HOHENHEIMER BODENKUNDLICHE HEFTE Heft 115 Dan H. Yaalon Symposium UNIVERSITÄT HOHENHEIM INSTITUT FÜR BODENKUNDE UND STANDORTSLEHRE HOHENHEIMER BODENKUNDLICHE HEFTE Herausgeber: Ellen Kandeler – Thilo Rennert – Karl Stahr – Thilo Streck Heft 115 Transactions of the Dan H. Yaalon Symposium at University of Natural Resources and Life Science (BOKU) April 8th – 11th, 2015 Vienna and Uherské Hradiště Edited by Karl Stahr, Daniela Sauer, Franz Ottner and Danny Itkin 2015 UNIVERSITÄT HOHENHEIM (310), D-70593 STUTTGART ISSN 0942-0754 UNIVERSITÄT HOHENHEIM INSTITUT FÜR BODENKUNDE UND STANDORTSLEHRE HOHENHEIMER BODENKUNDLICHE HEFTE Herausgeber: Ellen Kandeler – Thilo Rennert – Karl Stahr – Thilo Streck Heft 115 Transactions of the Dan H. Yaalon Symposium at University of Natural Resources and Life Science (BOKU) April 8th – 11th, 2015 Vienna and Uherské Hradiště Edited by Karl Stahr, Daniela Sauer, Franz Ottner and Danny Itkin 2015 UNIVERSITÄT HOHENHEIM (310), D-70593 STUTTGART ISSN 0942-0754 Dan H. Yaalon Symposium, 8th – 11th April, 2015 Organizing Committee Karl Stahr, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart Franz Ottner, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Daniela Sauer, University of Technology, Dresden Daniel deB Richter, Duke University, Durham Danny Itkin, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva Scientific Committee Aaron Yair, Israel Adrijan Kosir, Slovenia Ahmet Mermut, Turkey Andreas Baumgarten, Austria Birgit Terhorst, Germany Eric Cameraat, Netherlands Eric P. Verrecchia, Switzerland Georges Stoops, Belgium Goran Durn, Croatia H. Curtis Monger, Canada John Ryan, Ireland Onn Crouvi, Israel Rosa M. Poch, Spain V. Paul Wright, Wales Victor Targulian, Russia Karl Stahr, Germany Franz Ottner, Austria Daniela Sauer, Germany Daniel deB Richter, USA Danny Itkin, Israel I Preface Dear colleagues and friends, We want to welcome you to the Dan Yaalon Symposium at Vienna and Uherské Hradiště. We want to follow Dan H. Yaalon and as his followers we try to continue his work. For over half a century Dan Yaalon influenced many of us, both by his unique personality and his scientific insights. Motivated by our obligation to carry on Dan Yaalon’s legacy and memory, we have decided to arrange this IUSS special symposium in Vienna which makes it a favourable location to become a world center for soil sciences. Moreover, it is also close to Uherské Hradiště - Dan Yaalon’s home town in the Czech Republic. We welcome contributions which correspond to the major fields of Dan Yaalon’s interest: soil genesis, soil geography, paleopedology, and/or the history of soil science. This Symposium provides a unique opportunity for Dan Yaalon’s followers to accord a tribute to his outstanding lifetime work with relevant scientific sessions, as well as enjoying an excursion to his birth place. We are glad to be able with the help of so many scientific unions, universities and individuals to celebrate this great event. Please find in this transaction's information is about the symposium at Vienna; Dan Yaalon's life and work and the excursion to Uherské Hradiště his birthplace. Please think about a definition of soil which Dan gave much earlier: “PEDOLOGICAL DEFINITON OF SOIL” “SOIL IS A DYNAMIC NATURAL BODY (SYSTEM) COMPRISING THE UPPERMOST LAYER OF THE EARTH, EXHIBITING DISTINCT ORGANIZATION OF ITS MINERAL AND ORGANIC COMPONENTS, INCLUDING WATER AND AIR, WHICH FORMED IN RESPONSE TO ATMOSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC FORCES ACTING ON VARIOUS PARENT MATERIALS UNDER DIVERSE TOPOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME” D. H. YAALON, 1990 Yours, Danny Itkin and Karl Stahr Beer Sheva and Hohenheim March 2015 II Table of content Organizing Committee ............................................................................................................................. I Scientific Committee ................................................................................................................................ I Preface ..................................................................................................................................................... II Programme of the Dan H. Yaalon Symposium ....................................................................................... 1 Abstracts ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Wednesday 08.04.2015 – Oral Presentations .................................................................................... 11 Paleopedology ............................................................................................................................... 