The Holocene development of soils and sediments at three sites in the eastern Harz
foreland was investigated using field and laboratory methods and integrated into the …

This study is based on 616 geochronological ages from aeolian and colluvial sediments as
well as paleosols, representing the largest database of geochronological data from …

When studying the human settlement process, it is of great significance to understand the
prehistoric environment, economy and society by exploring the human–land relationship …

Chernozems are among the most fertile agricultural soils on Earth and are important
terrestrial carbon reservoirs. Since the Miocene-advent of grassland-ecosystems, they …

Soil erosion in loess landscapes results in soil organic carbon (SOC) redistribution and
storage in SOC pools. Understanding the SOC dynamics is important because changes in …

In the focus of this study are the sedimentary characteristics, chronology, magnitude, and
causes of past soil erosion dynamics of an agriculturally intensively used glacial lowland …

Chernozems are considered to degrade under the temperate humid climate of Central
Europe, particularly in the arable and undulating areas and, thus, exposed to erosion. The …

Purpose Loess landscapes are highly susceptible to soil erosion, which affects soil stability
and productivity. Erosion is non-linear in time and space and determines whether soils form …

Colluvisols represent a significant part of the erosional catena in undulating landscapes,
often changed by long-term agricultural management. The present study provides a detailed …

Colluvisols, representing an important soil unit in erosion-affected landscapes, undergo a
complex development with alternating phases of material deposition and slope stability, with …