[HTML][HTML] Loess landscapes of Europe–Mapping, geomorphology, and zonal differentiation

F Lehmkuhl, JJ Nett, S Pötter, P Schulte, T Sprafke… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Paleoenvironmental reconstructions on a (supra-) regional scale have gained attention in
Quaternary sciences during the last decades. In terrestrial realms, loess deposits and …

[HTML][HTML] Loess genesis and worldwide distribution

Y Li, W Shi, A Aydin, MA Beroya-Eitner, G Gao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Loess formation generally involves the four main stages of production, deflation,
transportation, and deposition of loess particles. Traditionally, loesses are classified as …

Alive and kicking: why dormant soil microorganisms matter

RG Joergensen, F Wichern - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The current review investigates the hypothesis that dormant soil microorganisms are
relevant for microbial processes and community changes. Dormant soil microorganisms are …

Approaches and challenges to the study of loess—Introduction to the LoessFest Special Issue

RJ Schaetzl, EA Bettis III, O Crouvi… - Quaternary …, 2018 - cambridge.org
In September 2016, the annual meeting of the International Union for Quaternary Research's
Loess and Pedostratigraphy Focus Group, traditionally referred to as a LoessFest, met in …

Perspectives of lignite post-mining landscapes under changing environmental conditions: what can we learn from a comparison between the Rhenish and Lusatian …

W Gerwin, T Raab, K Birkhofer, C Hinz… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
Background The decision of the German federal government to cease lignite mining until
2038 or—if possible—already earlier until 2030, will cause manifold transition processes in …

Grain-size characterization of reworked fine-grained aeolian deposits

J Vandenberghe, Y Sun, X Wang, HA Abels, X Liu - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
After a previous review of the grain-size characteristics of in situ (primary) fine-grained
aeolian deposits, reworked (secondary) aeolian deposits, as modified in lacustrine …

Initial soil aggregate formation and stabilisation in soils developed from calcareous loess

E Pihlap, M Steffens, I Kögel-Knabner - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
In soil, carbonates are important inorganic binding agents, controlling aggregate formation
and soil structural stability. Until today, a clear understanding of the aggregate forming …

A critical reevaluation of palaeoclimate proxy records from loess in the Carpathian Basin

I Obreht, C Zeeden, U Hambach, D Veres… - Earth-science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Carpathian Basin, loess is the most important archive of Quaternary
palaeoclimate evolution, but only in the past two decades systematic and high-resolution …

[HTML][HTML] The provenance of Danubian loess

K Fenn, IL Millar, JA Durcan, DSG Thomas… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
With one of the largest watersheds in Europe draining complex geological terrains within the
Alps, Bohemian Massif, Carpathians, Dinarides, and the Balkan Mountains, the Danube …

[HTML][HTML] Paleoenvironments from robust loess stratigraphy using high-resolution color and grain-size data of the last glacial Krems-Wachtberg record (NE Austria)

T Sprafke, P Schulte, S Meyer-Heintze… - Quaternary science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The complex interplay of dust sedimentation, pedogenesis, and erosion/reworking in the
formation of loess-paleosol sequences (LPS) challenges paleoenvironmental proxies. Here …