Classification of soils developed from bottom lake deposits in north-eastern Poland

Łachacz, Andrzej; Nitkiewicz, Szymon

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“…Organic deposits are frequently referred to as gyttja, despite large variations in the reported organic content (as LOI %) from as little as ~4–6% (Larsen et al ., 2017; Larocca et al ., 2020a) to ~30% (Lusas et al ., 2017). Definitions vary, but gytta sensu stricto is considered to contain >12% organic matter (see Łachacz and Nitkiewicz, 2021). Where LOI values are especially low, but the GIC is thought to have receded, the source of clastic material is not always addressed.…”

Section: Discussion: Catchment Changes and Their Imprints On Gic Prog...mentioning

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The imprint of catchment processes on Greenlandic ice cap proglacial lake records: analytical approaches and palaeoenvironmental significance

Adamson

Lane

Carney

et al. 2022

J Quaternary Science

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Lakes fed by Greenlandic mountain glaciers and ice caps (GICs) contain important archives of Arctic palaeoenvironmental change. GIC proglacial lake records have been increasingly used to reconstruct Holocene glacier behaviour, largely focusing on macrostratigraphy. However, despite the wide range of topographic settings and catchment characteristics, there has been little systematic analysis of the ways that catchment conditions are registered in the clastic sediments of GIC lakes. Such signals provide valuable insights into landscape processes and palaeoenvironmental conditions that are not routinely captured in other Quaternary glacial morphosedimentary archives. This review synthesises sedimentological and geochemical evidence from existing Holocene GIC proglacial lake records to establish: how catchment-wide conditions have been recorded in the lacustrine sequences; and our ability to isolate these signals to enhance palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. Our review shows that with careful sedimentological and targeted (bio)geochemical analyses coupled with a clear process-based understanding, catchment and in-lake signals can be effectively identified in the microstratigraphic and mineral grain record. Such signals include wind patterns, mass wasting, precipitation events and seasonal lake ice cover, that can complement broader palaeoclimatic proxy evidence. The approaches collated here, if more widely applied, could considerably enhance environmental reconstructions not only in Greenland, but in glaciated catchments elsewhere.

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Section: Discussion: Catchment Changes and Their Imprints On Gic Prog...mentioning

confidence: 99%

The imprint of catchment processes on Greenlandic ice cap proglacial lake records: analytical approaches and palaeoenvironmental significance

Adamson

Lane

Carney

et al. 2022

J Quaternary Science

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“…Although the concept of 'mady' comprises presently the soils developed from the material accumulated in river, lacustrine, and marine environments, in Poland it has been studied mainly in the river valleys. The lacustrine sediments commonly consist of highly organic or calcareous deposits, which transform into organic soils or specific lacustrine rendzinas after lake drainage (Jonczak and Florek, 2013;Lemkowska, 2013;Łachacz and Nitkiewicz, 2021;Mendyk et al, 2015). Moreover, soils developed from lacustrine sediments, even after drainage, commonly maintain high ground-water level and meet the criteria for gleyed soils (Markiewicz et al, 2017;Mendyk et al, 2016).…”

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“…Nevertheless, it is clear that the high humus content and stable aggregate structure have developed in natural way under higher moisture, typical for alluvial soils Pranagal and Ligęza, 2011). Particularly high content of SOC was reported from soils initially having thin organic topsoil layer (peat, gyttja or mursh), mixed with mineral subsoil after soil was drained (Łabaz an Kabała, 2016;Łachacz and Nitkiewicz, 2021;Roj-Rojewski and Walasek, 2013;Rytelewski, 1965).…”

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Origin, transformation and classification of alluvial soils (mady) in Poland – soils of the year 2022

Kabała¹

2022

Soil Sci. Ann.

