Environmental and Human Impact on Gully Erosion Recorded in Fan Sediments: A Case Study of the Vilnius area, Lithuania

Smolska Ewa (), Szwarczewski Piotr (), Česnulevičius Algimantas () and Mažeika Jonas ()
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Smolska Ewa: University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Szwarczewski Piotr: University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Česnulevičius Algimantas: Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Mažeika Jonas: Nature Research Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, 2023, vol. 27, issue 4, 172-179

Abstract: Geomorphological and sedimentological research carried out in the vicinity of Vilnius (SW Lithuania) aimed to determine the age and stages of development of gullies in relation to climatic conditions and human activity. Two gullies located on the northern slope of the Vilnia river valley were examined in detail. The sedimentological features of the sediments which form fans at the mouths of the gullies were analysed. Three main lithological units were distinguished. On the basis of radiocarbon datings, the beginning of gully erosion was determined to be in the Middle Ages. This process began with intensive settlement in this area. Further stages of a cutting which were distinguished include early modern times and the period from the seventeenth century to the present day.

Keywords: gully; fan sediments; erosion; settlements; Lithuania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0026

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