Anthropogenic transformation of the vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the settlement complex in Poganowo (Mrągowo Lakeland, NE Poland)
Journal Title: Studia Quaternaria - Year 2015, Vol 32, Issue 1
Abstract
The results of pollen, non-pollen palynomorph and microcharcoal particle analyses of deposits from a small pond in north-eastern Poland are presented. The study focused on human-induced vegetation changes that occurred in the close vicinity of the settlement complex in Poganowo during the Middle Ages (ca. 10th-16th centuries). We distinguished three phases of human impact. The 1st and 3rd stages correspond to intensified settlement activity. The 2nd stage was a period when human activity decreased and woodland regeneration took place. The high incidence of the parasitic fungus Kretzschmaria deusta in the local forest stand during the 3rd stage was simultaneous with numerous spores of coprophilous fungi (Sordaria-type and Cercophora-type). We consider that Kretzschmaria deusta inhabited the roots and bases of tree trunks damaged by digging and grazing animals.
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Marta Szal, Mirosława Kupryjanowicz, Mariusz Wyczółkowski
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