The pollen record of human influencenat Paanajärvi
Cores of the uppermost laminated sediment were taken from three locations along Lake Paanajärvi, for fine-scale pollen study. The pollen diagrams can be correlated with the written history of the area. The wars and peace treaties that affected the frontier between Finland and Russia, now 3.5 km west...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/8936 2023-05-15T17:00:19+02:00 The pollen record of human influencenat Paanajärvi Bodestam, Kristoffer 1999-01-01 https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/8936 en eng Geographical Society of Finland https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/8936 Copyright (c) 2014 Fennia Fennia; Vol 177 Nro 1 (1999); 93-106 Fennia - International Journal of Geography; Vol 177 No 1 (1999); 93-106 1798-5617 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 1999 fttsvojs 2020-09-30T22:46:09Z Cores of the uppermost laminated sediment were taken from three locations along Lake Paanajärvi, for fine-scale pollen study. The pollen diagrams can be correlated with the written history of the area. The wars and peace treaties that affected the frontier between Finland and Russia, now 3.5 km west of the lake, affected the settlements and thus the pollen sequence. From the correlations it is clear that the Karelians were the first around Paanajärvi to use cultivated grasses and a slash-and-burn method. Secale and Cerealia are the best indicators for this period. Other indicators like Rumex, Chenopodiaceae and Juniperus also reflect the impact. The Karelians abandoned the area after a cultivation period of about one hundred years. After this the area was only occasionally cultivated for about another hundred years. Then came the Finns with permanent field cultivation. Their period lasted for about 100 years until World War Two. Subsequent cultivation of particular species is well documented and can be compared with the pollen results. The last fifty years abandoned fields are clearly represented in the uppermost samples of the diagrams. Here the best indicators are the increased values for tree pollen. Some of the pollen types, like Quercus and Artemisia t., are clearly from longdistance dispersal. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* karelia* karelians Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online |
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Cores of the uppermost laminated sediment were taken from three locations along Lake Paanajärvi, for fine-scale pollen study. The pollen diagrams can be correlated with the written history of the area. The wars and peace treaties that affected the frontier between Finland and Russia, now 3.5 km west of the lake, affected the settlements and thus the pollen sequence. From the correlations it is clear that the Karelians were the first around Paanajärvi to use cultivated grasses and a slash-and-burn method. Secale and Cerealia are the best indicators for this period. Other indicators like Rumex, Chenopodiaceae and Juniperus also reflect the impact. The Karelians abandoned the area after a cultivation period of about one hundred years. After this the area was only occasionally cultivated for about another hundred years. Then came the Finns with permanent field cultivation. Their period lasted for about 100 years until World War Two. Subsequent cultivation of particular species is well documented and can be compared with the pollen results. The last fifty years abandoned fields are clearly represented in the uppermost samples of the diagrams. Here the best indicators are the increased values for tree pollen. Some of the pollen types, like Quercus and Artemisia t., are clearly from longdistance dispersal. |
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The pollen record of human influencenat Paanajärvi |
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The pollen record of human influencenat Paanajärvi |
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The pollen record of human influencenat Paanajärvi |
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The pollen record of human influencenat Paanajärvi |
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The pollen record of human influencenat Paanajärvi |
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pollen record of human influencenat paanajärvi |
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Geographical Society of Finland |
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1999 |
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Fennia; Vol 177 Nro 1 (1999); 93-106 Fennia - International Journal of Geography; Vol 177 No 1 (1999); 93-106 1798-5617 |
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