The Black Floodplain Soil in the Amöneburger Becken, Germany : a lower Holocene marker horizon and indicator of an upper Atlantic to Subboreal dry period in Central Europe ?

Recent and paleo-pedogenesis as tools for modelling past and future global change

Auteurs :
RITTWEGER, H.
CATT, J.A.

Description :
In many sediment profiles of Central European floodplains, a black horizon is found between Late Glacial and midle to upper Holocene sediments. This horizon is rich in clay and humic material, and is referred to as Black Floodplain Soil (BFS). Its widespread occurrence in the Amöneburger Becken near Marburg (Hessen) provides some new insights into the period and circumstances of its development. As a polygenetic formation, the BFS is of special importance for paleoecological and archeological research.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
International working meeting on paleopedology, Marburg, Allemagne, 1997-09, Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2000, vol. 41, n°. 1-3, p. 143-164, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 66 ref.

Date :
2000

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena