1989
Alder carr, growth and drowning in the IJsselmeer region, an aspect of the Dutch coastal development
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Acta botanica neerlandica , Volume 38 - Issue 4 p. 477- 491
A peat layer and the underlying mineral soil in a section of the Zuidelijke Flevopolder in the central Netherlands has been studied for pollen analysis. The pollen spectra from the mineral soil reflect a Late-Atlantic forest development under relatively dry soil conditions. Podzolizing has started, but as a consequence of a rise of the groundwater table the soil became wetter and an alder carr could develop. A further rise of the water table is thought to be responsible for the decline of the alder carr after 3780 ± 60 bp. Eutrophic peat growth at site OZ-43 is synchronous with the deposits belonging to the ‘Cardium transgression’ phase. The development in the Ijsselmeer region was strongly correlated with the coastal development of Noord-Holland. The oldest ‘Cardium deposits’ are thought to be transported via the Oer-IJ and the youngest via tidal channels in the north near Hoorn. The clay sediments covering the peat belong to the Zuiderzee deposits and indicate a hiatus between the peat and the clay deposits of at least 3500 calendar years.
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D.G. van Smeerdijk. (1989). Alder carr, growth and drowning in the IJsselmeer region, an aspect of the Dutch coastal development. Acta botanica neerlandica, 38(4), 477–491. |