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The Soil Science Society of Poland has elected alluvial soils (Polish: mady) to be the Soils of the Year 2022. Although alluvial soils cover less than 5% of Poland, they have high importance for agriculture and forestry due to their specifi c location in river valleys, moisture status and high potential productivity. Moreover, alluvial soils play crucial role for functioning of many protected natural and semi-natural ecosystems in river valleys. Stratifi ed alluvial soils, commonly involving buried topsoil horizons, are also important for the reconstruction of natural environmental changes (in particular climatic and hydrological ones) and human impact on the landscape. This paper presents: (a) a concept of alluvial soils in Poland; (b) a review of the development and transformation of alluvial soils in relation to river valley dynamics and human infl uences, (c) historical and present classifi cation schemes for alluvial soils in Poland and their correlation with international classifi cation systems (WRB and Soil Taxonomy); and (d) utility of alluvial soils for agriculture and forestry based on their physicochemical properties and water regime.

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“…Alluvial soils are young Holocene soils, formed in specific hydrological, geomorphological and ecological conditions of river valleys, conditioned by the nature of the river, its section, the features of its catchment area, climate and increasing human activity (Dengiz, 2010;Hulisz et al, 2015;Kacprzak et al, 2012;Łabaz and Kabala, 2016;Łachacz and Nitkiewicz, 2021). The geological structure of the catchment area together with the properties of the soils and susceptibility to erosion determine the degree of chemical weathering, properties and the amount of eroded substrate supplied to the river valley (Batista et al, 2017;Kidane et al, 2019).…”

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Chemical weathering of the middle Vistula and Żuławy (Vistula delta) alluvial soils

Chojnicki¹

2022

Soil Sci. Ann.

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The aim of the study was to investigate the intensity of chemical weathering in arable alluvial, currently unfl ooded soils of the middle Vistula valley from Puławy to Płock (5 profi les) and in the area of Żuławy (3 profi les). According to the IUSS systematics (IUSS Working Group WRB, 2022), the soils were classifi ed as Eutric Fluvisols, Eutric Gleyic Fluvic Cambisol, Gleyic Fluvic Phaeozems and Gleyic Fluvisols. The soils of the middle Vistula showed respectively mainly light loam texture and clayey silt from Żuławy area. The total content of aluminum, calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium was determined by X-ray fl uorescence (XRF) in soil samples (particles <2 mm in diameter), while basic soil analyses were performed with methods commonly used in soil science. The averages and ranges of the chemical weathering indices values in the Vistula valley and Żuław alluvial soil profi les were Chemical Index of Alteration (CIA) -64.7 (56.1-80), Harnois's Chemical Index of Weathering (CIW) -75.7 (67.3-90.5), Plagioclase Index of Alteration (PIA) -57.9 (44-77.4), Weathering Index of Parker (WIP) -25.8 (8.8-36.7) and Vogt's Residual Index (V) -2.3 (1.8-3.1). The indices reached slightly higher values in the soils of Żuławy than in the middle of the Vistula. The tested soils showed slight weathering determined by the values from 60 to 70 of the most commonly used CIA index. However, the average value of this index in the soils of the middle Vistula slightly exceeded the lower value of this range, while in the soils of Żuławy it was close to the upper value. The gley soil-forming process caused by groundwater, taking place in most soils, increased the intensity of chemical weathering in the horizon of iron compounds accumulation. Meanwhile, the humus accumulation, poorly advanced cambisol development and leaching soil-forming processes did not increase the values of chemical weathering indices. The weathering indices showed a slight weathering variation of the examined soils in the cross-section of their profi les and along the Vistula valley, despite the diversity of climatic conditions during the Holocene period and the geological structure of the middle Vistula and Żuławy catchments.

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Classification of soils developed from bottom lake deposits in north-eastern Poland

Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

The imprint of catchment processes on Greenlandic ice cap proglacial lake records: analytical approaches and palaeoenvironmental significance

The imprint of catchment processes on Greenlandic ice cap proglacial lake records: analytical approaches and palaeoenvironmental significance

Origin, transformation and classification of alluvial soils (mady) in Poland – soils of the year 2022

Chemical weathering of the middle Vistula and Żuławy (Vistula delta) alluvial soils

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