Origin and contrasting succession pathways of the Western Carpathian calcareous fens revealed by plant and mollusc macrofossils
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Boreas |
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| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2012.00263.x |
| Field | Ecology |
| Keywords | succession; fens; multi-proxy |
| Description | Using plant macrofossil and mollusc analyses of 50 basal samples and three representative profiles we illustrate the most common developmental types of calcareous fens: (i) fens originating in the Lateglacial, having an open or semi-open character during the whole Holocene; (ii) open fens originating as wooded wetlands; and (iii) open fens starting their development de novo in the late Holocene. Human activities were responsible for the formation of a high number of calcareous fens, especially in the Outer Western Carpathians, and became important drivers of fen biodiversity development. Only a few recently existing calcareous fens contain old sequences of calcareous deposits. |
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