Quaternary stratigraphy and palaeogeography of Poland

Marks, Leszek; Dzierżek, Jan; Janiszewski, Robert; Kaczorowski, Jarosław; Lindner, Leszek; Majecka, Aleksandra; Makos, Michał; Szymanek, Marcin; Tołoczko-Pasek, Anna; Woronko, Barbara

doi:10.1515/agp-2016-0018

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“…The modern fauna of the Vistula River basin includes several species of Ponto–Caspian origin (Bohlen, Slechtova, Bogutskaya, & Freyhof, ; Konopiński et al, ; Perdices, Doadrio, Economidis, Bohlen, & Bǎnǎrescu, ; Witkowski et al, ). At the end of the Pleistocene, the Vistula River basin (Baltic Sea basin) lost its natural connection with the Dniester River (Black Sea basin) (Linder & Marks, ; Marks et al, ), and subsequently the fish assemblages of both basins developed separately. As a result, the fish assemblages in the two basins are different: the Dniester River (i.e.…”

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Importance of peripheral basins: Implications for the conservation of fish assemblages

Bylak

Kukuła

2018

Aquatic Conservation

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1. The upper Dniester River basin (Black Sea basin) contains unique fish assemblages.Although data on the fish of the basin are scarce, evidence indicates that these assemblages have declined. It was assumed that the peripheral basins (i.e. small basins on the edge of the larger basin) of the upper Dniester River basin could maintain good ecological status. To fill the knowledge gaps and assess the role of peripheral basins on fish species and assemblage conservation, research was conducted in the Strwiąż River basin. Data from theStrwiąż basin and the adjacent but unconnected upper Wiar basin (the Vistula basin; Baltic Sea basin) were compared in order to examine the influence of historical factors, and to confirm the unique characteristics of the fish assemblages of the peripheral area of the upper Dniester basin. A detailed analysis of the fish assemblages was performed, the primary morphological characteristics of sites that corresponded to the requirements of the fish assemblages were defined, and the human impacts were identified. 3. The Strwiąż River basin is likely to be the only fragment of the upper Dniester basin with a well-preserved fish assemblage. It features high species richness and numerous native Ponto-Caspian species that function near the edge of their ranges. The extant fish fauna of the Strwiąż River basin can provide a point of reference for other tributaries of the upper Dniester River that are degraded.4. We draw attention to the fact that peripheral basins, which are not usually considered in conservation biogeography, can be important for the protection of fish species and entire fish assemblages. This study provides one of the most convincing arguments for a more detailed investigation of peripheral populations.

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Importance of peripheral basins: Implications for the conservation of fish assemblages

Bylak

Kukuła

2018

Aquatic Conservation

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“…A thin layer of peat lies directly on the upper limnic chalk, and is covered by a series of glacial sediments; this peat was also dated in section GS4 to about 37.7–32.4 ka cal bp (Table 3). On this basis, it can be assumed that the peat and organic–mineral sediments that rest on the upper limnic chalk accumulated in rather dry and cold climatic conditions shortly before the last ice sheet covered the area of the Polish Lowlands (see Marks et al , 2016). The chemical composition of mineral–organic sediments indicates a significant amount of erosion and mechanical denudation during the filling of the basin.…”

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“…In the European Lowland area, Eemian Interglacial and Early Weichselian deposits are usually found south of the limit of maximum extension of the Weichselian (Vistulian) glaciation (Marks et al , 2016), whereas within the post‐Weichselian areas they are reported only from boreholes and pits (Fig. 1).…”

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Geology, stratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental evolution of the Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis‐bearing Quaternary palaeolake(s) of Gorzów Wielkopolski (NW Poland, Central Europe)

