Pollen analysis of the Husterbaach peat (Luxembourg): its significance for the study of subrecent geomorphological events

Riezebos, P. A.; Slotboom, R.T.

doi:10.1111/j.1502-3885.1978.tb00265.x

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“…The Subatlantic (IX, X) is characterized by deforestation (decrease of arboreal pollen) and extension of agriculture (appearance of culture indicators Behre, 1980;Riezebos and Slotboom 1978). Finally Picea appeared and Pinus expended in the pollen records after 1800 AD due to forest plantations, started by the administration of Maria Theresia (Riezebos and Slotboom, 1974).…”

Section: Mardels and Landscape Evolutionmentioning

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Pollen records of mardel deposits: The effects of climatic oscillations and land management on soil erosion in Gutland, Luxembourg

Slotboom

Mourik

2015

CATENA

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Section: Mardels and Landscape Evolutionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…15). Pollen records show changing land use; forests were cleared and agriculture expended into the hills (Riezebos and Slotboom, 1978).…”

Section: Mardels and Landscape Evolutionmentioning

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Pollen records of mardel deposits: The effects of climatic oscillations and land management on soil erosion in Gutland, Luxembourg

Slotboom

Mourik

2015

CATENA

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“…3) dates back to the Roman era when large parts of South Limburg were cleared and used for farming. A strong increase in valley sedimentation at the beginning of the Subatlantic period has been found in many European rivers (De Smedt, 1973;Vandenberghe, 1977; Riezebos & Slotboom, 1978). The coarser grained top of unit 1 (not indicated in Fig.…”

Section: Sedimentary Unitsmentioning

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Effects of Land‐Use and Precipitation Changes on Floodplain Sedimentation in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Geul River, The Netherlands)

Stam¹

2002

Flood and Megaflood Processes and Deposits

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flowing through France, Belgium and The Netherlands; Fig. 1a) flooded severely, causing extensive damage and forcing massive evacuations. These events sparked an interest in land-use and climate change as possible causes of the recent, apparent increase in flood frequency. To separate the effects of land-use change and precipitation variability on the peak discharges of the Meuse, one would ideally need single cause-effect relationships for discrete time periods and a long discharge time-series. For a river basin such as the Meuse (33 000 km 2 ) there are no such undisturbed cause-effect relationships, because it is used for international commercial shipping and various other economic purposes, and therefore has been heavily engineered. Generally, peak discharges in the Meuse lead to flooding problems when peak discharges in subcatchments such as the Ourthe and the Sambre (Fig. 1a) coincide with those of the main channel Effects of land-use and precipitation changes on floodplain sedimentation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (Geul River, ABSTRACTThe effects of land-use change and precipitation variability on the flow regime and sedimentation rates of floodplain deposits were studied in the Geul River in the southern part of The Netherlands. The catchment has a history of industrial mining, thus providing a means for dating the sediment. Several cut-bank sections were analysed for grain size, organic matter, Zn, Pb and 137 Cs, and sedimentation rates were calculated for the periods 1806-1845, 1845-1885, 1885-1955 and 1955-1996. Sedimentation rates were high between 1806 and 1885, very low between 1885 and 1955, and high again between 1955 and 1996. Rates of channel change derived from the analysis of aerial photographs show an increase after 1949 and 1981. Comparison with precipitation and land-use data indicates that the high sedimentation rates in the nineteenth century were caused by mining activities and deforestation, resulting in more floods in the low-magnitude-high-frequency range. The termination of industrial mining around 1885, subsequent reforestation, and the agricultural crisis of 1878-1895 all contributed to the low river activity during the first half of the twentieth century. The modernization of agriculture and increased precipitation have contributed to an increase in sedimentation rate and channel-change rate during the second half of the twentieth century. Increased soil erosion associated with the modernization of agriculture is an important new source of sediment.

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“…and Bellis -type as indicators of pastures. On the other hand, Reizbos and Slotboom (1978) selected Cerealia, Fagopyrum , Linum , Rumex , Artemisia and Centaurea as arable indicators, as against Gramineae, Papilionaceae and Plantago lanceolata for the pastures.…”

Section: Anthropogenic Indicator Taxa From Central/middle East Asia A...mentioning

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Agricultural practices in India during the Holocene: A pollen view point and a critical appraisal

Quamar¹,

Kar²

2022

The Holocene

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Pollen assemblages provide valuable insights into the beginning of cereal-based agricultural practices and the transition from a hunting and gathering to a sedentary and food-producing way of life. Anthropogenic pollen indicators (APIs) and their precise identification, with respect to taxonomic resolution, can help to document the history of agricultural development, pastoral activities and human-induced land-use changes, particularly for the Holocene Epoch. Moreover, careful selection of pollen types, and/or indices, established for a particular region, are useful for obtaining meaningful reconstructions of anthropogenic activities through time. Specific pollen-markers have been used to deduce the inception of agriculture and the impact of anthropogenic activities on the landscape, from the different regions of the world. For India, Cerealia, and other cultural plant pollen taxa, such as Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Brassicaceae, Polygonaceae, Artemisia, Cannabis sativa, Alternanthera, Urtica, Rumex and Borreria have been used as marker pollen types for indicating agricultural practices and other anthropogenic activities. In this communication, we have made an attempt to trace the advent and intensification of agricultural practices in the varied physiographic regions of the Indian sub-continent, on the basis of the available palynological records. We have further critically analysed the plausibility of agricultural practices and other human activities during the Late Pleistocene/Pre and Early Holocene with respect to the Indian scenario.

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Pollen analysis of the Husterbaach peat (Luxembourg): its significance for the study of subrecent geomorphological events

Cited by 13 publications

References 2 publications

Pollen records of mardel deposits: The effects of climatic oscillations and land management on soil erosion in Gutland, Luxembourg

Pollen records of mardel deposits: The effects of climatic oscillations and land management on soil erosion in Gutland, Luxembourg

Effects of Land‐Use and Precipitation Changes on Floodplain Sedimentation in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Geul River, The Netherlands)

Agricultural practices in India during the Holocene: A pollen view point and a critical appraisal

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