The origin of grasslands in the temperate forest zone of east-central Europe: long-term legacy of climate and human impact

P Kuneš, H Svobodová-Svitavská, J Kolář… - Quaternary Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The post-glacial fate of central European grasslands has stimulated palaeoecological
debates for a century. Some argued for the continuous survival of open land, while others …

Mid-Holocene bottleneck for central European dry grasslands: did steppe survive the forest optimum in northern Bohemia, Czech Republic?

P Pokorný, M Chytrý, L Juřičková, J Sádlo… - The …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Revisiting the classical Gradmann's 'steppe theory'for central Europe, we examine whether
the early Holocene steppe habitats survived the critical period of maximum Holocene …

Chernozem. From concept to classification: a review

B Vysloužilová, D Ertlen, D Schwartz, L Šefrna - AUC GEOGRAPHICA, 2016 - karolinum.cz
In this paper, we put together the most important facts that lead to the research on
chernozem. Thanks to the work of VV Dokuchaev (1846–1903), chernozem stands at the …

[HTML][HTML] Earthworms, Darwin and prehistoric agriculture-Chernozem genesis reconsidered

S Dreibrodt, R Hofmann, M Dal Corso, HR Bork… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Chernozems are among the most fertile agricultural soils on Earth and are important
terrestrial carbon reservoirs. Since the Miocene-advent of grassland-ecosystems, they …

[HTML][HTML] Origin, age and transformation of Chernozems in northern Central Europe–New data from Neolithic earthen barrows in SW Poland

C Kabała, A Przybył, M Krupski, B Łabaz… - Catena, 2019 - Elsevier
Among the clay-illuviated soils, dominant in the loess belt in southern Poland, islands of
chernozemic soils are distinguished by their spectacular agricultural productivity. However …

[HTML][HTML] Medium-term transformation of Chernozems under broadleaf forests in the temperate climate of south-east Poland

B Labaz, C Kabala, J Waroszewski, M Dudek… - Geoderma …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water erosion, accelerated in sloped landscapes by intense cultivation (ploughing), can
rapidly degrade humus-rich topsoil horizons of chernozemic soils, leading to an irreversible …

[HTML][HTML] Persistence of arable Chernozems and Chernic Rendzic Phaeozems in the eroded undulating loess plateau in Central Europe

B Labaz, J Waroszewski, M Dudek, A Bogacz… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Chernozems are considered to degrade under the temperate humid climate of Central
Europe, particularly in the arable and undulating areas and, thus, exposed to erosion. The …

Investigating soils of barrows in the Rozumice Forest (SW Poland)–Dynamics of soil and landscape evolution in a Central European loess plateau

M Krupski, C Kabała, M Mackiewicz… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil properties reflect a host of environmental conditions and land-use patterns. Formation of
cultural landscapes may well be studied at barrow cemeteries, which give the opportunity of …

Landscape-related transformation and differentiation of Chernozems–Catenary approach in the Silesian Lowland, SW Poland

B Labaz, E Musztyfaga, J Waroszewski, A Bogacz… - Catena, 2018 - Elsevier
The unfavourable environmental conditions to Chernozem development in Central Europe
has led to questions regarding their origin and age, and conditions necessary for …

Soils at archaeological monuments of the Bronze Age–a key to the Holocene landscape dynamics in the broadleaf forest area of the Russian Plain

A Makeev, A Rusakov, F Kurbanova, O Khokhlova… - Quaternary …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the second half of the Holocene, the Russian Plain experienced several climatic
oscillations giving rise to changing vegetation patterns. The spatial variability of vegetation …