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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-3091-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-3091-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
08 May 2026
Research article |
| 08 May 2026
| 08 May 2026
From Alnus to Pinus: temperate peatland ecosystem transformation triggered by human-driven landscape change
Dendrolab IBL, Department of Natural Forests, Forest Research Institute (IBL), Białowieża, Poland
Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Lomma, Sweden
Tomasz Związek
Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research into the Anthropocene, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization (IGiPZ), Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Warszawa, Poland
Marcin Klisz
Dendrolab IBL, Department of Silviculture and Genetics of Forest Trees, Forest Research Institute (IBL), Sękocin Stary, Poland
Sandra Słowińska
Climate Research Department, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization (IGiPZ), Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Warszawa, Poland
Dominik Róg
Institute of History, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), Lublin, Poland
Milena Obremska
Institute of Geological Sciences (ING), Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Warszawa, Poland
Dominika Łuców
Department of Past Landscape Dynamics, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization (IGiPZ), Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Warszawa, Poland
Department of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk (UG), Gdańsk, Poland
Jarosław Pietruczuk
Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin (UMCS), Lublin, Poland
Joachim Popek
Department of Economic and Social History, Faculty of Humanities, University of Rzeszów (UR), Rzeszów, Poland
Katarzyna Piotrowicz
Department of Climatology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University (UJ), Kraków, Poland
Kamil Pilch
Dendrolab IBL, Department of Natural Forests, Forest Research Institute (IBL), Białowieża, Poland
Krzysztof Szewczyk
Department of Past Landscape Dynamics, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization (IGiPZ), Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Warszawa, Poland
Agnieszka Halaś
Department of Past Landscape Dynamics, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization (IGiPZ), Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Warszawa, Poland
Michał Słowiński
Department of Past Landscape Dynamics, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization (IGiPZ), Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Warszawa, Poland
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Dataset for "From Alnus to Pinus: temperate peatland ecosystem transformation triggered by human-driven landscape change" Ewa Zin et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19330702
Short summary
We used a multi-proxy approach combining peat, tree ring, climate, and historical records to reconstruct > 2300 years of peatland dynamics in a Central European region. Results show a human-induced shift from alder to pine forest due to land use change and acidification, stressing the importance of long-term records for peatland conservation.
We used a multi-proxy approach combining peat, tree ring, climate, and historical records to...
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