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Impacts of forest loss in the eastern Carpathian Mountains : linking remote sensing and sediment changes in a mid-altitude catchment (Red Lake) (2018)
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Haliuc, A., Feurdean, A., Mîndrescu, M., Frantiuc, A., & Hutchinson, S. (2018). Impacts of forest loss in the eastern Carpathian Mountains : linking remote sensing and sediment changes in a mid-altitude catchment (Red Lake). Regional Environmental Change, 19(2), 461-475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1416-5

Worldwide accelerated forest loss and the associated environmental impacts are important environmental concerns. In this study we integrate evidence from historical maps and a Landsat-derived time series of catchment scale forest cover changes with a... Read More about Impacts of forest loss in the eastern Carpathian Mountains : linking remote sensing and sediment changes in a mid-altitude catchment (Red Lake).

Response of a spring-fed fen ecosystem in Central Eastern Europe (NW Romania) to climate changes during the last 4000 years : a high resolution multi-proxy reconstruction (2018)
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Galka, M., Feurdean, A., Hutchinson, S., Krystyna, M., Tantau, I., & Apolinarska, K. (2018). Response of a spring-fed fen ecosystem in Central Eastern Europe (NW Romania) to climate changes during the last 4000 years : a high resolution multi-proxy reconstruction. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 504, 170-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.05.027

We document the long-term development of a spring-fed fen assessing its sensivity to climate changes over the last ca. 4000 years. Our investigation is based on high-resolution, continuous plant macrofossil remains and mollusc records, complemented b... Read More about Response of a spring-fed fen ecosystem in Central Eastern Europe (NW Romania) to climate changes during the last 4000 years : a high resolution multi-proxy reconstruction.

Peat bog and alluvial deposits reveal land degradation during 16th and 17th century colonisation of the western Carpathians (Czech Republic) (2018)
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Kapustová, V., Pánek, T., Hradecký, J., Zernitskaya, V., Hutchinson, S., Mulková, M., …Bajer, V. (2018). Peat bog and alluvial deposits reveal land degradation during 16th and 17th century colonisation of the western Carpathians (Czech Republic). Land Degradation and Development, 29(4), 894-906. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2909

Wallachian (shepherd) colonisation of the upper parts of Carpathians, the second largest mountain range in Europe, provides a unique opportunity to study human-induced ecological changes and subsequent sediment mobilisation within slope and fluvial s... Read More about Peat bog and alluvial deposits reveal land degradation during 16th and 17th century colonisation of the western Carpathians (Czech Republic).

Recent applications of mineral magnetic methods in sediment pollution studies : a review (2018)
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Zhang, W., Dong, C., Hutchinson, S., Ge, C., Wang, F., & Feng, H. (2018). Recent applications of mineral magnetic methods in sediment pollution studies : a review. Current Pollution Reports, 4(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-018-0075-y

This paper reviews recent progress in applying mineral magnetic methods in sediment pollution studies. Such applications include its use as a dating marker, as a proxy for heavy metal concentrations and to trace metal pollutant dispersal. The mineral... Read More about Recent applications of mineral magnetic methods in sediment pollution studies : a review.

Recent applications of mineral magnetic methods in sediment pollution studies: a review (2018)
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Zhang, W., Dong, C., Hutchinson, S., Ge, C., Wang, F., & Feng, H. (2018). Recent applications of mineral magnetic methods in sediment pollution studies: a review. Current Pollution Reports, 4(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-018-0075-y

This paper reviews recent progress in applying mineral magnetic methods in sediment pollution studies. Such applicationsinclude its use as a dating marker, as a proxy for heavy metal concentrations and to trace metal pollutant dispersal. The mineralm... Read More about Recent applications of mineral magnetic methods in sediment pollution studies: a review.

The chronology of a sediment core from incised valley of the Yangtze River delta : comparative OSL and AMS 14C dating (2017)
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Nian, X., Zhang, W., Wang, Z., Sun, Q., Chen, Z., & Hutchinson, S. (2017). The chronology of a sediment core from incised valley of the Yangtze River delta : comparative OSL and AMS 14C dating. Marine Geology, 395, 320-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2017.11.008

Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating has gained increased use in dating deltatic deposits, however, its application can be hindered by the problem of incomplete bleaching. To address this limitation, we test the single-grain OSL method for... Read More about The chronology of a sediment core from incised valley of the Yangtze River delta : comparative OSL and AMS 14C dating.

Palaeohydrological changes during the mid and late Holocene in the Carpathian area, central-eastern Europe (2017)
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Haliuc, A., Veres, D., Brauer, A., Hubay, K., Hutchinson, S., Begy, R., & Braun, M. (2017). Palaeohydrological changes during the mid and late Holocene in the Carpathian area, central-eastern Europe. Global and Planetary Change, 152, 99-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2017.02.010

Multi-proxy, high-resolution analyses (lithological, geochemical, environmental magnetism) anchored by 22 14C dates, of a 5.53 m long sediment core from Lake Ighiel (Romanian Carpathians, central-eastern Europe) allowed the reconstruction of key loca... Read More about Palaeohydrological changes during the mid and late Holocene in the Carpathian area, central-eastern Europe.

Rich fen development in CE Europe, resilience to climate change and human impact over the last ca. 3500 years (2017)
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Gałka, M., Aunina, L., Feurdean, A., Hutchinson, S., Kołaczek, P., & Apolinarska, K. (2017). Rich fen development in CE Europe, resilience to climate change and human impact over the last ca. 3500 years. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 473, 57-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.02.030

Here, for the first time in SE Poland, we document the long-term development of a rich fen and assess its sensitivity to climate change and human impacts over the last ca. 3500 years. Our results are based on a high-resolution, continuous plant macro... Read More about Rich fen development in CE Europe, resilience to climate change and human impact over the last ca. 3500 years.

Last 1000 years of environmental history in Southern Bucovina, Romania : a high resolution multi-proxy lacustrine archive (2017)
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Florescu, G., Hutchinson, S., Kern, Z., Mîndrescu, M., Cristea, I., Mihăilă, D., …Feurdean, A. (2017). Last 1000 years of environmental history in Southern Bucovina, Romania : a high resolution multi-proxy lacustrine archive. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 473, 26-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.01.047

Geo-ecological and landscape change studies at a local scale are scarce in Central-Eastern Europe and particularly in Romania. However, this focus is directly relevant to ecosystems and humans as both are dependent on local environmental changes. W... Read More about Last 1000 years of environmental history in Southern Bucovina, Romania : a high resolution multi-proxy lacustrine archive.

Contaminated sediment dynamics in peatland headwater catchments (2017)
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headwater catchments. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 17(11), 2637-2647. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-017-1674-8

Purpose Despite substantial research into Pb storage in peatlands, formal description of the mechanisms of contaminated sediment mobilisation is limited. This study explores the controlling factors of contaminated sediment dynamics in an eroding... Read More about Contaminated sediment dynamics in peatland headwater catchments.

Long-term land-cover/use change in a traditional farming landscape in Romania inferred from pollen data, historical maps and satellite images (2016)
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landscape in Romania inferred from pollen data, historical maps and satellite images. Regional Environmental Change, 17(8), 2193-2207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-016-1063-7

Traditional farming landscapes in the temperate zone that have persisted for millennia can be exceptionally species-rich and are therefore key conservation targets. In contrast to Europe’s West, Eastern Europe harbours widespread traditional farming... Read More about Long-term land-cover/use change in a traditional farming landscape in Romania inferred from pollen data, historical maps and satellite images.

Magnetic signature of overbank sediment in industry impacted floodplains identified by data mining methods (2016)
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Chudaničová, M., & Hutchinson, S. (2016). Magnetic signature of overbank sediment in industry impacted floodplains identified by data mining methods. Geophysical Journal International, 207(2), 1106-1121. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggw321

Our study attempts to identify a characteristic magnetic signature of overbank sediments exhibiting anthropogenically induced magnetic enhancement and thereby to distinguish them from unenhanced sediments with weak magnetic background values, using a... Read More about Magnetic signature of overbank sediment in industry impacted floodplains identified by data mining methods.

Environmental magnetism as a dating proxy for recent overbank sediments of (peri-)industrial regions in the Czech Republic and UK (2016)
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sediments of (peri-)industrial regions in the Czech Republic and UK. CATENA, 142, 21-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.02.008

Twenty five floodplain sediment profiles from seven rivers in eastern Czech Republic and three in north west England were collected to examine the hypothesis that magnetic enhancement in recent sediments is predominantly of anthropogenic origin and... Read More about Environmental magnetism as a dating proxy for recent overbank sediments of (peri-)industrial regions in the Czech Republic and UK.

Tree and timberline shifts in the northern Romanian Carpathians during the Holocene and the responses to environmental changes (2016)
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Feurdean, A., Gałka, M., Tantau, I., Geanta, A., Hutchinson, S., & Hickler, T. (2016). Tree and timberline shifts in the northern Romanian Carpathians during the Holocene and the responses to environmental changes. Quaternary Science Reviews, 134, 100-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.12.020

High altitude environments are experiencing more rapid changes in temperature than the global average with the risk of losing essential ecosystem services in mountain environments. The Carpathians Mountains are regarded as hosting Europe's most pri... Read More about Tree and timberline shifts in the northern Romanian Carpathians during the Holocene and the responses to environmental changes.

