Angelica Feurdean
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 222979 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Angelica Feurdean |
| PRENOMES | Angelica |
| SOBRENOME | Feurdean |
| ASSINATURA | FEURDEAN A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Goethe University Frankfurt |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2497-3005 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Coprophilous fungal spores in modern lowland agropastoral ecosystems of Eastern-Central Europe reflect herbivore grazing pressure
Herbivores play a pivotal role in shaping vegetation dynamics, yet the intensity of past grazing remains difficult to reconstruct. Coprophilous fungal spores (CFS) are widely used to trace grazing by herbivores, but their potential to reflect grazing pressure has been less explored. Here, we present the first systematic assessment of CFS diversity to grazing pressure in European lowland agropastoral ecosystems, based on surface soil and dung samp…
Exploring human–landscape interactions in the Northern Balkans
The legacy of millennial-scale land-use practices on landscape composition, diversity and slope erosion in the subalpine areas of Eastern Carpathians, Romania
We conducted multi-proxy analyses in two subalpine lakes, Lake Gropile, in the Rodna Mountains and Lake Vinderelu in the Maramureș Mountains, the Eastern Carpathians, Romania, to investigate the effect of different land-use practices on landscape composition, diversity and slope erosion. In the case of Lake Gropile, results evidenced a more extended tree and shrub cover and high fire activity between 6400 and 2800 cal yr BP, accompanied by reduce…
Tracing climate and human-driven erosional activity in the Transylvania lowlands (Central-Eastern Europe) during the Holocene
Erosion is a complex geomorphological process controlled by climate, soil and vegetation characteristics in addition to land-use. However, the interplay of these drivers is not fully understood. Here we present a 11.8 ka multi-proxy record of geochemical, mineral magnetic and grain size analyses from Lake Stiucii, in the Transylvania lowlands (CE Europe) documenting past erosional activity and the drivers of landscape change. We identify three ma…
How degraded are the peatland and forest ecosystems in the Bieszczady Mountains (Central Europe)? An assessment using long‐term records
Peatland and forest ecosystems located in the Bieszczady Mts. (Carpathians, Central Europe) have been affected by human activity since the Neolithic, with this impact intensifying over time. We conducted long‐term studies to: (i) determine past peatland and forest development and current ecological state; (ii) assess the role of different factors that influenced ecosystem development over the last 3750 years; and (iii) determine natural reference…
Forest ecosystem development in European nemoreal-boreal forest (NE Poland) over the last 2200 years
Long-term ecological studies can provide useful information on forest ecosystem resilience against past climatic change and human caused disturbances. Here, we present a high-resolution 2200-year-long record of forest development in north-eastern Poland, Suwalki region, using paleobotanical proxies (pollen, plant macrofossils, and charcoal). We show that the pollen abundance of deciduous trees was higher than that of coniferous trees, indicating …
Great Vasyugan Mire
Exploring the influence of local controls on fire activity using multiple charcoal records from northern Romanian Carpathians
Lateglacial/Holocene transition to mid-Holocene
Closing and exposing the gaps in knowledge
Last Millennium hydro-climate variability in Central–Eastern Europe (Northern Carpathians, Romania)
Proxy-based reconstructions of climate variability over the last millennium provide important insights for understanding current climate change within a long-term context. Past hydrological changes are particularly difficult to reconstruct, yet rainfall patterns and variability are among the most critical environmental variables. Ombrotrophic bogs, entirely dependent on water from precipitation and sensitive to changes in the balance between prec…
Climate variability and associated vegetation response throughout Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) between 60 and 8 ka
High mountain region of the Northern Romanian Carpathians responded sensitively to Holocene climate and land use changes
