Paper in Sedimentology – Saalian eskers
We invite everyone interested in landform features related to fissure accumulation to read the latest article co-authored by Damian Moskalewicz and our colleague from the Department of Physical Geography at the University of Łódź. How did eskers form during the Middle Polish Glaciation (Saale)? How did the succession of lithofacies evolve, and can advanced statistical […]
Paper in ESR – multiproxy research on peatlands
Our colleagues from Instytut Geoekologii i Geoinformacji UAM, in collaboration with Sambor Czerwiński, have undertaken a summary of the latest advances in peatland research using a multiproxy approach – combining various indicators such as pollen, plant macrofossils, testate amoebae, biomarkers, and stable isotopes. Peatlands prove to be exceptional archives of climate change and human impact […]
ECSS paper – sandy beaches
Wide sandy beaches – for many, a memory of the summer that has just passed. For us, the subject of our latest publication in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. Tourists and coastal residents expect sandy beaches. But what happens when sand is scarce, the beach is narrow and overgrown, and we are dealing with a highly […]
Paper in QSR – crater lake Alchichica
In our latest publication, we return to Mexico, to the semi-arid Cuenca Oriental region, which has long been inhabited by agricultural civilizations. The article presents new data from the Alchichica crater lake, located 18 km from the ancient city of Cantona (600–1050 CE). Isotopic data allowed us to identify three major drought periods: (I) ca. […]
Publication in JoPl – Lake Gorzyńskie chronology
In recent days, the first paper on Lake Gorzyńskie, our new site with varved sediments, was published. In an article in the Journal of Paleolimnology, we present the chronology of the sediments, an initial look at their chemical composition, and our preliminary thoughts on the potential of this unique archive—our record extends back approximately 13,250 […]
Measurement – coastal teledetection
The STORMLINK project (NCN/2021/43/D/ST10/00185) has published a new paper on its ability to detect changes in the patterns and spread of sandy sediments in the marine coastal zone. In our latest study, we combined data from a drone equipped with a LiDAR scanner with data from a multispectral camera to distinguish freshly formed sediments from […]
STOTEN – organic carbon burial in Mexican lakes
We know that lakes bury significant amounts of organic carbon (OC) in their sediments contributing to the removal of carbon from the short-term carbon cycle. In this publication, we sought to expand knowledge of natural and anthropogenic controls of lake carbon cycling at lower latitudes by investigating four centuries of changes in the carbon sink […]
Sedimentary Geology – lithic clasts in Rzucewo
The morphology of clasts conceals a great deal of information about the past of various depositional environments and their phenomena. In their latest publication, Łukasz Elwirski and Piotr Woźniak used material from the Rzucewo cliff. The authors analyzed the variation in the lithology and morphology of gravels carried by dense subaquatic flow to understand better […]
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity – peat dating
Determining the age of geological material is a fundamental issue for reconstructing environmental changes. A recent article co-authored by Sambor Czerwiński compares different models used in dating peats by lead (Pb-210 isotope). Independent methods verified dating results: radiocarbon (C-14) and plutonium isotopes (Pu-239+Pu-240). The study was conducted on different peatlands, analyzing how the Pb-210 isotope […]
Publication in PLoS Comput Biol – Ten simple rules…
Paleoecological research is crucial for uncovering long-term processes that have shaped modern ecosystems. Despite this, their results often remain within a narrow specialization. Can this be changed? Yes! Recently, a group of researchers, including Alicja Bonk from our Department, developed ’10 Simple Rules’ for publishing paleoecological findings in journals with a broader reach. These rules […]