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Recent fire regime in the southern boreal forests of western Siberia is unprecedented in the last five millennia (2020)
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Feurdean, A., Florescu, G., Tanţău, I., Vannière, B., Diaconu, A., Pfeiffer, M., …Kirpotin, S. (2020). Recent fire regime in the southern boreal forests of western Siberia is unprecedented in the last five millennia. Quaternary Science Reviews, 244, 106495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106495

Wildfires in Siberia are documented to have increased in frequency and severity over recent decades. However, in the absence of long-term records, it is unclear how far and why this trend deviates from centennial to millennial scale variability. Here... Read More about Recent fire regime in the southern boreal forests of western Siberia is unprecedented in the last five millennia.

2000 years of variability in hydroclimate and carbon accumulation in western Siberia and the relationship with large-scale atmospheric circulation : a multi-proxy peat record (2019)
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Feurdean, A., Galka, M., Florescu, G., Diaconu, A., Tantau, I., Kirpotin, S., & Hutchinson, S. (2019). 2000 years of variability in hydroclimate and carbon accumulation in western Siberia and the relationship with large-scale atmospheric circulation : a multi-proxy peat record. Quaternary Science Reviews, 226, 105948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.105948

The climate of Siberia is primarily influenced by the Siberian High (SH), although other large-scale atmospheric circulation systems, in particular North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) storm tracks, play an important role. How variability in the relative... Read More about 2000 years of variability in hydroclimate and carbon accumulation in western Siberia and the relationship with large-scale atmospheric circulation : a multi-proxy peat record.

Disentangling dust and sand deposition using a peat record in CE Europe (northern Romania): a novel multiproxy analysis (2019)
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Panait, A., Tantau, I., Hutchinson, S., Feurdean, A., & Diaconu, A. (2019). Disentangling dust and sand deposition using a peat record in CE Europe (northern Romania): a novel multiproxy analysis. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 532, 109257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109257

Aeolian sediments play an important role in the global climatic system and occur in the atmosphere due to soil and bedrock erosion. Here, we applied three different methods: geochemical (XRF), manual and laser-based particle size analysis to an ombro... Read More about Disentangling dust and sand deposition using a peat record in CE Europe (northern Romania): a novel multiproxy analysis.

Refining the late-Holocene coastline and delta development of the northern Yangtze River delta : combining historical archives and OSL dating (2019)
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Wang, F., Zhang, W., Nian, X., Can, G., Zhao, X., Cheng, Q., …Hutchinson, S. (2019). Refining the late-Holocene coastline and delta development of the northern Yangtze River delta : combining historical archives and OSL dating. Holocene, 29(9), 1439-1449. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683619854522

Historical documents provide a general chronological overview of the environmental evolution of the Yangtze River delta (YRD) during the last ca. 2000 years; however, absolute dating of the region’s late Holocene sediment is relatively rare. Opticall... Read More about Refining the late-Holocene coastline and delta development of the northern Yangtze River delta : combining historical archives and OSL dating.

Biodiversity-rich European grasslands : ancient, forgotten ecosystems (2018)
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Feurdean, A., Ruprecht, E., Molnár, Z., Hutchinson, S., & Hickler, T. (2018). Biodiversity-rich European grasslands : ancient, forgotten ecosystems. Biological Conservation, 228, 224-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.09.022

Worldwide reforestation has been recommended as a landscape restoration strategy to mitigate climate change in areas where the climate can sustain forest. This approach may threaten grassland ecosystems of unique biodiversity as such policies are bas... Read More about Biodiversity-rich European grasslands : ancient, forgotten ecosystems.

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.