A high-altitude lake sediment sequence (Buhăiescu Mare, 1918 m a.s.l.) in the subalpine zone of the Rodna Mountains was analysed through a multi-proxy approach to determine the sensitivity of high mountain habitats to climate, fire and land use changes. The early Holocene regional forests were dominated by Pinus ( sylvestris and mugo) and replaced by Picea abies from 9800 cal. yr BP. After an extended hiatus in the profile ( c. 9800–4200 cal. yr …
Biodiversity variability across elevations in the Carpathians
An understanding of contemporary and likely future biodiversity requires knowledge of how past human societies have shaped diversity patterns. Here, we use long-term pollen data sets extending from lowlands to subalpine environment in the Carpathian region (Romania) with the aim of exploring the relationship between landscape openness, anthropogenic disturbance, elevation and vegetation richness over the Holocene. We found that landscape openness…
Evaluating the role of life history traits and diversity on long-term stability of temperate forests of the Romanian Carpathians
The Impact of Rapid Climate Change on Prehistoric Societies during the Holocene in the Eastern Mediterranean
In this paper we explore the impact of Rapid Climate Change (RCC) on prehistoric communities in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Early and Middle Holocene. Our focus is on the social implications of the four major climate cold anomalies that have recently been identified as key time-windows for global RCC (Mayewski et al. 2004). These cooling anomalies are well-dated, with Greenland ice-core resolution, due to synchronicity between warm/cold …
Legacy of the past land-use changes and management on the ‘natural’ upland forest composition in the Apuseni Natural Park, Romania
The Apuseni Natural Park (ANP) in northwestern Romania was founded in 1990 to protect the old-growth forests in this region and their high species diversity. We present results from palaeoecological investigation (pollen, micro- and macrocharcoal) of two sedimentary sequences from ANP alongside regional archaeological and historical records to explore (1) the degree to which the present-day vegetation in this part of the reserve is a consequence …
Younger Dryas to mid-Holocene environmental history of the lowlands of NW Transylvania, Romania
Pollen, micro-charcoal and total carbon analyses on sediments from the Turbuta palaeolake, in the Transylvanian Basin of NW Romania, reveal Younger Dryas to mid-Holocene environmental changes. The chronostratigraphy relies on AMS 14 C measurements on organic matter and U/Th TIMS datings of snail shells. Results indicate the presence of Pinus and Betula open woodlands with small populations of Picea , Ulmus , Alnus and Salix before 12,000 cal yr B…
Holocene forest dynamics in northwestern Romnania
Pollen analyses and AMS radiocarbon measurements were carried out on peat deposits from the former crater lake Preluca Tiganului, located in a mid-altitude area of the Gutaiului Mountains (NW Romania), in order to reconstruct the postglacial vegetation history. At the Lateglacial/Holocene transition the open vegetation was replaced by forest, suggesting a fast response to climatic warming. The rapid expansion of Pinus, Betula and later Picea may …
Legacy of the past land-use changes and management on the ‘natural’ upland forest composition in the Apuseni Natural Park, Romania
The Apuseni Natural Park (ANP) in northwestern Romania was founded in 1990 to protect the old-growth forests in this region and their high species diversity. We present results from palaeoecological investigation (pollen, micro- and macrocharcoal) of two sedimentary sequences from ANP alongside regional archaeological and historical records to explore (1) the degree to which the present-day vegetation in this part of the reserve is a consequence …
Holocene forest dynamics in northwestern Romnania
Pollen analyses and AMS radiocarbon measurements were carried out on peat deposits from the former crater lake Preluca Tiganului, located in a mid-altitude area of the Gutaiului Mountains (NW Romania), in order to reconstruct the postglacial vegetation history. At the Lateglacial/Holocene transition the open vegetation was replaced by forest, suggesting a fast response to climatic warming. The rapid expansion of Pinus, Betula and later Picea may …
Biodiversity variability across elevations in the Carpathians
An understanding of contemporary and likely future biodiversity requires knowledge of how past human societies have shaped diversity patterns. Here, we use long-term pollen data sets extending from lowlands to subalpine environment in the Carpathian region (Romania) with the aim of exploring the relationship between landscape openness, anthropogenic disturbance, elevation and vegetation richness over the Holocene. We found that landscape openness…
Great Vasyugan Mire
Last Millennium hydro-climate variability in Central–Eastern Europe (Northern Carpathians, Romania)
Proxy-based reconstructions of climate variability over the last millennium provide important insights for understanding current climate change within a long-term context. Past hydrological changes are particularly difficult to reconstruct, yet rainfall patterns and variability are among the most critical environmental variables. Ombrotrophic bogs, entirely dependent on water from precipitation and sensitive to changes in the balance between prec…
High mountain region of the Northern Romanian Carpathians responded sensitively to Holocene climate and land use changes
A high-altitude lake sediment sequence (Buhăiescu Mare, 1918 m a.s.l.) in the subalpine zone of the Rodna Mountains was analysed through a multi-proxy approach to determine the sensitivity of high mountain habitats to climate, fire and land use changes. The early Holocene regional forests were dominated by Pinus ( sylvestris and mugo) and replaced by Picea abies from 9800 cal. yr BP. After an extended hiatus in the profile ( c. 9800–4200 cal. yr …
Holocene forest dynamics in northwestern Romnania
Pollen analyses and AMS radiocarbon measurements were carried out on peat deposits from the former crater lake Preluca Tiganului, located in a mid-altitude area of the Gutaiului Mountains (NW Romania), in order to reconstruct the postglacial vegetation history. At the Lateglacial/Holocene transition the open vegetation was replaced by forest, suggesting a fast response to climatic warming. The rapid expansion of Pinus, Betula and later Picea may …
Younger Dryas to mid-Holocene environmental history of the lowlands of NW Transylvania, Romania
Pollen, micro-charcoal and total carbon analyses on sediments from the Turbuta palaeolake, in the Transylvanian Basin of NW Romania, reveal Younger Dryas to mid-Holocene environmental changes. The chronostratigraphy relies on AMS 14 C measurements on organic matter and U/Th TIMS datings of snail shells. Results indicate the presence of Pinus and Betula open woodlands with small populations of Picea , Ulmus , Alnus and Salix before 12,000 cal yr B…
The Impact of Rapid Climate Change on Prehistoric Societies during the Holocene in the Eastern Mediterranean
In this paper we explore the impact of Rapid Climate Change (RCC) on prehistoric communities in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Early and Middle Holocene. Our focus is on the social implications of the four major climate cold anomalies that have recently been identified as key time-windows for global RCC (Mayewski et al. 2004). These cooling anomalies are well-dated, with Greenland ice-core resolution, due to synchronicity between warm/cold …
Legacy of the past land-use changes and management on the ‘natural’ upland forest composition in the Apuseni Natural Park, Romania
The Apuseni Natural Park (ANP) in northwestern Romania was founded in 1990 to protect the old-growth forests in this region and their high species diversity. We present results from palaeoecological investigation (pollen, micro- and macrocharcoal) of two sedimentary sequences from ANP alongside regional archaeological and historical records to explore (1) the degree to which the present-day vegetation in this part of the reserve is a consequence …
Evaluating the role of life history traits and diversity on long-term stability of temperate forests of the Romanian Carpathians
Biodiversity variability across elevations in the Carpathians
An understanding of contemporary and likely future biodiversity requires knowledge of how past human societies have shaped diversity patterns. Here, we use long-term pollen data sets extending from lowlands to subalpine environment in the Carpathian region (Romania) with the aim of exploring the relationship between landscape openness, anthropogenic disturbance, elevation and vegetation richness over the Holocene. We found that landscape openness…
Climate variability and associated vegetation response throughout Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) between 60 and 8 ka
High mountain region of the Northern Romanian Carpathians responded sensitively to Holocene climate and land use changes
