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© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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15 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 15 Feb 2021
| 15 Feb 2021
The transformation of the forest steppe in the lower Danube Plain of southeastern Europe: 6000 years of vegetation and land use dynamics
Angelica Feurdean
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Physical Geography, Goethe University,
Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F),
Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogălniceanu
1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Roxana Grindean
Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogălniceanu
1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Gabriela Florescu
Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogălniceanu
1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Department of Geography, Stefan cel Mare University, Universităţii Street 13, 720229, Suceava, Romania
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 12801 Prague, Czech Republic
Ioan Tanţău
Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogălniceanu
1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Eva M. Niedermeyer
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F),
Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Andrei-Cosmin Diaconu
Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogălniceanu
1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Simon M. Hutchinson
School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford,
Salford, M5 4WT, UK
Anne Brigitte Nielsen
Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 22362 Lund,
Sweden
Tiberiu Sava
Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering
(IFIN-HH), Reactorului 30, 077125, Măgurele, Romania
Andrei Panait
Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogălniceanu
1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Mihaly Braun
Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Bem tér 18/C, 4026 Debrecen, Hungary
Thomas Hickler
Department of Physical Geography, Goethe University,
Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F),
Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Here we used multi-proxy analyses from Lake Oltina (Romania) and quantitatively examine the past 6000 years of the forest steppe in the lower Danube Plain, one of the oldest areas of human occupation in southeastern Europe. We found the greatest tree cover between 6000 and 2500 cal yr BP. Forest loss was under way by 2500 yr BP, falling to ~20 % tree cover linked to clearance for agriculture. The weak signs of forest recovery over the past 2500 years highlight recurring anthropogenic pressure.
Here we used multi-proxy analyses from Lake Oltina (Romania) and quantitatively examine the past...
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