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The Holocene paleoenvironmental history of central European Russia reconstructed from pollen, plant macrofossil, and testate amoeba analyses of the Klukva Peatland, Tula Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Elena Yu. Novenko ,
Andrey N. Tsyganov ,
Elena M. Volkova ,
Kirill V. Babeshko ,
Nikita V. Lavrentiev ,
Richard J. Payne  and
Yuri A. Mazei
Elena Yu. Novenko*
Affiliation:
M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography, Leninskie gory 1, 119991 Moscow, Russia Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Science, Staromonetny lane, 29, 119017 Moscow, Russia
Andrey N. Tsyganov
Affiliation:
Penza State University, Department of Zoology and Ecology, Krasnaya str., 40, 440026 Penza, Russia
Elena M. Volkova
Affiliation:
Tula State University, Department of Biotechnology, Lenin avenue, 92, 300600 Tula, Russia
Kirill V. Babeshko
Affiliation:
Penza State University, Department of Zoology and Ecology, Krasnaya str., 40, 440026 Penza, Russia
Nikita V. Lavrentiev
Affiliation:
Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Science, Staromonetny lane, 29, 119017 Moscow, Russia
Richard J. Payne
Affiliation:
Penza State University, Department of Zoology and Ecology, Krasnaya str., 40, 440026 Penza, Russia Environment Department, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
Yuri A. Mazei
Affiliation:
Penza State University, Department of Zoology and Ecology, Krasnaya str., 40, 440026 Penza, Russia
*
*Corresponding author at: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography, Leninskie gory 1, 119991, Moscow, Russia. Fax: + 7 495 932 88 36. E-mail addresses:lenanov@mail.ru (E.Y. Novenko), andrey.tsyganov@bk.ru (A.N. Tsyganov), convallaria@mail.ru (E.M. Volkova), nikitaigran@yandex.ru (N.V. Lavrentiev), yurimazei@mail.ru (Y.A. Mazei).
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Abstract

Holocene climatic variability and human impact on vegetation are reconstructed from a region in central European Russia, which lies at an important ecotone between broadleaf forest and steppe. For the first time in this region we adopt a multi-proxy approach that combines analysis of local mire conditions from plant macrofossil and testate amoeba analyses with pollen-based quantitative climate reconstruction. The proxies indicate a long-term warming trend from 9700 to 7500 cal yr BP, interrupted by a series of short-term cold events. From 7500 to 5000 cal yr BP the results imply a relatively stable climate, warmer and drier than present, spanning the Holocene Thermal Maximum. Since 5000 cal yr BP the data suggest a change to cooler climate, but with centennial-scale variability. This shift at around 5000 cal yr BP is supported by extensive evidence from other sites. In the early Holocene, the region was occupied mainly by pine and birch forests. Broad-leafed forests of oak, lime and elm expanded after 7800 cal yr BP and remained dominant until the last few centuries. During the historical period, vegetation changes have been driven mainly by human activities.

Keywords

HoloceneClimatePaleoenvironmental reconstructionsPollenPlant macrofossilsTestate amoebaeMid-Russian Upland
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Quaternary Research , Volume 83 , Issue 3 , May 2015 , pp. 459 - 468
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University of Washington

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