The dune systems of the Konya plain (Turkey) : their relation to environmental changes in Central Anatolia during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene
Special issue. Geomorphic response of mediterranean and arid areas to climate change
Several sand flats located on the northern shores of the Late Pleistocene palaeolake of the Konya plain are related to changes in lake levels. In this paper, the two main dune systems are mapped according to their geomorphological, sedimentological
and dynamic characteristics, and their significance is discussed with regard to the environmental changes since the Late Pleistocene, both at time of the former lake and during the drier periods of the Holocene. The success of the stabilization programme
of the dunes over the last 30 years shows that the last period of dune movement is not related to climate change but to overpressure on the land.