A high-altitude lake sediment sequence (Buhăiescu Mare, 1918 m a.s.l.) in the subalpine zone of the Rodna Mountains was analysed through a multi-proxy approach to determine the sensitivity of high mountain habitats to climate, fire and land use changes. The early Holocene regional forests were dominated by Pinus ( sylvestris and mugo) and replaced by Picea abies from 9800 cal. yr BP. After an extended hiatus in the profile ( c. 9800–4200 cal. yr …
Lateglacial/Holocene transition to mid-Holocene
Closing and exposing the gaps in knowledge
Last Millennium hydro-climate variability in Central–Eastern Europe (Northern Carpathians, Romania)
Proxy-based reconstructions of climate variability over the last millennium provide important insights for understanding current climate change within a long-term context. Past hydrological changes are particularly difficult to reconstruct, yet rainfall patterns and variability are among the most critical environmental variables. Ombrotrophic bogs, entirely dependent on water from precipitation and sensitive to changes in the balance between prec…
Exploring the influence of local controls on fire activity using multiple charcoal records from northern Romanian Carpathians
Great Vasyugan Mire
Forest ecosystem development in European nemoreal-boreal forest (NE Poland) over the last 2200 years
Long-term ecological studies can provide useful information on forest ecosystem resilience against past climatic change and human caused disturbances. Here, we present a high-resolution 2200-year-long record of forest development in north-eastern Poland, Suwalki region, using paleobotanical proxies (pollen, plant macrofossils, and charcoal). We show that the pollen abundance of deciduous trees was higher than that of coniferous trees, indicating …
How degraded are the peatland and forest ecosystems in the Bieszczady Mountains (Central Europe)? An assessment using long‐term records
Peatland and forest ecosystems located in the Bieszczady Mts. (Carpathians, Central Europe) have been affected by human activity since the Neolithic, with this impact intensifying over time. We conducted long‐term studies to: (i) determine past peatland and forest development and current ecological state; (ii) assess the role of different factors that influenced ecosystem development over the last 3750 years; and (iii) determine natural reference…
The legacy of millennial-scale land-use practices on landscape composition, diversity and slope erosion in the subalpine areas of Eastern Carpathians, Romania
We conducted multi-proxy analyses in two subalpine lakes, Lake Gropile, in the Rodna Mountains and Lake Vinderelu in the Maramureș Mountains, the Eastern Carpathians, Romania, to investigate the effect of different land-use practices on landscape composition, diversity and slope erosion. In the case of Lake Gropile, results evidenced a more extended tree and shrub cover and high fire activity between 6400 and 2800 cal yr BP, accompanied by reduce…
Tracing climate and human-driven erosional activity in the Transylvania lowlands (Central-Eastern Europe) during the Holocene
Erosion is a complex geomorphological process controlled by climate, soil and vegetation characteristics in addition to land-use. However, the interplay of these drivers is not fully understood. Here we present a 11.8 ka multi-proxy record of geochemical, mineral magnetic and grain size analyses from Lake Stiucii, in the Transylvania lowlands (CE Europe) documenting past erosional activity and the drivers of landscape change. We identify three ma…
Exploring human–landscape interactions in the Northern Balkans
Coprophilous fungal spores in modern lowland agropastoral ecosystems of Eastern-Central Europe reflect herbivore grazing pressure
Herbivores play a pivotal role in shaping vegetation dynamics, yet the intensity of past grazing remains difficult to reconstruct. Coprophilous fungal spores (CFS) are widely used to trace grazing by herbivores, but their potential to reflect grazing pressure has been less explored. Here, we present the first systematic assessment of CFS diversity to grazing pressure in European lowland agropastoral ecosystems, based on surface soil and dung samp…
Geography (17 obras) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (17 obras) · Physical geography (15 obras) · Ecology (12 obras) · Archaeology (11 obras) · Holocene (10 obras) · Geology (9 obras) · Climate change (8 obras) · Biology (7 obras) · Environmental Science (7 obras)