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Vegetation sensitivity to climate changes and human impact in the Harghita Mountains (Eastern Romanian Carpathians) over the past 15 000 years

2014; Wiley; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/jqs.2688

1099-1417

Ioan Tanțău, Angelica Feurdean, Jacques‐Louis de Beaulieu, Maurice Reille, Sorina Fărcaş,

Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Journal of Quaternary ScienceVolume 29, Issue 2 p. 141-152 Research Article Vegetation sensitivity to climate changes and human impact in the Harghita Mountains (Eastern Romanian Carpathians) over the past 15 000 years IOAN TANŢĂU, Corresponding Author IOAN TANŢĂU Babeş-Bolyai University, Department of Geology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Correspondence: I. Tanţău, as above. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorANGELICA FEURDEAN, ANGELICA FEURDEAN Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum & Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Romanian Academy "Emil Racoviţă" Institute of Speleology, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaSearch for more papers by this authorJACQUES-LOUIS DE BEAULIEU, JACQUES-LOUIS DE BEAULIEU IMEP, Université Paul Cézanne, Europôle Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorMAURICE REILLE, MAURICE REILLE IMEP, Université Paul Cézanne, Europôle Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorSORINA FĂRCAŞ, SORINA FĂRCAŞ Institute of Biological Researches, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaSearch for more papers by this author IOAN TANŢĂU, Corresponding Author IOAN TANŢĂU Babeş-Bolyai University, Department of Geology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Correspondence: I. Tanţău, as above. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorANGELICA FEURDEAN, ANGELICA FEURDEAN Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum & Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Romanian Academy "Emil Racoviţă" Institute of Speleology, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaSearch for more papers by this authorJACQUES-LOUIS DE BEAULIEU, JACQUES-LOUIS DE BEAULIEU IMEP, Université Paul Cézanne, Europôle Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorMAURICE REILLE, MAURICE REILLE IMEP, Université Paul Cézanne, Europôle Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorSORINA FĂRCAŞ, SORINA FĂRCAŞ Institute of Biological Researches, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 19 February 2014 https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2688Citations: 42Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat ABSTRACT Although few compared with Western Europe, continental records from Central–Eastern Europe are increasingly confirming that rapid climate fluctuations of the past 15 000 years are also present in records situated far from the North Atlantic region. In the present study a new pollen record supported by 11 AMS 14C dates, from Luci (Eastern Romanian Carpathians), was used to reconstruct the Lateglacial and Holocene vegetation history of the region, and the sensitivity to past climate change and human impact. The results showed that vegetation composition reacted particularly sensitively to the climatic oscillations that occurred during the Allerød (13 800 cal a BP), the Younger Dryas (YD) and at the transition from the YD to the Holocene (11 700 cal a BP), although smaller amplitude vegetation changes also occurred at ca. 14 700 cal a BP (Greenland Interstadial (GI)-1e; Bølling), 13 900 cal a BP (GI1-d; Older Dryas) and 13 200 cal a BP (GI-1b; intra-Allerød cooling). However, the amplitude of vegetation response in the continental part of Europe was smaller as compared with the records from Greenland and the North Atlantic region. The Holocene began with the expansion of Betula, Ulmus and Picea abies, followed by Fraxinus, Quercus, Tilia and Corylus avellana from about 10 000 cal a BP when the climate became warmer and drier. Picea abies has been the dominant tree species for almost the entire Holocene period. 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