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Vinderosion, sanddrift och markanvändning på Kristianstadsslätten

Olsenius, Björn LU (2014) In Examensarbeten i geologi vid Lunds universitet GEOL01 20141
Department of Geology
Abstract
The Department of Geology at the university and the Swedish National Heritage Board have initiated a collaboration on palaeclimate reconstruction. The main source of information is a sediment sequence from the dead-ice lake of Lyngsjön, just north of Everöd on the Kristianstad plain. The core contains information from far back in Holocene but the analysis and interpretation can be facilitated if solid information regarding the more recent environmental changes exists. Since the natural vegetation has in large been replaced by agriculture during
historical times, the top sand and silt layers have begun to move through sand drift. This has very likely affected the sediment sequence. The purpose of this work is therefore to map the landscape... (More)
The Department of Geology at the university and the Swedish National Heritage Board have initiated a collaboration on palaeclimate reconstruction. The main source of information is a sediment sequence from the dead-ice lake of Lyngsjön, just north of Everöd on the Kristianstad plain. The core contains information from far back in Holocene but the analysis and interpretation can be facilitated if solid information regarding the more recent environmental changes exists. Since the natural vegetation has in large been replaced by agriculture during
historical times, the top sand and silt layers have begun to move through sand drift. This has very likely affected the sediment sequence. The purpose of this work is therefore to map the landscape development during recent centuries on the Kristianstad plain by analysing historical documents such as old maps, literature etc. Sand dunes and pine
plantations are two useful climate indicators since they signify sand drift and are hence used as the most important source of information. The main emphasis has been placed on dating a number of dunes already identified from earlier research and the results show that in most cases they formed in the late 17th century to the early 19th century. This correlates with three phenomenon that are pointed out as causes for the sand drift:
1. A population increase that intensified the agriculture and decreased the top vegetation.
2. Merging of smallscale agriculture into large ones which decreased wind protection from pine plantations.
3. An increase in dryer easterly winds (Less)
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author
Olsenius, Björn LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Wind erosion, sand drift and land use on the Kristianstad plain
course
GEOL01 20141
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Kristianstadsslätten, sanddyner, climate indicators, Kristianstad plain, Lyngsjön, sand dunes, klimatindikator
publication/series
Examensarbeten i geologi vid Lunds universitet
report number
409
language
Swedish
id
4465965
date added to LUP
2014-06-24 16:51:35
date last changed
2014-06-24 16:51:35
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  abstract     = {{The Department of Geology at the university and the Swedish National Heritage Board have initiated a collaboration on palaeclimate reconstruction. The main source of information is a sediment sequence from the dead-ice lake of Lyngsjön, just north of Everöd on the Kristianstad plain. The core contains information from far back in Holocene but the analysis and interpretation can be facilitated if solid information regarding the more recent environmental changes exists. Since the natural vegetation has in large been replaced by agriculture during
historical times, the top sand and silt layers have begun to move through sand drift. This has very likely affected the sediment sequence. The purpose of this work is therefore to map the landscape development during recent centuries on the Kristianstad plain by analysing historical documents such as old maps, literature etc. Sand dunes and pine
plantations are two useful climate indicators since they signify sand drift and are hence used as the most important source of information. The main emphasis has been placed on dating a number of dunes already identified from earlier research and the results show that in most cases they formed in the late 17th century to the early 19th century. This correlates with three phenomenon that are pointed out as causes for the sand drift:
1. A population increase that intensified the agriculture and decreased the top vegetation.
2. Merging of smallscale agriculture into large ones which decreased wind protection from pine plantations.
3. An increase in dryer easterly winds}},
  author       = {{Olsenius, Björn}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Examensarbeten i geologi vid Lunds universitet}},
  title        = {{Vinderosion, sanddrift och markanvändning på Kristianstadsslätten}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}