Late Pleistocene climate history of the Baranja loess plateau – evidence from the Zmajevac loess-paleosol section (northeastern Croatia)

Banak, Adriano; Mandić, Oleg; Kovačić, Marijan; Pavelić, Davor

doi:10.4154/gc.2012.30

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“…The bulk mineral composition of TMF of all investigated samples is typical for loess-palaeosol sequences of the area (MUTIĆ 1993;BANAK et al, 2012;THAMÓ-BOZSÓ et al, in press). There is a significant difference in the light mineral fraction between the studied sections.…”

Section: Mineralogical Data and The Provenance Of The Materialsmentioning

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The chronology of the Šarengrad II loess-palaeosol section (Eastern Croatia)

Wacha¹,

Galović²,

Koloszár³

et al. 2013

Geol Cro

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A 23m thick succession of Quaternary deposits was investigated at Šarengrad, Eastern Croatia. A geochronological study was performed on loess samples using luminescence dating. An elevated temperature post-IR infrared stimulated luminescence (post-IR IRSL) dating protocol was applied. Performance tests showed that the protocol is suitable for the samples under study. The post-IR IRSL based chronology implies that, contradictory to previous correlations, a Middle Pleistocene loess-palaeosol sequence is exposed at Šarengrad II and not the Last Glacial -Interglacial cycle. Based on ages, the lowermost loess is correlated to oxygen isotope stage (OIS) 9-10 and the double palaeosol at the top of the section most likely correlates with OIS7. The Last Glacial record is exposed at the nearby Šaren grad I section. Furthermore, a heavy and light mineral analysis was performed on the investigated section as well as on the previously investigated Šarengrad I section, showing that the mineral association is typical for Quaternary deposits of the Pannonian basin.

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The chronology of the Šarengrad II loess-palaeosol section (Eastern Croatia)

Wacha¹,

Galović²,

Koloszár³

et al. 2013

Geol Cro

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“…According to data from Osijek meteorological station , mean air temperature is 11.3 °C with an annual precipitation of 684 mm. Geomorphologically, the study area mostly belongs to the lowland area built of Quaternary sediments formed during the Pleistocene and Holocene (Banak et al 2012). The Holocene sediments are mostly fl uvial sands and sandy clay (Regional plan of the Municipality of Bilje 2005).…”

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Early Spring Flora of the Sub-Pannonic Steppic Grassland (NATURA 2000 Site) in Bilje, Northeast Croatia

Pfeiffer¹,

Maronić²,

Zahirović³

et al. 2016

Acta Botanica Croatica

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-The diversity of early spring vascular fl ora was studied in the Sub-Pannonic steppic grassland in the village of Bilje, north eastern Croatia. In all, 109 plant taxa within 35 families were found. The highest number of taxa belongs to the families Poaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Caryophyllaceae, Lamiaceae and Rosaceae. Specifi c habitat conditions, characterized by moderately wet and moderately acidic soil with intermediate fertility and the effects of the continental climate favour the development of different plant life forms. Out of the total recorded plant taxa, hemicryptophytes make up 59.6%, followed by therophytes (22.0%) and geophytes (13.8%). Chorological analysis shows that the most numerous are plants of Eurasian (33.9%), Pontic-Central-Asian (21.1%) and Central European (21.1%) fl oral elements. According to their status in the Red List, three critically endangered (CR), one vulnerable (VU) and three nearly threatened (NT) plant species were found. Altogether, the steppe-like grassland in Bilje is a unique habitat rich in valuable plants of the Croatian fl ora, including the critically endangered Doronicum hungaricum, therefore it is of great importance to preserve it. Important management tools include mowing and controlling the spreading of cultivated and invasive plant species.

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“…29 Ma and continued until the Quaternary (e.g., Guo et al, 2002;Liu et al, 2003;Garzione et al, 2005;Sun et al, 2010;Zhan et al, 2010;Qiang et al, 2011;Stevens et al, 2013a;Nie et al, 2014), although some of the sedimentary sequences are the subject of a debate about their eolian origin (Alonso-Zarza et al, 2009;Guo et al, 2010). Pleistocene loess deposits are well known in southern Central Europe, covering large areas, as well as in Croatia (Haase et al, 2007;Galović et al, 2009;Wacha et al, 2011;Banak et al, 2012Banak et al, , 2013. Recently, Pliocene red clays from Hungary have been interpreted as having an eolian origin (Kovács, 2008;Kovács et al, 2011).…”

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Early Miocene European loess: A new record of aridity in southern Europe

Pavelić¹,

Kovačić²,

Banak³

et al. 2015

Geological Society of America Bulletin

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The intercalation of silty units and coarsegrained units represented by conglomerates and breccia characterizes a Lower Miocene terrestrial sedimentary sequence in theNorth Croatian Basin, a part of the southwestern Pannonian Basin system. These sedi ments were previously interpreted as allu vial sediments, where the silty units would reflect deposition on a floodplain. However, in this study, we show new results that support a different interpretation of the genesis of the silty units. The units, which vary in thickness between 6 and 180 cm, are mostly composed of structureless loose silt. They are brownish yellow to yellowish brown in color and do not contain fossils. Scanning electron microscopy indicated that quartz grains show fracture faces, conchoidal fractures, V-shaped percussion marks, linear steps, and conchoidal crushing features. Such micro textures together with the macroscopic characteristics of the silt units indicate that they were deposited by wind. Therefore, this study reports the first occurrence of Miocene loess outside of China. Silt-sized particles were probably produced by salt-weathering processes on salina-type lake flats during long arid periods. Alluvial deposition was controlled by a more humid climate, so the intercalation of eolian silty units with alluvial conglomerates and breccias reflects alternation of arid and more humid periods in the early Miocene. This agrees with regional paleoclimate studies that show cyclicity in the climate, with a dry cycle and orbital-scale climate variability controlling paleoenvironmental and sedimentary changes in the area during the early Miocene.

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Late Pleistocene climate history of the Baranja loess plateau – evidence from the Zmajevac loess-paleosol section (northeastern Croatia)

Cited by 28 publications

References 33 publications

The chronology of the Šarengrad II loess-palaeosol section (Eastern Croatia)

The chronology of the Šarengrad II loess-palaeosol section (Eastern Croatia)

Early Spring Flora of the Sub-Pannonic Steppic Grassland (NATURA 2000 Site) in Bilje, Northeast Croatia

Early Miocene European loess: A new record of aridity in southern Europe

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