11 Thursday 09.04.2015 – Oral Presentations........................................................................................ 17 History of Soil Science .................................................................................................................. 17 Memorial Ceremony...................................................................................................................... 19 Loess.............................................................................................................................................. 20 Thursday 09.04.2015 – Poster Presentation ...................................................................................... 24 Friday 10.04.2015 – Oral Presentations ............................................................................................ 31 Pedogenesis ................................................................................................................................... 31 Carbonates ..................................................................................................................................... 34 Archaeology / Man and Soil .......................................................................................................... 36 Pedophysics and Man .................................................................................................................... 39 Outlook .......................................................................................................................................... 41 Saturday 10.04.2015 – Excursion to Uherské Hradiště ..................................................................... 42 Dan Yaalon – Personal Record.............................................................................................................. 43 Dan (Hardy) Yaalon, 1924-2014 ....................................................................................................... 43 First publication of Dan Yaalon ........................................................................................................ 44 Dan Yaalon – Scientific Publications (1952 – 2014) ............................................................................ 52 Dan Yaalon – In Memoriam Letters ...................................................................................................... 66 Excursion Guide .................................................................................................................................... 72 Route Timetable ................................................................................................................................ 72 Description of the excursion route to Uherské Hradiště.................................................................... 73 The loess profile in Stranzendorf - Lower Austria ............................................................................ 75 The outcrop of Stranzendorf in the past ........................................................................................ 75 The present in Stranzendorf........................................................................................................... 76 The future of the profile Stranzendorf ........................................................................................... 79 Uherské Hradiště ............................................................................................................................... 81 Soil at Uherské Hradiště .................................................................................................................... 83 List of Participants................................................................................................................................. 88 III Programme of the Dan H. Yaalon Symposium Wednesday 08.04.2015 13:00 – 19:00 Registration 14:00 – 15:40 Paleopedology Convenor Daniela Sauer Presenting Author Title 14:00 – 14:20 Shorkunov, I.; Targulian, V. Detailed Reconstruction of Pedogenesis for Complexly Organized and Poorly Conserved Pedolithocomplexes 14:20 – 14:40 Dergacheva, M.I.,; Bazhina, N.; Vasilieva, D.; Kallas, E.; Nekrasova, O.; Ondar, E.; Ochur, K.; Uchaev, A. Holocene Paleosols of Steppe Condition Formation within Russia 14:40 – 15:00 Jary, Z.; Moska, P.; Raczyk, J.; Ciszek, D.; Korabiewski, B.; Krawczyk, M. The Middle Pleniweichselian Pedocomplex (L1S1) within Loess-Soil Sequences of SW Poland 15:00 – 15:20 Wüthrich, L.; Aschenbrenner, J.; Gaar, D.; Preusser, F.; Zech, R. Reconstructing Paleoenvironmental Conditions near Möhlin, Switzerland, Using Leaf Wax Biomarkers 15:20 – 15:40 Solleiro-Rebolledo, E.; Meyer-Heintze, S.; Terhorst, B.; Díaz-Ortega, J. Micromorphological Characteristics