Postglacial incision-infill cycles at the Borisoglebsk Upland: Correlations between interfluve headwaters and fluvial network

Shishkina, Yuliya V.; Garankina, Ekaterina Vadimovna; Belyaev, V. R.; Shorkunov, I. G.; Андреев, П. В.; Bondar, Aleksey I.; Potapova, Viktoria I.; Verlova, T. A.

doi:10.1016/j.iswcr.2019.02.001

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“…were acquired ( Table 2). The results display lower lacustrine unit deposition succeeded by E. V. Garankina et al: Lake sedimentation as an agent of postglacial transformation of interfluves the secondary incision that likely occurred no later than the Middle Valdai (MIS-3) (Shishkina et al, 2019). Colluvial deposits and mantle loams at the top of the sedimentary sequences are typically ascribed to the Late Valdai periglacial period (MIS-2) (Velichko et al, 2004).…”

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“…Our study provides new evidence for an idea initially proposed by Rusakov and Sedov (2012) that observed surface drift layers traditionally interpreted as polygenetic cover loams (Semenov et al, 1972;Makeev et al, 2017) are more likely represented by lake deposits. The Late Pleistocene age of that lacustrine sequence is confirmed by its stratigraphic position: (1) overlying the eroded Middle Pleistocene till surface (MIS-6), at places with remnants of the Mikulino interglacial texturally-differentiated soils (Shishkina et al, 2019) or ephemeral peaty soils dated by U-Th method as MIS-5e (Rusakov et al, 2019); (2) occasionally underlain by peats interpreted as Early Mikulino by several spore-pollen analyses (Semenov et al, 1972) and U-Th dated as MIS-5 (Rusakov et al, 2019); (3) incorporating several organicrich layers with newly obtained 14 C dates (Table 2) those are in accordance with the Middle Valdai ages reported by Rusakov et al (2015Rusakov et al ( , 2019. These humic layers probably reflect short-term pedogenesis on periodically dried lake bottoms and gully sides (Shishkina et al, 2019); (4) gradually disappearing plant macrofossils and organic carbon content in upper unit of the lacustrine sequence together with its upward change into typical mantle loams or colluvial deposits with clear cryogenic structures implicate scarce vegetation and severe periglacial conditions with increased cryogenic, slope wash and solifluction activity during the Late Valdai.…”

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“…1a). Historically this landscape was considered as a secondary Moscow glacial plain (MIS-6) moderately reworked by superimposed, primarily glaciofluvial and fluvial, processes (Novskij, 1975;Semenov et al, 1972;Sudakova et al, 2013). In the study area ( Fig.…”

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“…1c). Several sites previously studied by Semenov et al (1972), Lavrushin, Chistyakova (2001), and Rusakov et al (2015) were further investigated by our research group (Shishkina et al, 2019). Sampling strategy was modified to separate initial patterns of lithological composition and superimposed cryo-and pedofeatures.…”

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Lake sedimentation as an agent of postglacial transformation of interfluves and fluvial landscapes of the Borisoglebsk Upland, Central European Russia

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Abstract. Borisoglebsk Upland is considered an example of a secondary upland plain in the marginal zone of the last Middle Pleistocene glaciation. Moraine hills and kames were reworked by glaciofluvial processes and incised by small fluvial forms later. Its postglacial surface drift cover is regularly defined as an undivided complex of mantle loams of dominantly subaerial origin with characteristic cryogenic features and remnants of paleosols. However, some previous studies suggest that lake sedimentation played an important role in the postglacial history of the Borisoglebsk Upland. This paper presents results of a detailed investigation of postglacial sedimentary cover of the eastern part of the Borisoglebsk Upland aimed to reconstruct the co-evolution of surface deposits, soil cover and geomorphic landscapes since degradation of the last Middle Pleistocene glaciation about 150 ka (MIS-6). The study is essentially based on a comprehensive lithological, pedological and geocryological description of postglacial deposits in cores (hand or machine-driven) and open sections, systematic sampling for grain size analysis and selective sampling for 14C absolute dating and monoliths structural examination. The results indicate that most of the surface drifts in this feature consists of stratified lacustrine deposits. Their Late Pleistocene age is stratigraphically confined by the underlying paleosols and incorporated peats of the Mikulino interglacial age (MIS-5) and several organic-rich layers within the lake sequence 14C dated to the Middle Valdai interstadial (MIS-3). Overlying mantle loams and colluvial deposits with cryogenic features and low organic matter content those facially substitute lacustrine sediments were attributed to the Late Valdai stadial (MIS-2). After the Mid-Holocene stabilization, relatively thin colluvial cover identified by the increased amount of organic matter also deposited. We conclude that lacustrine sedimentation is the primary Late Pleistocene agent that transformed the initial glacial topography and most characteristic type of lithodynamics of the eastern Borisoglebsk Upland.

