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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 1996; v. 115; p. 205-215;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.115.01.16
© 1996 Geological Society of London

Temperate Regions

Climatic or anthropogenic alluviation in Central European valleys during the Holocene?

T. Kalicki

Department of Geomorphology and Hydrology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. sw. Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków, Poland

Traces of increased river activity during the Late Glacial and Holocene can be identified in the river valleys of central Europe. This activity includes changes of river channel pattern and changes in the type and rate of floodplain sedimentation. A model of the sequence of events within a phase of increased river activity has been constructed as part of a detailed study of the Vistula valley. This analysis indicated that the evolution of the Vistula river valley has resulted primarily from climatic factors, although local factors (including human modification) contributed to the magnitude of changes which had already developed as a result of climatic controls.