Abrupt vegetation and environmental change since the MIS 2: A unique paleorecord from Slovakia (Central Europe)

0532818 - BÚ 2021 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Šolcová, Anna - Jamrichová, Eva - Horsák, M. - Pařil, P. - Petr, L. - Heiri, O. - Květoň, Jiří - Křížek, M. - Hartvich, Filip - Hájek, M. - Hájková, Petra
Abrupt vegetation and environmental change since the MIS 2: A unique paleorecord from Slovakia (Central Europe).
Quaternary Science Reviews. Roč. 230, FEB 15 (2020), s. 1-16, č. článku 106170. ISSN 0277-3791. E-ISSN 1873-457X
Institutional support: RVO:67985939 ; RVO:61389030 ; RVO:67985891
Keywords : paleoclimatology * travertine * stable isotopes * Chirinimids * vegetation dynamics * paleolimnology
OECD category: Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7); Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7) (UEB-Q); Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7) (USMH-B)
Impact factor: 4.112, year: 2020
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106170

We present the first comprehensive reconstruction of local and regional environment at the Western Carpathian/Pannonian Basin border, including a first chironomid-based paleoclimate reconstruction and d18O and d13C records from travertine, to investigate abrupt biota and climate shifts since the Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 2. A range of biotic and abiotic proxy data in organic-calcareous sediment sequence were analysed using a multi-proxy approach to produce a detailed reconstruction of past ecosystem conditions. The results illustrate that the most prominent abrupt change in the local environment occurred directly at the MIS 2/ MIS 1 transition at 14,560 cal BP as a consequence of increased precipitation and an increase in reconstructed mean July temperature by ~2.2 _C. Abrupt changes in local environment during the early Holocene were closely linked to travertine precipitation rate around thermal springs and thus indirectly to the climate until the arrival of the Late Neolithics around 6400 cal BP. Regional vegetation response (derived from pollen data) to the climatic fluctuations lagged, with the most prominent changes around 14,410 cal BP and 10,140 cal BP. Our data suggest the presence of a steppe-tundra ecosystem with evidence for low amounts of temperate broadleaf trees during the MIS 2, indicating close proximity to their northern glacial refugium. We demonstrate the ability of d18O and d13C stable isotope record from travertine to reflect abrupt climatic and environmental changes. The study provides evidence about benefits using travertine deposits coupled with high-resolution paleoecological data to investigate past biotic and abiotic responses to abrupt climate change.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0314040