The Eemian Lakeland of the central Polish Plain: Environmental changes and palaeogeography

Roman, Małgorzata; Mirosław‐Grabowska, Joanna; Niska, Monika

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.110087

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“…In parallel to the associated terrestrial biome changes (Allen et al 2020) freshwaters transformed to a different state than in the Saalian. Similar processes as in the Parchliny 2016 profile are observed at variant scales at the other palaeolakes on the Polish Plain (Roman et al 2021;Suchora et al 2022). There is currently wide knowledge about the lithology, geochemistry, palynology and Cladocera communities of the Polish Eemian Lakeland, but the stratigraphy of Chironomidae assemblages remains unknown.…”

Section: The Palaeolake Development and Local Palaeoclimate Issuessupporting

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A Chironomidae-based reconstruction of the Saalian-Eemian transition (mis 6a–mis 5e) in a palaeolake from the “Parchliny 2016” profile, central Poland

2023

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In the end of Saalian Glaciation (Wartanian Stadial, MIS 6a) there formed many glacial depressions, melt-out kettle holes and subglacial channels in central Poland's ice-marginal zone. In these landforms, there developed a lakeland that existed to the Early Weichselian (5d-a). Following excavation in 2016 on the eastern wall of the Szczerców field, lacustrine deposits were recognised in the Parchliny 2016 profile. A previous multi-proxy study of the Parchliny 2016 profile concerning a reconstruction of the palaeolake included analyses of pollen, plant macrofossils, wood macrofossils, diatoms, cladocerans, ostracods and molluscs. The present work presents the Chironomidae analysis for the above-mentioned section. The collected subfossils could be identified from the keys presenting modern Palaearctic fauna. The Chironomidae indicate a temperate climate in the region and favourable, meso/eutrophic conditions in the palaeolake during the Late Saalian (MIS 6a). The changes in subfossil numbers reveal that the Zeifen interstadial fells at 24.38-24.23 m core depth and the subsequent Kattegat stadial at 24.18--23.83 m, but head capsule count is too low for quantitative temperature estimations. From the Eemian (MIS 5e) transition, they decline in the sediment and are represented only by two head capsules at the 23.33 m core depth below the ground surface. The increase in summer temperature, trophic status and stratification of the lake may have caused an oxygen depletion that eliminated sensitive taxa. However, no species are observed that are resistant to eutrophication and anoxia replacing sensitive ones in the assemblages. Sediment desiccation and compaction may have caused the decomposition of Chironomidae subfossils in the deposits from the Eemian interglacial, so their apparent decline in the ecosystem may be misleading.

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“…The Eemian (MIS 5e) deposits indicate the presence of a large lakeland formed during the Late Odranian (Late Saalian) and existing up to the Early Weischelian in the Lodz region (Bruj, Roman 2007;Goździk, Skórzak 2011;Roman 2016;Mirosław-Grabowska et al 2018;Roman et al 2021).…”

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A Chironomidae-based reconstruction of the Saalian-Eemian transition (mis 6a–mis 5e) in a palaeolake from the “Parchliny 2016” profile, central Poland

2023

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“…caused by the melting of a block of dead ice buried in Late Saalian till (Kultys et al 2022). This is the typical situation for areas with fresh post-glacial relief, characterised by numerous melt depressions successively filled with sediments during the Eemian Interglacial and Vistulian (Roman et al 2021).…”

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“…Many palaeoecological studies indicate the highest water level to be present in the hazel phase (E4 RPAZ) (Mirosław-Grabowska et al 2018, Roman et al 2021. This period was characterised by very favourable climatic conditions, characterized by high precipitation and relatively high temperatures.…”

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“…Nevertheless, the development of the lakes of this period can be reconstructed by various analyses, such as those examining fossil assemblages of Cladocera and diatoms (e.g. Zalat et al 2021, Suchora et al 2022, plant macroremains (Hrynowiecka et al 2021), or geochemical analyses including those based on stable isotopes of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) (Mirosław-Grabowska et al 2015, Roman et al 2021.…”

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A palaeohydrological record of a complete Eemian series from Żabieniec Ża-19 (Garwolin Plain, Central Poland) with reference to palaeoclimate data

Żarski,

Kultys,

Mirosław-Grabowska

et al. 2023

Acta Geologica Polonica

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The aim of this study was to reconstruct the evolution of the Eemian palaeolake in the Żabieniec site (Garwolin Plain, Central Poland); it identifies changes in the water level and the trophic status of the lake resulting from panregional factors, including climate changes occurring during individual phases of the last interglacial, and local geologic-geomorphological factors shaping the palaeoenvironment using multi-proxy methods (palaeobotanical analyses, subfossil Cladocera and diatoms analyses as well as determinations of the stable isotopes). A record was obtained of all seven Regional Pollen Assemblage Zones (RPAZs) according to Mamakowa’s description of the Eemian pollen succession (1989), and of the changes in microfossil assemblages and isotopes in palaeolake sediments associated with lake evolution. Special attention was paid to the Middle Eemian RPAZ 4 (i.e. hazel phase) of the climatic optimum; all proxies associate this with the highest water level and a warm humid climate. During the E5/E6 RPAZs, the eutrophic lake transformed very quickly, and a transitional peatbog was formed. The higher humidity of the late Eemian resulted in another increase in water level. The multi-proxy record of the Żabieniec palaeolake which we obtained was compared to those of other Eemian water bodies in the Garwolin Plain and in Central Poland that exhibit sedimentation gaps especially during the younger part of the E5 RPAZ.

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Evolution of a kettle hole from the Late Saalian to the Holocene: A case study from Białe Błota, northern Masovia, central Poland

Sieradz,

Mirosław-Grabowska,

Rychel

et al. 2024

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The Eemian Lakeland of the central Polish Plain: Environmental changes and palaeogeography

Cited by 18 publications

References 35 publications

A Chironomidae-based reconstruction of the Saalian-Eemian transition (mis 6a–mis 5e) in a palaeolake from the “Parchliny 2016” profile, central Poland

A Chironomidae-based reconstruction of the Saalian-Eemian transition (mis 6a–mis 5e) in a palaeolake from the “Parchliny 2016” profile, central Poland

A palaeohydrological record of a complete Eemian series from Żabieniec Ża-19 (Garwolin Plain, Central Poland) with reference to palaeoclimate data

Evolution of a kettle hole from the Late Saalian to the Holocene: A case study from Białe Błota, northern Masovia, central Poland

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