Back-to-back fires are a real problem for the environment, but a second “fire-related” publication by Ala Bonk in the same month is a reason to celebrate!
We are pleased to announce the publication of another article on Lake Gorzyńskie (pol. Jezioro Gorzyńskie). It presents 13,000 years of environmental change and fire dynamics in the lake’s surroundings. This is the first such detailed reconstruction of its kind in Poland, based on multi-proxy analyses of lake sediments. Among the authors, alongside Alicja, is Wojciech Tylmann.
The study shows, among other things, that vegetation fires occurred as early as the Late Glacial, while the Early Holocene brought a decline in fire activity with the development of dense forests. Furthermore, from around 6,000 years ago, human activity – agriculture, settlement, and landscape transformation – began to play an increasingly significant role. Finally, local fire episodes were also part of broader climatic and environmental changes.
The article is available in Open Access – we warmly encourage you to read it! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0341816226003061
Bonk A., Kołaczek P., Niebieszczański J., Tylmann W., 2026, A 13,000-year record of fire and environmental change from Lake Gorzyńskie, Poland. Catena 269, 110096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2026.110096