The ongoing ecological conversion of mountain forests in central Europe from widespread
Picea monocultures to mixed stands conceptually also requires a historical perspective on …

Tin is an essential raw material both for the copper–tin alloys developed during the Early
Bronze Age and for the casting of tableware in the Medieval period. Secondary geological …

Abstract Loess areas in Central Europe have been settled since ancient times and are
therefore predestined to archive information about both the paleoenvironment with and …

Colluvial sediments originating from soil erosion on slopes have proven to constitute
significant evidence for tracing past human impact on mountain landscapes. In the Central …

Colluvial deposits, as the correlate sediments of human-induced soil erosion, depict an
excellent archive of land use and landscape history as indicators of human–environment …

Weathering, mineral formation, and transformation processes along slopes are complex. In
cool mountainous regions, undisturbed soil development with a strong vertical leaching …

Springs are autochthonous aquatic ecotones with complex functional properties and
heterogeneous eco-morphological structures. Within a small spatial extent, invertebrates are …

Sinkholes in the karstified Middle Keuper gypsum of Middle Franconia, Germany reveal
numerous archeological findings and contain unique pedosedimentary records of …

Complex sequences of paleosols are often formed by the interaction between pedogenesis
and geomorphological evolution. Their study, particularly in mountain areas, is useful to …

Abstract The Ore Mountains were one of the important flood source areas for several heavy
floods over the last years. Reducing damages caused by floods demands sufficient …