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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-3843-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-3843-2025
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08 Aug 2025
Research article |  | 08 Aug 2025

Twentieth-century ecological disasters in central European monoculture pine plantations led to critical transitions in peatlands

Mariusz Bąk, Mariusz Lamentowicz, Piotr Kołaczek, Daria Wochal, Michał Jakubowicz, Luke Andrews, and Katarzyna Marcisz

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We integrated palaeoecological and geochemical data to discern the impact of catastrophic events on the development of peatlands within pine monocultures. An approach that integrates these methods is not commonly employed but offers a more comprehensive understanding of past ecosystem transformations. We used multi-proxy research of the peat core and neodymium isotope record. We support the results of our analyses with the recognition of statistically significant critical transitions.
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