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Borówka

Badura

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J Quaternary Science

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The sedimentary succession exposed in the Gorzów Wielkopolski area includes Eemian Interglacial (MIS 5e) or Early Weichselian (MIS 5d-e) deposits. The sedimentary sequence has been the object of intense interdisciplinary study, which has resulted in the identification of at least two palaeolake horizons. Both yielded fossil remains of large mammals, alongside pollen and plant macrofossils. All these proxies have been used to reconstruct the environmental conditions prevailing at the time of deposition, as well as to define the geological context and the biochronological position of the fauna. Optically stimulated luminescence dating of the glaciofluvial layers of the GS3 succession to 123.6 ± 10.1 (below the lower palaeolake) and 72.0 ± 5.2 ka (above the upper palaeolake) indicate that the site formed during the Middle-Late Pleistocene (MIS 6 -MIS 5). Radiocarbon-dating of the lacustrine organic matter revealed a tight cluster of Middle Pleniglacial Period (MIS 3) ages in the range of~41-32 ka cal BP (Hengelo -Denekamp Interstadials). Holocene organic layers have also been found, with 14 C ages within a range of 4330-4280 cal BP (Neolithic). Pollen and plant macrofossil records, together with sedimentological and geochemical data, confirm the dating to the Eemian Interglacial.

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“…It seems that the first ice sheet advance is recorded in a thin, discontinuous glacial cover, or more likely, the ice sheet margin reached only the neighbouring area (Goździk, 2001;Goździk et al, 2010). The hypothetical extent of the oldest glaciations (Nidanian, Dorst) is delineated immediately to the south of the Kleszczów Graben (Marks et al, 2016). The lower part of the succession measures c. 10 m in thickness and is composed of intercalating sandy, sandy-silty and sandy-gravelly beds.…”

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“…Outcrops with Lower Pleistocene successions are extremely rare. For these reasons, field observations of oldest Quaternary deposits are limited; in such circumstances, it is quite normal that most data derive from boreholes and that lithological data are incomplete (compare Marks et al, 2016).…”

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Evolution of Early Pleistocene fluvial systems in central Poland prior to the first ice sheet advance – a case study from the Bełchatów lignite mine

Goździk

Zieliński

2017

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Deposits formed between the Neogene/Pleistocene transition and into the Early Pleistocene have been studied, mainly on the basis of drillings and at rare, small outcrops in the lowland part of Polish territory. At the Bełchatów lignite mine (Kleszczów Graben, central Poland), one of the largest opencast pits in Europe, strata of this age have long been exposed in extensive outcrops. The present paper is based on our field studies and laboratory analyses, as well as on research data presented by other authors. For that reason, it can be seen as an overview of current knowledge of lowermost Pleistocene deposits at Bełchatów, where exploitation of the Quaternary overburden has just been completed. The results of cartographic work, sedimentological, mineralogical and palynological analyses as well as assessment of sand grain morphology have been considered. All of these studies have allowed the distinction of three Lower Pleistocene series, i.e., the Łękińsko, Faustynów and Krzaki series. These were laid down in fluvial environments between the end of the Pliocene up to the advance of the first Scandinavian ice sheet on central Poland. The following environmental features have been interpreted: phases of river incision and aggradation, changes of river channel patterns, source sediments for alluvia, rates of aeolian supply to rivers and roles of fluvial systems in morphological and geological development of the area. The two older series studied, i.e., Łękińsko and Faustynów, share common characteristics. They were formed by sinuous rivers in boreal forest and open forest environments. The Neogene substratum was the source of the alluvium. The younger series (Krzaki) formed mainly in a braided river setting, under conditions of progressive climatic cooling. Over time, a gradual increase of aeolian supply to the fluvial system can be noted; initially, silt and sand were laid down, followed by sand only during cold desert conditions. These fluvio-periglacial conditions are identified in the foreground of the advance of the oldest ice sheet into this part of central Poland. The series studied have been compared with other fluvial successions which accumulated in the Kleszczów Graben during subsequent glaciations so as to document general changes in fluvial systems as reactions to climatic evolution. Thus, a palaeoenvironmental scenario has emerged which could be considered to be characteristic of central Poland during the Early Pleistocene.

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Quaternary stratigraphy and palaeogeography of Poland

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Importance of peripheral basins: Implications for the conservation of fish assemblages

Importance of peripheral basins: Implications for the conservation of fish assemblages

Geology, stratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental evolution of the Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis‐bearing Quaternary palaeolake(s) of Gorzów Wielkopolski (NW Poland, Central Europe)

Evolution of Early Pleistocene fluvial systems in central Poland prior to the first ice sheet advance – a case study from the Bełchatów lignite mine

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