A 7000-year pollen and plant macrofossil record from the Mid-Russian Upland, European Russia: Vegetation history and human impact

Novenko, Elena; Zyuganova, I. S.; Volkova, E. M.; Dyuzhova, K.V.

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2017.11.025

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“…5 demonstrates a considerably high number of Red Data Book invertebrates within mixed forests, as well as on edges and glades of mixed forests. This is in accordance with data of other investigations (e.g., Sümegi et al 2012, Novenko et al 2018 that reported high species diversity in ecotone plant communities.…”

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Red Data Book invertebrates in a protected area of European Russia

Ruchin¹,

Khapugin²

2019

Acta Zool Acad Sci H

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Protected Areas are considered as primary efforts for biodiversity conservation worldwide. However, there is a lack of data on the biodiversity and threats for most of the federal-level Russian Protected Areas, especially for invertebrates. Intensive research on invertebrate diversity in Protected Areas is highly important to obtain comprehensive knowledge for the management of natural refugia of biodiversity. In the present paper, we studied the most vulnerable component of invertebrate diversity, i.e. the Red Data Book species, in the Mordovia State Nature Reserve (European Russia). We used both new (2007-2018) and literature (1936-2006) data to obtain information on habitat preferences, year of the first record, and spatial distribution in the Protected Area for 121 invertebrate Red Data Book species known from the Mordovia State Nature Reserve. Our study demonstrated a remarkable increase in the Red Data Book invertebrate diversity as a consequence of the research intensification in the Protected Area in the last ten years. This is also related to the fact that only 1-2 records are known for a large number of species (57.9%) within the Protected Area. The highest species richness was found close to the research stations (cordons). On one hand, this highlights their significance for biodiversity research. On the other hand, it outlines the need for performing more research in less-studied areas of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve. Finally, the species currently known for Mordovia and Russia only from this Protected Area (27 and four species, respectively) highlight the importance of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve at regional and national levels.

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Red Data Book invertebrates in a protected area of European Russia

Ruchin¹,

Khapugin²

2019

Acta Zool Acad Sci H

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“…In the period about 5200 cal years BP the landscape conditions in the surrounding areas changes significantly due to both climate changes and human activities [59,60]. The decrease in the wetness of peatland biotope and increase in the ash content in woody-sphagnum peat (at the depth of 110-120 cm) indicate not only local hydrological changes, but plowing of adjacent lands and strengthening of soil erosion as well [59,62]. An increase in aeration and trophicity of the peatland biotope led to the invasion of tree species in the peatland plant paleo-communities.…”

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Carbon accumulation dynamics of the Klukva peatland at the southern boundary of broad-leaved forest zone in European Russia

Volkova

Leonova

Boikova³

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The study is focused on reconstructing the carbon accumulation rate of the peatland Klukva (1 ha) situated at the southern boundary of broad-leaved forest zone within the Oka river basin in European Russia. The age of the peatland is about 9400 cal years BP and it is one of the oldest peatlands within the Central Russian Upland. The results of our experimental study showed that the rate of peat accumulation is ranged from 0.15 to 0.9 mm/year and it was strongly influenced by climatic factors. Two main stages were distinguished in the peatland genesis. The longest was the mesotrophic stage, which began in the Early Holocene at about 9400 cal years BP and ended in the Late Holocene at about 1500 cal years BP. Since 1500 cal years BP there has been a gradual transition of the peatland from mesotrophic to oligotrophic type. The mean carbon accumulation rate during the peatland Klukva development was about 20 gC/(m2yr). This process was most actively going between 2500 and 6300 cal yrs BP, when the rates of peat accumulation increased to 26-29 gC/(m2yr). Nowadays, the carbon stock in the peat deposit of the peatland Klukva is amounted to 175 kgC/m2 and it is comparable with the carbon stocks of boreal peatlands in Northern Eurasia. This means that the oligotrophic peatlands situated at the southern boundary of broad-leaved forest zone, despite the small areas, continue to be a large stock of atmospheric carbon.

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“…Intensification of human activity since the 16 th century AD, including agricultural activity, has taken place in Central Russia (Belayev et al, 2004). In the Central Russian Upland, over the last 500 years, there has been a decrease in surface humidity due to the lowering of the groundwater level (Novenko et al, 2019). From the 17 th century AD, the landscape opened up in the European part of Russia (Novenko et al, 2019 – further literature there).…”

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“…In the Central Russian Upland, over the last 500 years, there has been a decrease in surface humidity due to the lowering of the groundwater level (Novenko et al, 2019). From the 17 th century AD, the landscape opened up in the European part of Russia (Novenko et al, 2019 – further literature there). Moreover, intensive soil erosion in this area was initiated by increasing human impact, including agricultural activity from the 17 th century AD.…”

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Natural and anthropogenic factors affecting intense slope processes in Eastern Europe during the Modern Period: Serteyka river valley, Russia

Piech,

Hrynowiecka,

Stachowicz-Rybka

et al. 2024

The Holocene

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Detailed palaeogeographical studies of the accumulative fan in the Serteyka River valley in W Russia and underlying biogenic deposits were carried out. The base of a representative core of biogenic sediments in the distal zone is dated to 1291 BC, while its top to 1631 AD. In this paper, palynological, plant macrofossils, Chironomide and Cladocera, geochemical, geochronological and sedimentological analysis were performed. Four phases of biogenic deposition were distinguished by pollen and geochemical analyses. Two of them coincide with the climatic fluctuation during Medieval Climate Anomaly and Little Ice Age. During the formation of the fan, overbank deposits were accumulated also, indicating numerous and intense floods, which are in line with the trend observed for other sites in this region. The accumulative fan is formed by lower, middle and upper deluvia and agricultural diamicton in its top. All units have specific sedimentological and geochemical features as well as low admixture of plant macrofossils. The beginning of the formation of this relief form dates back to the second half of the 17th century AD, and the end of the accumulation falls on the second half of the 18th century AD. Our work suggests that natural conditions had an impact on the formation and development of studied accumulative fan, however, the decisive factor causing the intensification of the slope processes were related with deforestation resulted from strong human impact, which was marked in palynological and macrofossils analyses (e.g. increase in the contribution of plants macrofossils related to agriculture).

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A 7000-year pollen and plant macrofossil record from the Mid-Russian Upland, European Russia: Vegetation history and human impact

Cited by 9 publications

References 21 publications

Red Data Book invertebrates in a protected area of European Russia

Red Data Book invertebrates in a protected area of European Russia

Carbon accumulation dynamics of the Klukva peatland at the southern boundary of broad-leaved forest zone in European Russia

Natural and anthropogenic factors affecting intense slope processes in Eastern Europe during the Modern Period: Serteyka river valley, Russia

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