The disturbance regime of an Early Holocene swamp forest in the Czech Republic, as revealed by dendroecological, pollen and macrofossil data

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The disturbance regime of an Early Holocene swamp forest in the Czech Republic, as revealed by dendroecological, pollen and macrofossil data

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

A unique remnant of forest dating back to the period 9733-7897 yr BC and consisting of hundreds of tree bases was discovered in the Czech Republic. We aimed to reveal the complex disturbance history of this (sub)fossil forest using dendrochronology, and to describe its detailed plant species composition changes using palaeobotanical techniques. Analysing such Early Holocene forest dynamics should help us understand the ability of the forest community to actively adapt to climate change and generally to understand the role of dynamic instability in ecosystem evolution. We anatomically identified woody species in 488 samples, and determined the ages, growth suppressions, releases and fire scars in 116 well preserved tree ring series using a modern boundary line approach. This image of the forest structure and dynamics was supplemented with analyses of pollen spectra and plant macrofossils in excavated profiles. In order to achieve accurate dating, we dated 87 samples using C-14 and synchronized tree ring series, and compared them with an existing Pinus sylvestris chronology. The developmental trajectory of the forest was unique, and did not match the general trend of postglacial pine growth in central Europe. Palaeobotanical proxies indicated that during the circa 2000 years the forest persisted, this Early-Holocene ecosystem passed through several phases, reflected in the species composition of the vegetation as well as in habitat conditions. Nevertheless, the dominance of pine and the complex fine-scale disturbance regime were relatively robust and did not change fundamentally. Low-severity fires and short-term changes in soil moisture regime were crucial disturbance agents in the ecosystem. Stand-replacing disturbances were not found up to the gradual collapse of the forest around 8300 yr BC, replaced by a swamp community. The disturbance regime was relatively stable, suggesting a mitigating effect of changing climate due to the predominance of pine in the forest.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The disturbance regime of an Early Holocene swamp forest in the Czech Republic, as revealed by dendroecological, pollen and macrofossil data

Popis výsledku anglicky

A unique remnant of forest dating back to the period 9733-7897 yr BC and consisting of hundreds of tree bases was discovered in the Czech Republic. We aimed to reveal the complex disturbance history of this (sub)fossil forest using dendrochronology, and to describe its detailed plant species composition changes using palaeobotanical techniques. Analysing such Early Holocene forest dynamics should help us understand the ability of the forest community to actively adapt to climate change and generally to understand the role of dynamic instability in ecosystem evolution. We anatomically identified woody species in 488 samples, and determined the ages, growth suppressions, releases and fire scars in 116 well preserved tree ring series using a modern boundary line approach. This image of the forest structure and dynamics was supplemented with analyses of pollen spectra and plant macrofossils in excavated profiles. In order to achieve accurate dating, we dated 87 samples using C-14 and synchronized tree ring series, and compared them with an existing Pinus sylvestris chronology. The developmental trajectory of the forest was unique, and did not match the general trend of postglacial pine growth in central Europe. Palaeobotanical proxies indicated that during the circa 2000 years the forest persisted, this Early-Holocene ecosystem passed through several phases, reflected in the species composition of the vegetation as well as in habitat conditions. Nevertheless, the dominance of pine and the complex fine-scale disturbance regime were relatively robust and did not change fundamentally. Low-severity fires and short-term changes in soil moisture regime were crucial disturbance agents in the ecosystem. Stand-replacing disturbances were not found up to the gradual collapse of the forest around 8300 yr BC, replaced by a swamp community. The disturbance regime was relatively stable, suggesting a mitigating effect of changing climate due to the predominance of pine in the forest.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

ISSN

0031-0182

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

507

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

OCT 15 2018

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

81-96

Kód UT WoS článku

000442055900007

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85050117329