalat, Aleksandra Bober, Irena Agnieszka Pidek, Marcin Zarski
Summary: This study aimed to determine the environmental history and climatic change during the Late Saalian/Eemian transition by analyzing diatom assemblages in paleolake sediments from Central Poland. The results showed clear shifts in diatom composition, indicating fluctuations in water level and regional climate oscillation. Additionally, the transition from Late Saalian to Eemian was marked by an increase in summer-blooming diatom species, suggesting the presence of a growing season and humid warm conditions.
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Joanna Miroslaw-Grabowska, Ryszard Krzysztof Borowka, Magdalena Radzikowska, Joanna Slawinska, Anna Hrynowiecka, Artur Sobczyk, Renata Stachowicz-Rybka, Krzysztof Stefaniak
Summary: This study presents the results of geochemical investigations and stable isotope analysis of sediments from the palaeolake horizons in the Gorz'ow Wielkopolski site in northwest Poland. The results reveal two cycles of lake accumulation, separated by peat deposition, and characterized by different geochemical features. The study also identifies six geochemical zones that correspond to lithological features and climatic changes, reflecting the changing environmental conditions. The findings provide insights into the evolution of the palaeolake and its response to climate change.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Irena Agnieszka Pidek, Abdelfattah A. Zalat, Anna Hrynowiecka, Marcin Zarski
Summary: The Koz??ow site in the Garwolin Plain of Central Poland contains one of the longest sequences of palaeolake deposits from the Eemian interglacial (MIS 5e), offering insight into climate-driven paleoenvironmental changes during this period. Pollen and diatom analyses provide a detailed understanding of the warm and humid climate of the Eemian period, as well as the transitions between different climatic phases. The correlation between palynological and diatom data allows for consistent conclusions to be drawn about the environmental conditions during the Eemian interglacial.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Patrick Schlafli, Erika Gobet, Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen, Elisa Vescovi, Michael A. Schwenk, Dimitri Bandou, Guilhem A. Douillet, Fritz Schlunegger, Willy Tinner
Summary: Interglacial pollen records provide valuable information on past vegetation dynamics and responses to different climates. The Spiezberg site in Switzerland offers a palynological record from the Eemian interglacial, suggesting a predominance of Abies and Picea trees that thrived under warmer conditions. The findings indicate that Abies alba may have a competitive advantage in future climate warming scenarios.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
B. Woronko, Z. Zagorski, M. Cyglicki
Summary: The study at the Koczery site in Eastern Poland revealed a poly genetic development of soils in areas unglaciated during the Weichselian glaciation. Four stages of soil formation were distinguished in the study area.
Article
Geology
Aleksandra Bober, Danuta Drzymulska, Renata Stachowicz-Rybka, Magdalena Konczak, Marcin Zarski
Summary: The analysis of Eemian organogenic deposits in the Struga and Parysow sites in central Poland reveals the vegetation history of the area. Pollen and plant macrofossil analysis identified seven different pollen assemblage zones, indicating various climate characteristics. Additionally, the deposits indicate oscillations between stadial and interstadial periods. The study suggests that the Garwolin Plain in Poland experienced a transitional climate from western European continental to eastern Polish conditions during the Eemian interglacial.
GEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Elzbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska, Krystyna Piotrowska-Weryszko, Tomasz Wolski, Aneta Sulborska-Rozycka, Agata Konarska
Summary: Lime trees can be a threat to allergy sufferers due to allergenic pollen during the flowering period. The research conducted in Lublin and Szczecin for 3 years (2020-2022) using the volumetric method showed that the concentration of lime pollen in the air was significantly higher in Lublin than in Szczecin. The increased lime pollen production in 2020 and in 2018-2019, correlated with the rise in April's average temperature, may suggest a response of lime trees to global warming.
Article
Geography, Physical
Miroslawa Kupryjanowicz, Magdalena Filoc, Danuta Drzymulska, Anneli Poska, Magdalena Suchora, Marcin Zarski, Przemyslaw Mroczek
Summary: Marine, lacustrine and terrestrial records from various regions around the world indicate that the climate improvement at the end of MIS-6 was interrupted by a short-term cooling before the MIS-6/MIS-5e boundary. The transition from interstadial to stadial conditions at the end of the Late Saalian was observed in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Pollen data analysis showed a change in mean annual temperature of approximately 3 degrees Celsius during this period.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Y. Kasai, C. Leipe, M. Saito, H. Kitagawa, S. Lauterbach, A. Brauer, P. E. Tarasov, T. Goslar, F. Arai, S. Sakuma
Summary: The method utilizes traveling vortices generated by on-demand microjet flows to achieve high-throughput sorting of large particles, successfully purifying ancient pollen from lake sediments and obtaining accurate radiocarbon dates, providing a new tool for building paleoenvironmental records.
