A 5600-yr history of changing vegetation, sea levels and human impacts from the Black Sea coast of Georgia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12268262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Connor (0000-0001-5685-2390, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Simon E Connor (The University of Melbourne), Ian Thomas (0000-0001-9808-0202, The University of Melbourne), Eliso Kvavadze (0000-0002-6059-0861), Eliso V Kvavadze (L. Davitashvili Institute of Palaeobiology, 4 Niagvris Street, Tbilisi 0108, Georgia) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-36 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Holocene (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-6836 • E-ISSN: 1477-0911 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0959683607073270 |
| OpenAlex | W2130371581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 27 |
Mid-late Holocene pollen evidence from the Ispani-II Sphagnum bog in lowland Western Georgia shows that 4500 years ago Castanea (chestnut)-dominated woods rapidly declined to be replaced by alder swamps and, later, during the first millennium bc, by open, marshy landscapes in which fire played a prominent part. Around 1900 years ago, Sphagnum blanket bog encroached on the marshes and dense Fagus-Carpinus (beech-hornbeam) forest enveloped the surrounding land. This vegetation remained until the mid-twentieth century, when forests were clear-felled and marshes were drained for large-scale, mechanized agriculture. Previous studies have emphasized climate’s governing role in setting the course of Holocene vegetation development in lowland Western Georgia, but our results provide little support for this hypothesis. To a much greater degree, episodes of coastal subsidence, sea-level rise and human impact have shaped the vegetation history of coastal Western Caucasus
Archaeology · Beech · Bog · Geography · Holocene · Marsh · Peat · Physical geography · Sea level · Swamp · Vegetation (pathology · Wetland · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Marine and environmental studies · Soil and Environmental Studies · Ecology · Forestry · Geology
Ecological niche dynamics of treeline birches (Betula spp.) under pleistocene - holocene - future climate change in the Caucasus
Copper production landscapes of the South Caucasus
Prehistoric human activity and its environmental background in Lake Donggi Cona basin, northeastern Tibetan Plateau
The late-Holocene vegetation history of the Central Caspian (Hyrcanian) forests of northern Iran
Estimating absolute pollen productivity for some European Tertiary-relict taxa
Cannabis in Eurasia
The Bronze Age occupation of the Black Sea coast of Georgia—New insights from settlement mounds of the Colchian plain
Bronze Age settlement mounds on the Colchian plain at the Black Sea coast of Georgia
Pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs in organic residue from the hoard of ancient Vani (western Georgia)
Before Meeting the Greeks
Environmental context of the Kura-Araxes culture
On the agriculture and vegetal food economy of Kura-Araxes culture in the South Caucasus
Palynological analysis of the Late Pleistocene terrace deposits of Lake Van, eastern Turkey
Environmental changes and human activities at a fortified site of the Liangzhu culture in eastern China
Between the mountains and the sea
Mid- to Late Holocene landscape changes in the Rioni delta area (Kolkheti lowlands, W Georgia)
Detailed reconstructions of Holocene climate and environmental changes in the Taman Peninsula (Kuban River delta region) and their correlation with rapid sea-level fluctuations of the Black Sea
Palynological study of archaeometallurgical artefacts from the Late Bronze Age copper smelting sites (Georgia)
Dating Tabakoni
Early Holocene Marine Flooding of the Black Sea
Domestication of Plants in the Old World
An abrupt drowning of the Black Sea shelf
Numerical methods in quaternary pollen analysis
A palaeoecological study of holocene peat bog sections in Germany and The Netherlands, based on the analysis of pollen, spores and macro- and microscopic remains of fungi, algae, cormophytes and animals
Palaeoecological setting of the western Black Sea area during the last 15000 years
Experimental production and analysis of microscopic charcoal from wood, leaves and grasses
Recent Discoveries in the Field of Classical Archaeology in Georgia
Ancient Civilizations
Georgia in Antiquity
Extended 14 C Data Base and Revised Calib 3.0 14 C Age Calibration Program
The Earth as Transformed by Human Action. Global and Regional Changes in the Biosphere over the Past 300 Years
| Citations per year | 1.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |