Southern Baltic sea-level oscillations: New radiocarbon, pollen and diatom proof of the Puck Lagoon (Poland)

Uścinowicz, Szymon; Zachowicz, Joanna; Miotk-Szpiganowicz, Grażyna; Witkowski, Andrzej

doi:10.1130/2007.2426(10)

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“…5,800 cal year BP, the sedimentation of the gyttja and muddy deposits ceased. This is consistent with the postulated duration of the Littorina transgression, which according to Uścinowicz et al (2007) terminated at ca. 5,000 BP (5,800 cal year BP).…”

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“…Species composition of such diatom flora was reported by Witkowski (1994) for the area of Hel Peninsula and the Puck Bay coasts. Uścinowicz et al (2007) in their multiproxy study of sea level oscillations during the middle and late Holocene in the area of Puck Bay (Poland's eastern coast) made use of salt marsh diatom assemblages in reconstructing the start of sea level rise episodes.…”

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“…Rotnicki et al, 1999;Rotnicki, 2001;Berglund et al, 2005;Harff et al, 2007;Uścinowicz et al, 2007). At open oceanic coasts with their regional to local variation, eustatic sea level rise is the dominant factor responsible for the development of lagoons and coastal wetlands (e.g.…”

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“…isostatic uplift/sinking related to the deglaciation of the Scandinavian Peninsula, and eustatic sea level rise (e.g. Yu et al, 2005;Witkowski et al, 2005;Uścinowicz et al, 2007;Harff et al, 2007). Isostatic uplift impacts the development of lagoons along the coasts of the Scandinavian Peninsula.…”

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Diatoms as a proxy in reconstructing the Holocene environmental changes in the south-western Baltic Sea: the lower Rega River Valley sedimentary record

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This study focuses on diatom assemblages occurring in cores of Late-glacial and Holocene deposits retrieved from the mouth of the lower Rega River valley, of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. Sediment samples from four cores were the subject of the present study. Diatom-inferred environmental characteristics, e.g., water level; water salinity (conductivity), trophic status and pH, within each core are presented. Diatom assemblage zones (DAZ) were distinguished, based on differences in the distribution of particular ecological groups. Each DAZ appears to be related to environmental changes during the deposition of a given sediment interval. The Lateglacial (Allerød) sediments originated in a shallow lake with increasing concentrations of solutes and nutrients. The Holocene record begins in the early Atlantic Chronozone and the diatoms point to weakly brackish-water sediments deposited in a shallow water environment. During the period of 8,500-5,800 cal year BP sedimentation took place in a shallow embayment and/or lagoon. From ca. 5,800 cal year BP onwards sedimentation took place in a peat bog environment alternating with Aeolian deposition. Changes in diatom community structure imply a close relationship with the climate-controlled eustatic rise of the ocean level and its consequence Littorina transgression. As with other southern Baltic Sea localities, brackish-water diatoms appear in the sediments, signaling the onset of marine transgression somewhat earlier than previously accepted. Differences and similarities in diatom assemblages and the palaeogeographic development of nearby regions within the Baltic Sea basin and lagoons (coastal areas) from different geographic regions, are also discussed.

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“…A list of diatom indicators typical of the Littorina and Post-Littorina transgression was published by Witak and Bogaczewicz-Adamczak (2006) after analysis of fossil diatom assemblages preserved in cores retrieved from the Gulf of Gdańsk and the Vistula Lagoon. The most recent diatom, pollen and radiocarbon data of sediment sequences from the western coasts of the Puck Lagoon provide evidence for periodic sea-level oscillations related to climatic fluctuations in the Subboreal and Subatlantic chronozones (Uścinowicz et al 2007). …”

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A review of the diatom research in the Gulf of Gdańsk and Vistula Lagoon (southern Baltic Sea)

Witak

2013

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The paper presents the history of diatom studies carried out in the Gulf of Gdańsk and the Vistula Lagoon since the beginning of the 20 th century. One aspect of the research focuses on describing the structure of planktonic and benthic communities living in different parts of the area or occurring in their surface sediments as taphocoenoses. Other investigations concentrate on the fossil diatom flora, which is widely used in the research on the Late Glacial and Holocene to resolve paleogeographic, sedimentological and paleoecological problems.

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Exploration and reconstruction of a medieval harbour using hydroacoustics, 3‐D shallow seismic and underwater photogrammetry: A case study from Puck, southern Baltic Sea

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Exploration of the marine environment using underwater remote-sensing methods is the most reasonable method for investigating submerged archaeological heritage sites, preserving their current condition and maintaining them for future generations. While non-invasive recognition of heritage sites is one of the main objectives of underwater archaeology, the nearshore environment of the small Polish town of Puck hides one of the biggest medieval harbours in the Baltic Sea. The following research objectives were met in this study: (a) exploration of underwater archaeological heritage harbour in Puck using high-resolution hydroacoustics, 3-D shallow seismics and underwater photogrammetry; (b) reconstruction of the submerged Puck medieval port by the combining of hydroacoustics, 3D shallow seismics, underwater photogrammetry and archival documentation; (c) estimation of the rate at which the bottom sediments containing the archaeological objects are being destroyed. The underwater archaeological site of Puck harbour was explored using multiple surveying methods, including multibeam echosounder, parametric sub-bottom profiler, underwater photogrammetry, aerial photography and comparison with archival documentation. Very highresolution bathymetry from a multibeam echosounder allowed seabed features suchas piles, stones and horizontal structural elements to be identified, along with other archaeological artefacts, boat wrecks and boat-building artefacts. The 3-D shallow seismic datasets allowed us to distinguish, for example, several outcropping structures, a previously unknown buried shipwreck, past excavation trenches, the harbour boundary and a palaeochannel of the Płutnica River. Fusing datasets from multiple sources in the geographic information system (GIS) environment allowed for a combined visualization of the heritage sites, providing a broad archaeological demonstration of the underwater structure. By comparing with archival documentation, we calculated that 43% of biogenic layers containing archaeological objects eroded over 26 years. Our results demonstrated that without any doubt, underwater remote-sensing methods are the most appropriate for exploration and investigation of underwater heritage sites while maintaining their original value.

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Southern Baltic sea-level oscillations: New radiocarbon, pollen and diatom proof of the Puck Lagoon (Poland)

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Diatoms as a proxy in reconstructing the Holocene environmental changes in the south-western Baltic Sea: the lower Rega River Valley sedimentary record

Diatoms as a proxy in reconstructing the Holocene environmental changes in the south-western Baltic Sea: the lower Rega River Valley sedimentary record

A review of the diatom research in the Gulf of Gdańsk and Vistula Lagoon (southern Baltic Sea)

Exploration and reconstruction of a medieval harbour using hydroacoustics, 3‐D shallow seismic and underwater photogrammetry: A case study from Puck, southern Baltic Sea

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