Fiałkiewicz-Kozieł, B;
Łokas, E;
Smieja-Król, B;
Turner, S;
De Vleeschouwer, F;
Woszczyk, M;
Marcisz, K;
... Yang, H; + view all
(2022)
The Śnieżka peatland as a candidate for the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the Anthropocene series.
Anthropocene Review
10.1177/20530196221136425.
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Abstract
The subalpine, atmospherically fed Śnieżka peatland, located in the Polish part of the Sudetes, is one of the nominated candidates for the GSSP of the Anthropocene. Data from two profiles, Sn1 (2012) and Sn0 (2020), from this site are critical for distinguishing the proposed epoch, while an additional core Sn2 is presented to support main evidence. The Sn0 archive contains a wide array of critical markers such as plutonium (Pu), radiocarbon (F14C), fly ash particles, Hg and stable C and N isotopes which are consistent with the previously well documented 210Pb/14C dated Sn1 profile, which provides a high-resolution and comprehensive database of trace elements and rare earth elements (REE), Pb isotopes, Pu, Cs, pollen and testate amoebae. The 1952 worldwide appearance of Pu, owing to its global synchronicity and repeatability between the cores, is proposed here as a primary marker of the Anthropocene, supported by the prominent upturn of selected chemostratigraphic and biostratigraphic indicators as well as the appearance of technofossils and artificial radionuclides.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Śnieżka peatland as a candidate for the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the Anthropocene series |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/20530196221136425 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20530196221136425 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Author(s) 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Great Acceleration, plutonium, SAP, SCP, stratotype of Anthropocene, testate amoebae, the Sudetes, trace elements |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Geography |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10164744 |
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