The role of fire in landscape dynamics : an example of two sediment records from the Rodna Mountains, northern Romanian Carpathians (2015)
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Carpathians. CATENA, 137(2), 432-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.021

Fire is an important disturbance agent worldwide and one of the major causes of geomorphological change. Dependent on its characteristics (size, duration, temperature), fire induces changes in soil stability, modifying infiltration and promoting soi... Read More about The role of fire in landscape dynamics : an example of two sediment records from the Rodna Mountains, northern Romanian Carpathians.

The Lateglacial and Holocene in Central Europe : a multi-proxy environmental record from the Bohemian Forest, Czech Republic (2015)
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Vocadlova, K., Petr, L., Zackova, P., Krızek, M., Krızova, L., Hutchinson, S., & Sobr, M. (2015). The Lateglacial and Holocene in Central Europe : a multi-proxy environmental record from the Bohemian Forest, Czech Republic. Boreas, 44(4), 769-784. https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12126

The Hercynian mountain ranges were islands of mountain glaciation and alpine tundra in a Central European ice-free corridor during the Late Pleistocene. Today they are notable areas of glacial landforms, alpine-forest free areas, peatlands and woodla... Read More about The Lateglacial and Holocene in Central Europe : a multi-proxy environmental record from the Bohemian Forest, Czech Republic.

A 2500-yr late holocenemulti-proxy record of vegetation and hydrologic changes from a cave guano-clay sequence in SW Romania (2015)
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Onac, B., Hutchinson, S., Geantă, A., Forray, F., Wynn, J., Giurgiu, A., & Coroiu, I. (2015). A 2500-yr late holocenemulti-proxy record of vegetation and hydrologic changes from a cave guano-clay sequence in SW Romania. Quaternary Research, 83(3), 437-448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2015.01.007

We provide sedimentological, geochemical, mineral magnetic, stable carbon isotope, charcoal, and pollen-based evidence froma guano/clay sequence in Gaura cuMuscă Cave (SWRomania), fromwhichwe deduced that from ~1230 BC to ~AD 1240 climate oscillate... Read More about A 2500-yr late holocenemulti-proxy record of vegetation and hydrologic changes from a cave guano-clay sequence in SW Romania.

Last millennium hydro-climate variability in Central–Eastern Europe (Northern Carpathians, Romania) (2015)
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Feurdean, A., Galka, M., Kuske, E., Tantau, I., Lamentowicz, M., Florescu, G., …Hickler, T. (2015). Last millennium hydro-climate variability in Central–Eastern Europe (Northern Carpathians, Romania). Holocene, 25(7), 1179-1192. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683615580197

Proxy-based reconstructions of climate variability over the last millennium provide important insights for understanding current climate change within a long-term context. Past hydrological changes are particularly difficult to reconstruct, yet rainf... Read More about Last millennium hydro-climate variability in Central–Eastern Europe (Northern Carpathians, Romania).

Recent sediment accumulation rates in contrasting lakes in the Carpathians (Romania) : Impacts of shifts in socio-economic regime (2015)
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Hutchinson, S., Akinyemi, F., Mındrescu, M., Begy, R., & Feurdean, A. (2016). Recent sediment accumulation rates in contrasting lakes in the Carpathians (Romania) : Impacts of shifts in socio-economic regime. Regional Environmental Change, 16(2), 501-513. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-015-0764-7

Longer-term environmental studies are increasingly used to better understand contemporary ecosystems conditions and for forecasting their future trajectories. Here, we use radiometric measurements and the characterisation of sediment properties from... Read More about Recent sediment accumulation rates in contrasting lakes in the Carpathians (Romania) : Impacts of shifts in socio-economic regime.

Origin of the forest steppe and exceptional grassland diversity in Transylvania (central-eastern Europe) (2015)
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Feurdean, A., Marinova, E., Nielsen, A., Liakka, J., Veres, D., Hutchinson, S., …Hickler, T. (2015). Origin of the forest steppe and exceptional grassland diversity in Transylvania (central-eastern Europe). Journal of Biogeography, 42(5), 951-963. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12468

Aim The forest steppe of the Transylvanian Plain is a landscape of exceptionally diverse steppe-like and semi-natural grasslands. Is this vegetation a remnant of a once continuous temperate forest extensively cleared by humans, or has the area, sin... Read More about Origin of the forest steppe and exceptional grassland diversity in Transylvania (central-eastern Europe).