Late Pleistocene and Holocene environmental evolution of the Wkra River Valley near Bielawy Gołuskie (central Poland) recorded in palaeo-oxbow lake deposits

• Autorzy: Niska M. , Jonczak J. , Gadziszewska J.

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DOI

10.7306/gq.1320

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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This study aimed to reconstruct environmental changes in the Wkra River Valley near Bielawy Gołuskie (central Poland) based on geochemical, palynological and subfossil Cladocera analysis of deposits filling a palaeo-oxbow lake. Two sediment boreholes collected from the palaeochannel bend (BG-1) and neck (BG-2) include full sequences of organic deposits lying on clastic deposits. The lower part of the BG-1 borehole contains gyttja that accumulated during the Younger Dryas and the Preboreal, which is covered by reed peat of Preboreal and Boreal age. On top of this is alder peat that accumulated during the Atlantic. The ages of the gyttja and peat were confirmed by both radiocarbon dating and palynological analysis. The peats are characterized by a significant content of organic matter, which is relatively stable over time. This indicates a low intensity of mechanical denudation in the catchment, which is supported by low concentrations of aluminum and potassium. Calcium values greatly exceed these elements, suggesting that the lake was mainly fed by groundwater. Variation in trophic conditions over time is indicated by a vertical variability in the content of nitrogen, as well as by the Cladocera population. The strong decomposition of peat in the top layer of the mire, and increased concentrations of phosphorus and heavy metals, testify to increasing human activity during the most recent time periods.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

oxbow lake; Wkra River; Poland; multi-proxy analysis; Early Holocene

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Geological Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 61, No. 2
• Strony: 305--318
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 80 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Niska M.

• Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Institute of Geography and Regional Studies, Partyzantów 27, 76-200 Słupsk, Poland

autor

Jonczak J.

• Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Department of Soil Environment Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warszawa, Poland

autor

Gadziszewska J.

• Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Institute of Geography and Regional Studies, Partyzantów 27, 76-200 Słupsk, Poland

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).