A5063204961- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Climate change and permafrost
- Geology and Environmental Impact Studies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Geological formations and processes
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Tree-ring climate responses
University of Wrocław
2001-2024
Changes in the supply of water and sediment to high‐latitude rivers related contemporary climate change glacier fluctuations largely determine activity fluvial processes. This study reconstructs dynamics since end L ittle I ce A ge ( LIA ) two small, partially glaciated basins southern part S pitsbergen, valbard rchipelago. We use a combination aerial photograph interpretation, field mapping dendrochronological analysis. Sequences abandoned channels glacifluvial terraces are distinctly...
Contamination of water and sediments with arsenic heavy metals is a global issue affecting human health. Regions covered Quaternary deposits have received little attention from the point view flux to surface water. This study aims determine other waters in an area affected by former Złoty Stok gold mine. was caused arsenic, whereas concentrations were usually within quality standards. Arsenic contamination increased lower part basin sediments, exceeded standards 2 orders magnitude. mass 8...
Loess-soil sequences provide one of the most continuous and detailed records climate changes on land areas in Quaternary.The Late Pleistocene loess section Dankowice (Niemcza-Strzelin Hills) is best recognized SW Poland.For investigation chemical composition loess-soil sequence Dankowice, 31 samples were tested.Ten main oxides determined (SiO 2 , Al O 3 Fe MnO, MgO, CaO, Na O, K TiO P 5 ) using certified reference materials to obtain good credibility analysis.The from similar results...
The soils of Arctic regions are great interest due to their high sensitivity climate change.Kvartsittsletta coast in the vicinity Baranowski Research Station University Wrocław constitutes a sequence differently aged sea terraces covered with different fractions beach material.It is parent material for several developing soil types.Despite low intensity modern soil-forming processes, cover characterized by diversity.Soil properties formed mainly geological and geomorphological factors, which...
The foreland of the Uisu Glacier, located in NE Pamir, is characterized by a combination processes typical for periglacial and hyperarid areas. Therefore, development vegetation soils significantly hampered there, with soil organic carbon pools being among lowest reported worldwide (1.4 kg m-2 layer 0-50 cm). Given extreme environmental conditions investigated area, we expected that (1) biological crusts (BSCs) different developmental stages comprise dominant part biologically active cover;...
Under demanding climatic conditions that limit the development of vascular vegetation, biological soil crusts (BSCs) drive processes formation and nutrient sequestration. Though BSCs were studied in glacier forelands worldwide, high-altitude areas with a combination glaciation/deglaciation arid or hyperarid climate remain almost unstudied this respect. Therefore, we provided first data on from foreland E Pamir. These characteristics can be crucial for assessing BSC's role soil-forming dry,...
Global models of ecosystem limitation maintain that in the early stages pedogenesis, low nitrogen availability limits earliest primary succession. However, high-altitude arid and hyperarid areas are underrepresented these models. Significantly, combining aridity with glaciation/deglaciation processes (i.e. Himalayas, Eastern Pamir, dry Antarctic), where soil development ecological succession still challenging for research. Therefore, our studies focused on deposition various forms phosphorus...