Environmental and Human Impact on Gully Erosion Recorded in Fan Sediments: A Case Study of the Vilnius area, Lithuania
Geomorphological and sedimentological research carried out in the vicinity of Vilnius (SW Lithuania) aimed to determine the age and stages of development of gullies in relation to climatic conditions and human activity. Two gullies located on the northern slope of the Vilnia river valley were examin...
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| description | Geomorphological and sedimentological research carried out in the vicinity of Vilnius (SW Lithuania) aimed to determine the age and stages of development of gullies in relation to climatic conditions and human activity. Two gullies located on the northern slope of the Vilnia river valley were examined in detail. The sedimentological features of the sediments which form fans at the mouths of the gullies were analysed. Three main lithological units were distinguished. On the basis of radiocarbon datings, the beginning of gully erosion was determined to be in the Middle Ages. This process began with intensive settlement in this area. Further stages of a cutting which were distinguished include early modern times and the period from the seventeenth century to the present day. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64d0167fa80c4e61aee056a2e71a445d2024-04-15T07:43:29ZengSciendoMiscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development2084-61182023-10-0127417217910.2478/mgrsd-2023-0026Environmental and Human Impact on Gully Erosion Recorded in Fan Sediments: A Case Study of the Vilnius area, LithuaniaSmolska Ewa0Szwarczewski Piotr1Česnulevičius Algimantas2Mažeika Jonas3University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandUniversity of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandVilnius University, Vilnius, LithuaniaNature Research Centre, Vilnius, LithuaniaGeomorphological and sedimentological research carried out in the vicinity of Vilnius (SW Lithuania) aimed to determine the age and stages of development of gullies in relation to climatic conditions and human activity. Two gullies located on the northern slope of the Vilnia river valley were examined in detail. The sedimentological features of the sediments which form fans at the mouths of the gullies were analysed. Three main lithological units were distinguished. On the basis of radiocarbon datings, the beginning of gully erosion was determined to be in the Middle Ages. This process began with intensive settlement in this area. Further stages of a cutting which were distinguished include early modern times and the period from the seventeenth century to the present day.https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0026gullyfan sedimentserosionsettlementslithuania |
| spellingShingle | Smolska Ewa Szwarczewski Piotr Česnulevičius Algimantas Mažeika Jonas Environmental and Human Impact on Gully Erosion Recorded in Fan Sediments: A Case Study of the Vilnius area, Lithuania Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development gully fan sediments erosion settlements lithuania |
| title | Environmental and Human Impact on Gully Erosion Recorded in Fan Sediments: A Case Study of the Vilnius area, Lithuania |
| title_full | Environmental and Human Impact on Gully Erosion Recorded in Fan Sediments: A Case Study of the Vilnius area, Lithuania |
| title_fullStr | Environmental and Human Impact on Gully Erosion Recorded in Fan Sediments: A Case Study of the Vilnius area, Lithuania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental and Human Impact on Gully Erosion Recorded in Fan Sediments: A Case Study of the Vilnius area, Lithuania |
| title_short | Environmental and Human Impact on Gully Erosion Recorded in Fan Sediments: A Case Study of the Vilnius area, Lithuania |
| title_sort | environmental and human impact on gully erosion recorded in fan sediments a case study of the vilnius area lithuania |
| topic | gully fan sediments erosion settlements lithuania |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0026 |
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