Lithological discontinuities in Podzols developed from sandstone cover beds in the Stolowe Mountains (Poland)

Waroszewski, Jarosław; Malkiewicz, Małgorzata; Mazurek, Ryszard; Łabaz, Beata; Jezierski, Paweł; Kabała, Cezary

doi:10.1016/j.catena.2014.10.034

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“…Waroszewski et al . () noted the charcoal age in the Podzols in the eastern part of the Stołowe Mountains at AD 1100, which confirms that fires were responsible for the hiatus in core B and may also confirm that large‐scale fires greatly impacted the vegetation in the late Holocene across the entire Stołowe Mountains, and probably all other ranges of the Sudetes Mountains. Previously cited works have confirmed examples of local or large‐scale fires in the Eastern Sudetes (Rybniček & Rybničková ; Treml et al .…”

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Human‐affected disturbances in vegetation cover and peatland development in the late Holocene recorded in shallow mountain peatlands (Central Sudetes, SW Poland)

Glina¹,

Malkiewicz

Mendyk

et al. 2016

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The aim of this study is to assess the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on peatland formation in the Central Sudetes (central Europe) during the late Holocene. The research methodology adopted allowed us to determine whether vegetation development and shallow peatland formation were affected by human activity. Knowledge of past changes might be useful in evaluating recent and future changes, and to avoid pitfalls in the present management of peatland ecosystems. A palaeoecological research study of four peatlands was conducted in the Stołowe Mountains (Central Sudetes, SW Poland). The results showed that these shallow peatlands originated in the middle to late Holocene (from 3301 BC to AD 1137). Palaeoecological records reflect continuous human impact on vegetation development and peat accumulation from the Middle Ages to the present (late Holocene). The strongest agrarian settler activity is observed in the High Middle Ages (AD 1200–1500). The human‐induced or wildfires observed in the late Holocene were an integral component of peatland ecosystems in the Central Sudetes. Moreover, palaeoecological analysis (sphagnum spores decline) and radiocarbon dating (AD 1870) confirmed drainage of the study area in the 19th century, which greatly affected the vegetation communities.

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Human‐affected disturbances in vegetation cover and peatland development in the late Holocene recorded in shallow mountain peatlands (Central Sudetes, SW Poland)

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Malkiewicz

Mendyk

et al. 2016

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“…Sommer et al (2000) identified similar patterns in soil formation, where podzol formation occurs laterally along a hillslope instead of vertically, calling it lateral podzolization. The proposed mechanisms for similar patterns are mobilization of spodic material by unsaturated water flux and subsequent downslope immobilization (Do Nascimento et al, 2008;Sommer et al, 2001;Waroszewski et al, 2015). However, this lateral movement of water in the unsaturated zone has not been measured concurrently with lateral podzolization.…”

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Lateral water flux in the unsaturated zone: A mechanism for the formation of spatial soil heterogeneity in a headwater catchment

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McGuire

Bailey

et al. 2017

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Measurements of soil water potential and water table fluctuations suggest that morphologically distinct soils in a headwater catchment at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire formed as a result of variations in saturated and unsaturated hydrologic fluxes in the mineral soil. Previous work showed that each group of these soils had distinct water table fluctuations in response to precipitation; however, observed variations in soil morphology also occurred above the maximum height of observed saturation. Variations in unsaturated fluxes have been hypothesized to explain differences in soil horizon thickness and presence/absence of specific horizons but have not been explicitly investigated. We examined tensiometer and shallow groundwater well records to identify differences in unsaturated water fluxes among podzols that show distinct morphological and chemical differences. The lack of vertical hydraulic gradients at the study sites suggests that lateral unsaturated flow occurs in several of the soil units. We propose that the variations in soil horizon thickness and presence/absence observed at the site are due in part to slope‐parallel water flux in the unsaturated portion of the solum. In addition, unsaturated flow may be involved in the translocation of spodic material that primes those areas to contribute water with distinct chemistry to the stream network and represents a potential source/sink of organometallic compounds in the landscape.

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“…The topsoil horizons (AE, E) are strongly depleted in Fe and Al, whereas a significant enrichment is measured in the Bh or Bhs horizon. The values of the podzolization index (Al o + 1/2Fe o ) are in the Bh horizon of K1 – 3 much higher than in the E horizon (Table ), which is typical for a strong leaching of Fe and Al (Waroszewski et al ., ).…”

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“…Palynological methods are a useful tool to track signs of past slope processes giving rise to soil layering and induced soil polygenesis (Waroszewski et al ., , ). It is important to note that pollens are stable in a strongly acidic environment (Hicks and Hyvarinen, ) and that they can provide valuable data about vegetation shifts in multi‐layered materials (Waroszewski et al ., ).…”

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“…Periglacial activities were, however, not only limited to the Pleistocene. Recent studies show that the upper layer of such periglacial cover beds in the Sudetes Mountains may not have been formed during the Pleistocene but also during the Holocene (Waroszewski et al ., , , ; Migoń and Kacprzak, ). Consequently, the materials constituting the soil profiles’ parent material may have a higher age diversity than previously thought.…”

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Identifying slope processes over time and their imprint in soils of medium‐high mountains of Central Europe (the Karkonosze Mountains, Poland)

Waroszewski

Egli

Brandová

et al. 2018

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Soils in mountainous areas are often polygenetic, developed in slope covers that relate to glacial and periglacial activities of the Pleistocene and Holocene and reflect climatic variations. Landscape development during the Holocene may have been influenced by erosion/solifluction that often started after the Holocene climatic optimum. To trace back soil evolution and its timing, we applied a multi‐methodological approach. This approach helped us to outline scenario of soil transformation. According to our results, some aeolian input must have occurred in the late Pleistocene. During that time and the early Holocene, the soils most likely had features of Cryosols or Leptosols. Physico‐chemical and mineralogical analyses have indicated that the material was denudated (between late Boreal to the Atlantic) from the ridge and upper‐slope positions forming a colluvium at mid‐slope positions. Later, during the Sub‐Boreal, mass wasting of the remains of silt material deposited at the end of the Pleistocene age on the ridge top seems to have occurred. In addition, the cool and moist conditions caused the deposition of a colluvium at the lower‐slope positions. The next phase was characterized by the transformation of Leptosols/Cambisols into Podzols at upper‐slope or shoulder positions and to Albic Cambisols at mid‐slope positions. During the Sub‐Boreal period, Stagnosols started to form at the lower part of the slope catena. Overall, the highest erosion rates were calculated at the upper‐slope position and the lowest rates at mid‐slope sites. Berylium‐10 (10Be) data showed that the Bs, BC/C were covered during the Holocene by a colluvium with a different geological composition which complicated the calculation of erosion or accumulation rates. The interpretation of erosion and accumulation rates in such multi‐layered materials may, therefore, be hampered. However, the multi‐methodological reconstruction we applied shed light on the soil and landscape evolution of the eastern Karkonosze Mountains. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Lithological discontinuities in Podzols developed from sandstone cover beds in the Stolowe Mountains (Poland)

Cited by 47 publications

References 40 publications

Human‐affected disturbances in vegetation cover and peatland development in the late Holocene recorded in shallow mountain peatlands (Central Sudetes, SW Poland)

Human‐affected disturbances in vegetation cover and peatland development in the late Holocene recorded in shallow mountain peatlands (Central Sudetes, SW Poland)

Lateral water flux in the unsaturated zone: A mechanism for the formation of spatial soil heterogeneity in a headwater catchment

Identifying slope processes over time and their imprint in soils of medium‐high mountains of Central Europe (the Karkonosze Mountains, Poland)

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