Peatbog resilience to pollution and climate change over the past 2700 years in the Harz Mountains, Germany

M Gałka, M Szal, T Broder, J Loisel, KH Knorr - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
High-resolution plant macrofossil records were examined alongside geochemical analysis
(non-destructive X-Ray fluorescence and carbon stable isotopes), pollen, and micro …

Abrupt ecological changes in the last 800 years inferred from a mountainous bog using testate amoebae traits and multi-proxy data

K Kajukało, B Fiałkiewicz-Kozieł, M Gałka… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Mountainous peatlands of Western Sudetes are considered a unique habitat in
Central Europe. The region contains one of the largest raised bog complexes in temperate …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropocene history of rich fen acidification in W Poland—Causes and indicators of change

M Karpińska-Kołaczek, P Kołaczek… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the time of the global climate crisis, it is vital to protect and restore peatlands to maintain
their functioning as carbon sinks. Otherwise, their transformations may trigger a shift to a …

Evaluating the use of testate amoebae for palaeohydrological reconstruction in permafrost peatlands

GT Swindles, MJ Amesbury, TE Turner… - Palaeogeography …, 2015 - Elsevier
The melting of high-latitude permafrost peatlands is a major concern due to a potential
positive feedback on global climate change. We examine the ecology of testate amoebae in …

Responses of vegetation and testate amoeba trait composition to fire disturbances in and around a bog in central European lowlands (northern Poland)

K Marcisz, M Lamentowicz, M Gałka… - Quaternary science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Compared to boreal or Mediterranean biomes, the influence of fire on peatlands in Central
Europe is not well studied. We aim to provide first analysis of statistically significant charcoal …

Testate amoeba as palaeohydrological indicators in the permafrost peatlands of north‐east European Russia and Finnish Lapland

H Zhang, MJ Amesbury, T Ronkainen… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To explore the use of testate amoeba for investigating the impacts of climate change on
permafrost peatland hydrology, we established a new modern training set from Arctic …

Last millennium palaeoenvironmental changes from a Baltic bog (Poland) inferred from stable isotopes, pollen, plant macrofossils and testate amoebae

M Lamentowicz, A Cedro, M Gałka, T Goslar… - Palaeogeography …, 2008 - Elsevier
The Baltic coast of Northern Poland is an interesting region for palaeoclimatic studies
because of the mixed oceanic and continental climatic influences and the fact that the …

Reconstructing hydrological variability from testate amoebae analysis in Carpathian peatlands

C Schnitchen, DJ Charman, E Magyari, M Braun… - Journal of …, 2006 - Springer
Peatlands offer the potential for high resolution records of water balance over Holocene
timescales, yet this potential is under-exploited in many areas of the world. Within Europe …

A multi-proxy, high-resolution record of peatland development and its drivers during the last millennium from the subalpine Swiss Alps

WO van der Knaap, M Lamentowicz… - Quaternary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
We present a record of peatland development during the last 1000 years from Mauntschas
mire in the eastern Swiss Alps (Upper Engadine valley; 1818 m asl) inferred from testate …

4000 years of changing wetness in a permafrost polygon peatland (Kytalyk, NE Siberia): A comparative high‐resolution multi‐proxy study

A Teltewskoi, F Beermann, I Beil… - Permafrost and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ice‐wedge polygon mires feature a micro‐relief of dry ridges, shallow wet depressions,
deeper wet troughs and transitional sites, resulting in a local mosaic of vegetation. The …