Ecology of testate amoebae in an Amazonian peatland and development of a transfer function for palaeohydrological reconstruction

GT Swindles, M Reczuga, M Lamentowicz, CL Raby… - Microbial ecology, 2014 - Springer
Tropical peatlands represent globally important carbon sinks with a unique biodiversity and
are currently threatened by climate change and human activities. It is now imperative that …

[HTML][HTML] Dating basal peat: The geochronology of peat initiation revisited

C Quik, SWL Palstra, R van Beek… - Quaternary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Attributing the start of peat growth to an absolute timescale requires dating the bottom of
peat deposits overlying mineral sediment, often called the basal peat. Peat initiation is …

Reconstructing peatland water tables using transfer functions for plant macrofossils and testate amoebae: a methodological comparison

M Väliranta, A Blundell, DJ Charman, E Karofeld… - Quaternary …, 2012 - Elsevier
Relatively seldom is the same parameter reconstructed from the same site using different
proxies, resulting in a persistent problem for palaeoecological studies whereby a …

[HTML][HTML] Do peatlands or lakes provide the most comprehensive distal tephra records?

EJ Watson, GT Swindles, IT Lawson… - Quaternary Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite the widespread application of tephra studies for dating and correlation of
stratigraphic sequences ('tephrochronology'), questions remain over the reliability and …

[HTML][HTML] How to take volume-based peat samples down to mineral soil?

U Dettmann, S Frank, M Wittnebel, A Piayda… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Determination of soil organic carbon stocks in peat soils is of major importance for
prioritization and evaluation of mitigation measures. This requires the accurate assessment …

[HTML][HTML] Sedimentary records of coastal storm surges: Evidence of the 1953 North Sea event

GT Swindles, JM Galloway, AL Macumber… - Marine Geology, 2018 - Elsevier
The expression of storm events in the geological record is poorly understood; therefore,
stratigraphic investigations of known events are needed. The 1953 North Sea storm surge …

Reconstructing the Paleoenvironmental Evolution of Lake Kolon (Hungary) through Integrated Geochemical and Sedimentological Analyses of Quaternary Sediments

TZ Vári, S Gulyás, P Sümegi - Quaternary, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lake Kolon (Hungary), situated in the middle of the Turjánvidék area between the saline
lakes of the Danube valley and the Homokhátság, is one of the most significant natural …

Angolan highlands peatlands: Extent, age and growth dynamics

M Lourenco, JM Fitchett, S Woodborne - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The Angolan highlands are hydrologically and ecologically important, supporting peatland
deposits. Peatlands are carbon rich ecosystems and are the largest terrestrial carbon store …

[PDF][PDF] Drivers of peat accumulation rate in a raised bog: impact of drainage, climate, and local vegetation composition

N Stivrins, I Ozola, M Galka, E Kuske… - Mires and …, 2017 - researchportal.helsinki.fi
We used variation partitioning to assess the relative importance of drainage, climate and
local vegetation composition for the development of a raised bog. As a case study we …

Reconstruction of Holocene carbon dynamics in a large boreal peatland complex, southern Finland

PJH Mathijssen, M Väliranta, A Korrensalo… - Quaternary Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Holocene peatland development and associated carbon (C) dynamics were reconstructed
for a southern boreal Finnish peatland complex with fen and bog areas. In order to assess …