Floodplain morphodynamics and distribution of trace elements in overbank deposits, Vistula River Valley Gorge near Solec nad Wisłą, Poland

Falkowska, Ewa; Falkowski, Tomasz; Tatur, Andrzej; Kałmykow-Piwińska, Agnieszka

doi:10.1515/agp-2016-0025

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“…Since then, as a result of human activity, the hydrological conditions have changed to more extreme flows leading to the formation of braided river pattern by the Vistula. [11] The contemporary braided channel of the Middle Vistula River is confined by cohesive deposits. Their existence in the river channel, as revealed by the field studies, takes the shape of elevations made of nonerodible deposits.…”

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Dynamics of mid-channel bars in the Middle Vistula River in response to ferry crossing abutment construction

Sosnowska

2020

Open Geosciences

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AbstractThe investigation focused on the non-migrating mid-channel bars that emerged in the river channel as a consequence of river engineering. A reach of around 280 km of Middle Vistula River (Poland) was taken into account as the study site. The most vivid examples of the river engineering works potentially influencing the river channel are the ferry crossings. Along the Middle Vistula River reach, there are 17 ferry crossings that were constructed from 1970s to 1990s. A cartographic analysis was carried out to determine the influence of the ferry crossing construction over the river channel. It was performed on the basis of aerial photographs (traditional aerial photography and UAV photography). In 3 out of 17 potential localizations, the emergence of large non-migrating mid-channel bars was observed. A study of cartographic materials (from 1950s to 2000s) allowed determination of the dynamics of those bars, including time of emergence and the changes of their size.

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Dynamics of mid-channel bars in the Middle Vistula River in response to ferry crossing abutment construction

Sosnowska

2020

Open Geosciences

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“…The Vistula flows north and enters the Baltic Sea in the Bay of Gda ńsk [34]. The floodplain of the river is limited by embankments to a narrow approximately 1.0-4.5 km-wide strip [35,36].…”

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Small Floodplain Reservoirs in the Face of Climate Change—Sink or Source of Nutrients?

Gmitrowicz‐Iwan

Ligęza

Pranagal

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Despite various water protection measures, good water quality and reduction of nutrient loads seem very distant goals, largely due to limited knowledge of processes occurring in river valleys. Our study aimed at establishing the role of small floodplain reservoirs in the eutrophication processes, in the face of recent climate changes. The content of phosphorus and nitrogen compounds was determined in sediments and water of small floodplain reservoirs, (the Vistula River Valley, Poland) using spectrophotometric and Kjeldahl’s method. Nutrient loads in sediments were linked to the texture and total organic carbon content. Seasonal changes in water quality were strictly connected to changing weather conditions, flood and drought. The concentrations of PO43− and NO3− were found to rise after summer flooding. Increases in NH4+, total phosphorus (TP) and total nitrogen (TN) were correlated with the surface water area reduction in the reservoirs, which during the year of the study was on average 62%. Therefore, small floodplain reservoirs could be considered simultaneously as sinks and sources of nutrients. On the one hand, they accumulate P and N compounds carried by the river during the flood. On the other hand, climate change cause that small floodplain reservoirs may be responsible for enhanced biomass production.

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“…Deposition of the largest loess succession and calm fluvial sedimentation, which led to the deposition of sandy alluvial sediments of considerable thickness, occurred in this area during the Vistulian glaciation (Kwapisz, 1998). Hydrogenic habitats, suitable for the root vole (Tast, 1966), are associated within the S-Z zone mainly with river valleys (these occur predominantly at oxbow lakes or in near-slope boggy areas) (Falkowska and Falkowski, 2015; Falkowska et al, 2016) and with deflation zones on Pleistocene terrace surfaces overlain by eolian sands. Their formation might have been related to changes in climate humidity and a regional groundwater-level rise in the Holocene (e.g., in the Tanew River valley [T], Fig.…”

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The effect of Pleistocene glacial morphogenesis on the genetic structure of the humid- and cold-tolerant root voleMicrotus oeconomus(Rodentia, Cricetidae) in Poland, central Europe

Jancewicz

Falkowska

2019

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During the Pleistocene in the northern part of Europe and Asia, the presence of ice sheets not only limited the range of species but also influenced landscape and thus the contemporary habitat system that determines the pattern of biodiversity. The aim of the research was to find out whether and how a lowland landscape, which formed as a result of subsequent Pleistocene glaciations (five) that in Eurasia covered various and generally successively smaller areas, affected the genetic differentiation of a species. The research was carried out in eastern Poland on the root vole Microtus oeconomus (Arvicolinae, Rodentia), a model boreal and hygrophilous species. Samples were collected from 549 vole individuals at 33 locations. Based on the analysis of 12 microsatellite loci and the 908 bp of cytochrome b sequences (mitochondrial DNA), the genetic structure of M. oeconomus in the landscape zones of the Polish Lowlands was determined. The results show that the latitudinal variability of the relief in eastern Poland (resulting from different ranges of Pleistocene ice sheets) and the related specific configuration of hydrogenic habitats are reflected in the genetic differentiation of the root vole. Therefore, it may be concluded that the history of landscape development affects the genetic structure of hydrophilic species.

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Floodplain morphodynamics and distribution of trace elements in overbank deposits, Vistula River Valley Gorge near Solec nad Wisłą, Poland

Cited by 6 publications

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Dynamics of mid-channel bars in the Middle Vistula River in response to ferry crossing abutment construction

Dynamics of mid-channel bars in the Middle Vistula River in response to ferry crossing abutment construction

Small Floodplain Reservoirs in the Face of Climate Change—Sink or Source of Nutrients?

The effect of Pleistocene glacial morphogenesis on the genetic structure of the humid- and cold-tolerant root voleMicrotus oeconomus(Rodentia, Cricetidae) in Poland, central Europe

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