Testate amoeba functional traits and their use in paleoecology

K Marcisz, VEJ Jassey, A Kosakyan… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This review provides a synthesis of current knowledge on the morphological and functional
traits of testate amoebae, a polyphyletic group of protists commonly used as proxies of past …

Widespread drying of European peatlands in recent centuries

GT Swindles, PJ Morris, DJ Mullan, RJ Payne… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Climate warming and human impacts are thought to be causing peatlands to dry, potentially
converting them from sinks to sources of carbon. However, it is unclear whether the …

[HTML][HTML] Always on the tipping point–A search for signals of past societies and related peatland ecosystem critical transitions during the last 6500 years in N Poland

M Lamentowicz, P Kołaczek, D Mauquoy… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
We explored past critical transitions in a peatland located in N Poland using a densely dated
(× 44 14 C dates and× 26 210 Pb), high-resolution multi-proxy profile. A 6500-year record …

The Eurasian modern pollen database (EMPD), version 2

BAS Davis, M Chevalier, P Sommer… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
The Eurasian (née European) Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) was established in 2013 to
provide a public database of high-quality modern pollen surface samples to help support …

Divergent responses of permafrost peatlands to recent climate change

TG Sim, GT Swindles, PJ Morris, AJ Baird… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Permafrost peatlands are found in high-latitude regions and store globally-important
amounts of soil organic carbon. These regions are warming at over twice the global average …

Integrating fire-scar, charcoal and fungal spore data to study fire events in the boreal forest of northern Europe

N Stivrins, T Aakala, L Ilvonen, L Pasanen… - The …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Fire is a major disturbance agent in the boreal forest, influencing many current and future
ecosystem conditions and services. Surprisingly few studies have attempted to improve the …

The decline of tufa deposition in an alkaline fen ecosystem in East-Central Europe and its impact on biotic assemblages: Insights from monitoring and paleoecological …

K Apolinarska, R Kiełczewski, K Pleskot… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Protection and restoration of the CaCO 3 depositing alkaline fens require an in-depth
understanding of these unique and declining ecosystems. The present study investigates …

Response of plant communities to climate change during the late Holocene: Palaeoecological insights from peatlands in the Alaskan Arctic

M Gałka, GT Swindles, M Szal, R Fulweber… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
High-resolution plant macrofossil records were examined alongside pollen, micro-and
macro-charcoal, and testate amoeba data to elucidate the dynamics of two permafrost …

[HTML][HTML] Exceptional hydrological stability of a Sphagnum-dominated peatland over the late Holocene

K Marcisz, P Kołaczek, M Gałka, AC Diaconu… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lowering of the water table and substantial drying are observed in peatlands worldwide. A
significant drying of European peatlands in the last 200–300 years influenced the …

Climate-induced hydrological fluctuations shape Arctic Alaskan peatland plant communities

M Gałka, AC Diaconu, A Cwanek, L Hedenäs… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapidly increasing temperatures in high-latitude regions are causing major changes in
wetland ecosystems. To assess the impact of concomitant hydroclimatic fluctuations, mineral …