Notable Glaciokarsts of the World

Telbisz, Tamás; Tóth, Gábor; Ruban, Dmitry A.; Gutak, Jaroslav M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-97292-3_9

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“…According to Cvijić [55], the northern border of the peninsula is located along the Danube and Sava valleys to the Ljubljana basin, which divides the Alps from the Dinarides, from where the border continues to the river Soča in the northwest. The total area of the Balkan Peninsula depends on the criteria used to delimit the northern border and is about 532,000 km 2 according to Strid et al [56], i.e., 667,000 km 2 according to Telbisz et al [57]. Based on the QGIS 3.24 area calculation [58], the continental part of the peninsula (excluding the islands) has an area of approximately 477,322.95 km 2 (Figure 1).…”

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An Assessment of the Climate Change Impacts on the Distribution of the Glacial Relict Woodpecker Three-Toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

Popović,

Ćurčić,

Đurđić

et al. 2024

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The Three-Toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus is a rare and endangered woodpecker on the Balkan Peninsula. Despite being widely distributed in Northern Europe, its distribution on the Balkan Peninsula is limited to high-altitude forest habitats, where it represents a glacial relict. Assessing the climate change impacts on its distribution can be crucial for improving the conservation and future survival of this specialist species on the Balkan Peninsula. We used species distribution modelling (SDM) to identify its potential distribution in the past (last interglacial and last glacial maximum), present, and future (2050 and 2070). Our results indicate that this species had the greatest distribution during the last glacial maximum, after which its distribution contracted to areas where suitable environment persisted (high altitudes). The largest territory of the Balkan Peninsula has an unsuitable environment for the species to inhabit, while highly suitable habitats have the smallest share in the total area of suitable habitats. All future models show a decrease in the area of suitable habitats compared with the current period, indicating that global warming has a negative effect on the distribution of the species. We recommend that conservation activities must be of greater extent to ensure the species’ survival in the Balkans.

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“…A significant hypsometric difference exists, ranging from sea level (0 m) to 2925 m a.s.l. Musala Peak on Rila Mountain [57]. The river systems of the Balkan Peninsula are diverse, from mountainous rivers with steep gradients to meandering rivers of the plains.…”

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An Assessment of the Climate Change Impacts on the Distribution of the Glacial Relict Woodpecker Three-Toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

Popović,

Ćurčić,

Đurđić

et al. 2024

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“…In Romania, glaciokarst does not reach a significant extent (Telbisz et al, 2019), but a handful of glaciokarst islands developed on carbonate rocks in the Rodnei and Parâng massifs (Teodorescu and Mitrofan, 1999), as well as Făgăraș (Mihai and Moldoveanu, 2006;Nedelea, 2006), and Piule-Iorgovanu (Ardelean, 2010) Mountains. However, especially owing to its scarcity, the Carpathian glaciokarst is significant due to the fact that it may preserve unique information about its tectonic and climatic history.…”

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Quaternary environmental evolution in the South Carpathians reconstructed from glaciokarst geomorphology and sedimentary archives

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Quantifying glacial erosion on a limestone bed and the relevance for landscape development in the Alps

Steinemann

Ivy‐Ochs

Grazioli

et al. 2020

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Glacial erosion is the basic process that has shaped the landscapes of the Alps. Despite intense research over centuries, and the use of various techniques, determination of glacial erosion rates remains challenging. This is not only because the location where the process occurs is almost inaccessible, but also because it is dependent on many different factors, including ice thickness and velocity, glacier thermal regime and lithology. Reported glacial erosion rates range over several orders of magnitude (0.01 to >10 mm a−1). Most studies focus on crystalline bedrock, whereas few researchers have investigated glacial erosion on limestone. Here we analyse glacially polished bedrock surfaces at the recently deglaciated forefield of the Tsanfleuron glacier, Swiss Alps. The nearly horizontally bedded limestone hosts a well‐developed karst system. Meltwater from the glacier drains into the subsurface within a few metres of the ice margin. By combining geomorphological mapping, measurement of cosmogenic 36Cl concentrations of glacially eroded bedrock surfaces and a numerical model (MECED), we quantify at each sample location the amount of rock removed during glacier occupation. The glacial erosion rates calculated from these values range from 0 to 0.08 mm a−1. These are orders of magnitude lower than values measured at comparable sites on crystalline bedrock. The high 36Cl concentrations we measured show that the Tsanfleuron glacier was unable to effectively erode the gently dipping, strongly karstified limestone. We suggest that this effect may play a key role in formation and preservation over many glacial cycles of high‐elevation, low‐relief limestone plateaus in the Alps. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Notable Glaciokarsts of the World

Cited by 6 publications

References 163 publications

An Assessment of the Climate Change Impacts on the Distribution of the Glacial Relict Woodpecker Three-Toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

An Assessment of the Climate Change Impacts on the Distribution of the Glacial Relict Woodpecker Three-Toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

Quaternary environmental evolution in the South Carpathians reconstructed from glaciokarst geomorphology and sedimentary archives

Quantifying glacial erosion on a limestone bed and the relevance for landscape development in the Alps

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