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“…Quaternary deposits of shallow depth occasionally cover the sedimentary and crystalline bedrock. These are mainly associated with Periglacial Cover Beds (PCBs), which developed during glacial periods of the Pleistocene and typically include structures like solifluction features, melt water channel accumulations and ice wedges (Meschede, 2019; Shishkina et al, 2019). The diagnostic properties of PCBs are specific structures of different movement processes, sorting characteristics and varying lithologic components and origins.…”

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Combining geophysical and geomorphological data to reconstruct the development of relief of a medieval castle site in the Spessart low mountain range, Germany

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Within the Spessart low mountain range in central Germany, numerous castle ruins of the 13th century ce exist. Their construction and destruction were often determined by the struggle for political and economic supremacy in the region and for control over the Spessart's natural resources. Wahlmich Castle is located in a relatively uncommon strategic and geomorphological position, characterized by a fairly remote position and atypical rough relief. In order to reconstruct the local relief development and possible human impact, a multi‐method approach was applied combining two‐dimensional geoelectrical measurements, geomorphological mapping and stratigraphic‐sedimentological investigations. This provides new insights into the influence of landscape characteristics on choices of castle locations.The combined geoelectrical, geomorphological and stratigraphic‐sedimentological data show that the rough relief is of natural origin and influenced by regional faulting, which triggered sliding and slumping as well as weathering and dissection of the surface deposits. The rough relief and the lithology permitted intensive land use and building activities. However, the location of the castle offered access to and possibly control over important medieval traffic routes and also represented certain ownership claims in the Aschaff River valley.The economic situation combined with rivalry between different elites led to the castle being built in a geomorphological challenging and strategically less valuable location. Focusing on castles located in rare and challenging geomorphological positions may therefore lead to a better understanding of castle siting in the future.

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Holocene erosion and deposition within a small catchment of the northeastern Borisoglebsk Upland (Central European Russia)

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During the Holocene, interfluvial landscapes of European plains have experienced alternating periods of relative stability and significant shifts in climate, soil and geomorphological development. Assumed to be an arena of major transformation their evolutionary model is not entirely resolved yet. Based on lithostratigraphic, geomorphologic and soil survey, new results on the Holocene dynamics of fluvial and related processes including landscape stabilization phases for one of the gully catchments draining the Borisoglebsk Upland northeastern slope towards the Nero Lake are presented. Common absence of the early Holocene deposits can be explained by generally negative sediment budget of the catchment. Nevertheless, continuous erosion was not likely whether rare climatic extremes probably were the case. A series of middle Holocene dates obtained by analyzing total organic carbon from organic-accumulative layers of buried soils, lake gyttja and peats highlights strong evidence of the synchronous phase of landscape stabilization in both upper and lower parts of the Puzhbol catchment accompanied by active infilling of small erosion cuts in its middle part. The upper part of the Puzhbol Gully fan sediment shows clear evidence of synchronous accumulation of agrogenic colluvium and gully alluvium since XIIth Century on top of the lake terrace deposits.

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Postglacial incision-infill cycles at the Borisoglebsk Upland: Correlations between interfluve headwaters and fluvial network

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Lake sedimentation as an agent of postglacial transformation of interfluves and fluvial landscapes of the Borisoglebsk Upland, Central European Russia

Lake sedimentation as an agent of postglacial transformation of interfluves and fluvial landscapes of the Borisoglebsk Upland, Central European Russia

Combining geophysical and geomorphological data to reconstruct the development of relief of a medieval castle site in the Spessart low mountain range, Germany

Holocene erosion and deposition within a small catchment of the northeastern Borisoglebsk Upland (Central European Russia)

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