Article
Geography, Physical
Lauras Balakauskas, Justina Gaizutyte, Vaidotas Valskys, Giedre Vaikutiene
Summary: Conventional pollen analysis often ignores spatial heterogeneity and assumes one analyzed location represents the entire basin. To improve spatial resolution, understanding factors influencing pollen variations is crucial. Our study examined the spatial heterogeneity of pollen assemblages in a lake, finding that the model underestimated pollen contributions from lakeshore vegetation.
QUATERNARY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Michael Hein, Brigitte Urban, David Colin Tanner, Anton Hermann Buness, Mario Tucci, Philipp Hoelzmann, Sabine Dietel, Marie Kaniecki, Jonathan Schultz, Thomas Kasper, Hans von Suchodoletz, Antje Schwalb, Marcel Weiss, Tobias Lauer
Summary: The study reveals two pronounced phases of geomorphic activity near a small fingerlake on the northern margin of the Salzwedel Palaeolake in Lower Saxony, Germany, during the Eemian period, largely driven by incomplete vegetation cover and fluvial incision in the neighboring Elbe Valley. The presence of Neanderthal occupation at the lakeshore during this period is in line with other known Eemian sites in central Europe. The highly-resolved spatio-temporal data contribute significantly to understanding climate-induced geomorphic processes during and immediately after the last interglacial period, helping to unravel landscape dynamics between coastal areas to the north and the loess belt to the south.
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Joanna Petera-Zganiacz, Magdalena Piotrowska, Juliusz Twardy, Danuta A. Dzieduszynska, Daniel Okupny, Jacek Forysiak, Seweryn Rzepecki
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Geography, Physical
Miroslawa Kupryjanowicz, Dorota Nalepka, Irena Agnieszka Pidek, Adam Walanus, Zofia Balwierz, Krzysztof Binka, Magdalena Filoc, Wojciech Granoszewski, Piotr Kolaczek, Aleksandra Majecka, Malgorzata Malkiewicz, Malgorzata Nita, Bozena Noryskiewicz, Hanna Winter
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
Aleksandra Majecka, Jacek Forysiak, Leszek Marks, Anna Toloczko-Pasek
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Geography, Physical
Leszek Marks, Michal Makos, Marcin Szymanek, Barbara Woronko, Jan Dzierzek, Aleksandra Majecka
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Geology
Jacek Forysiak, Aleksandra Majecka, Leszek Marks, Daniel Okupny
BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FINLAND
(2018)
Review
Geology
Jacek Forysiak
BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FINLAND
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
Leszek Marks, Krzysztof Binka, Barbara Woronko, Aleksandra Majecka, Artur Teodorski
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Geography, Physical
Leszek Marks, Fabian Welc, Krystyna Milecka, Abdelfattah Zalat, Zhongyuan Chen, Aleksandra Majecka, Jerzy Nitychoruk, Alaa Salem, Qianli Sun, Marcin Szymanek, Izabela Galecka, Anna Toloczko-Pasek
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Geography, Physical
Leszek Marks, Barbara Woronko, Aleksandra Majecka, Tatyana Rylova, Anna Orlowska, Mikalai Hrachanik, Joanna Rychel, Lukasz Zbucki, Maksim Bahdasarau, Aksana Hradunova, Jerzy Nitychoruk, Lukasz Nowacki, Katarzyna Pochocka-Szwarc
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Joanna Petera-Zganiacz, Danuta A. Dzieduszynska, Krystyna Milecka, Daniel Okupny, Micha Slowinski, Danuta J. Michczynska, Jacek Forysiak, Juliusz Twardy
Summary: The article examines the environmental and geomorphological changes during the Younger Dryas period in Poland, particularly focusing on the thick lacustrine series. The study reveals that the changes were gradual and not catastrophic, with the vegetation adapting smoothly to global climate changes. However, the stability of the landscape system was disrupted, as evidenced by changes in the organic life in the paleolake. The presence of wildfires suggests the triggering of abiotic processes and their impact on the biotic sphere.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marta Rudna, Marta Wojewodka-Przybyl, Jacek Forysiak, Krystyna Milecka, Daniel Okupny
Summary: This article traces rapid changes during the Late Glacial period using an analysis of subfossil Cladocera and various statistical methods. It reveals the shifts in water level, temperature, and species diversity during different periods. The high-resolution research provides more precise boundaries between stadials and interstadials and uncovers previously unidentified species in the sediment.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Danuta A. Dzieduszynska, Jacek Forysiak
STUDIA QUATERNARIA
(2019)
Article
Geography, Physical
Leszek Marks, Alaa Salem, Fabian Welc, Jerzy Nitychoruk, Zhongyuan Chen, Maarten Blaauw, Abdelfattah Zalat, Aleksandra Majecka, Marcin Szymanek, Marta Chodyka, Anna Toloczko-Pasek, Qianli Sun, Xiaoshuang Zhao, Jun Jiang