Human impact on a paludified landscape in northern Estonia

The area studied is situated on the territory of the North-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve in northern Estonia. During the last century, the human impact on the small mire and its surroundings was reconstructed based on the palaeoecological studies of the peat sediment sequence and on reconstructions compar...

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Published in:Landscape and urban planning 1998-07, Vol.41 (3), p.263-272
Main Authors: Koff, T, Punning, J.-M, Yli-Halla, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Atmospheric influx
Biological and medical sciences
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Fresh water environment
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human impact
Landscape history
Palaeoecological monitoring and analysis
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Summary:The area studied is situated on the territory of the North-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve in northern Estonia. During the last century, the human impact on the small mire and its surroundings was reconstructed based on the palaeoecological studies of the peat sediment sequence and on reconstructions compared with the historical data. The results of investigations demonstrate that the peat sequence can be used as a palaeoecological document to study the changes in the atmospheric influx of heavy metals and pollen on the surface of the raised bog and its response to different kinds of disturbances (forest fires, clear-cut, long-term stressors like bombing) in the vicinity. Using a variety of methods, it was possible to follow the changes directly on the mire and in the nearest vicinity.
ISSN:0169-2046
1872-6062
DOI:10.1016/S0169-2046(98)00064-4