of KremsWachtberg East Loess-Paleosol Profile as a Record of the Paleoenvironmental Conditions during the MIS3/2 Transition 15:40 – 16:00 Coffee – break 1 16:00 – 17:40 Paleopedology (cont.) Convenor Birgit Terhorst Presenting Author Title 16:00 – 16:20 Zech, R.; Sprafke, T.; Knoll, S.; Haas, M.; Zech, M.; Salazar, G.; Szidat, S. Compound-Specific Radiocarbon Dating of Leaf Waxes in Loess-Paleosols 16:20 – 16:40 Schäfer, I.K.; Suhr, M.; Wolf, D.; Zech, R. Leaf Wax Biomarkers in the Late Pleistocene Loess Paleosol Sequence El Paraíso, Central Spain 16:40 – 17:00 Diaz, N.; Dietrich, F.; Cailleau, G.; Decrouy, L.; Sebag, D.; Ngounou Ngatcha, B.; Verrecchia, E. Are the Mima-like Mounds Observed in Far-North Cameroon Palaeo-Vertisol Features Inherited from Late Pleistocene-Holocene Climatic Variations? 17:00 – 17:20 Wright, V.P. Geomorphic Controls on the Preservation of Paleosols on Early Carboniferous Palimpsest Landscapes, South Wales, UK 17:20 – 17:40 Farres, P. Palaeosoils: Legacies of Past Landscapes. A Series of Contrasting Examples from Malta From 18:00 Get together party 2 Thursday, 09.04.2015 8:00 – 16:00 Registration Office 8:40 – 09:40 History of Soil Science Convenor Winfried Blum Presenting Author Title 08:40 – 09:00 Mello, N.A.; Muggler, C.C. Evolution of Soil Science in Brazil by an Epistemological Perspective 09:00 – 09:20 Blume, H. – P. Meetings with Dan H. Yaalon 1964-2004 09:20 – 09:40 Stoops, G.; Langohr, R.; Van Ranst, E. A Review of 50 Years Micromorphological Research of Belgian Soils 09:40 – 10:00 Coffee – break 10:00 – 12:00 Memorial Ceremony Convenor Karl Stahr Presenting Author Title 10:00 – 10: 20 Stahr, K. Welcome Address 10: 20 – 10:40 Haberhauer, G. Vice-Rector of the BOKU Ongoing soil research at the BOKU 10:40 – 11:00 Baumgarten, A. President of the Austrian Soil Science Society Treasurer of IUSS Presidential Address 11:00 – 11:20 Makeev, A.O,; Sycheva, S.. The History of Paleopedology as a Scientific Discipline 11:20 – 12:00 Itkin, D. Remembering Dan Yaalon’s Life Yaalon, D. ; Yaalon, U. Things worthwile to remember 12:00 – 13:20 Lunch 3 13:20 – 14:40 Loess Convenor Roland Zech Presenting Author Title 13:20 – 13:40 Meyer-Heintze, S.; Sprafke, T.; Terhorst, B.; Schulte, P.; Lehmkuhl, F.; NeugebauerMaresch, C.; Einwögerer, T.; Händel, M.; Simon, U.; Lomax, J.; Fuchs, M.; SolleiroRebolledo, E. Multidisciplinary Approach to the Loess Profile Krems-Wachtberg East, Lower Austria (MIS3/2) 13:40 – 14:00 Owczarek, P.; Jary, Z.; Rahmonov, O.; Korabiewski, B.; Opala, M. Aeolian and Fluvioglacial Deposits in the Mountains of Central Asia – Contribution to the Discussion about the Origin of Loess Material 14:00 – 14:20 Varga, G.; Cserháti, C.; Kovács, J. Multidisciplinary Investigations of Saharan Dust Events in the Mediterranean and in the Carpathian Basin (Central Europe) 14:20 – 14:40 Crouvi, O.; Amit, R.; Enzel, Y. The Negev Loess Deposits – an Archetype of Desert Loess 14:40 – 15:00 Coffee – break 15:00 – 16:20 Loess (cont.) Convenor Eric Verrecchia Presenting Author Title 15:00 – 15:20 Bronger, A.; Smolikova, L. Pedostratigraphical Correlation of Brunhes Age Loess-Paleosol Sequences in East and Central Asia with Central Europe 15:20 – 15:40 Jahn, R. Impact of Aeolian Sediments on Pedogenesis – Examples from the Fringe Area of the Saharan Desert 15:40 – 16:00 Kabala, C.; Przybyl, A.; Krupski, M. Neolithic Chernozems on Loess in SW Poland Chernozems 16:00 – 16:20 Monger, H.C. Soil Memory Loss 16:20 – 16:40 Coffee - Break 4 16:40 – 18:00 Poster Session Convenor Rosa Poch Presenting Author Title Jary, Z.; Krawczyk, M.; Mroczek, P.; Moska, P.; Ciszek, D.; Raczyk, J.; Korabiewski, B. The Course of Late Pleistocene Environmental Changes Recorded in Loess-Palaeosols Sequence of Złota (Sandomierz Upland, Poland) Schweri, L.I.; Schäfer, I.K.; Tananaev, N.; Zech, R. Permafrost Institute a Late Quaternary Leaf Wax and Hydrogen/Deuterium Record from Igarka, Siberia Kadereit, A.; Sauer, D.; Kühn, P.; Kösel, M.; Miller, C.E.; Shinonaga, T.; Kreutzer, S.; Fleck, W.; Stahr, K.; Starkovich, B. The Late Pleistocene Loess-Paleosol Sequence Datthausen, SW Germany: Luminescence Dating and Interpretation Sauer, D.; Kadereit, A.; Kühn, P.; Kösel, M.; Miller, C.E.; Shinonaga, T.; Kreutzer, S.; Fleck, W.; Stahr, K.; Starkovich, B. The Late Pleistocene Loess-paleosol Sequence Datthausen, SW Germany: Sedimentological and Paleopedological Characteristics Yaron, B.; Dror, I.; Berkowitz, B. Soil Change Induced by Engineered Nanomaterials: Metapedogenesis Revisited 5 Poster Session (cont.) Mroczek, P. Paleopedological Interpretation of Mosaic Pattern of Soil Cover – Case Study: Kolonia Zakłodzie (Giełczew Elevation, Lublin Upland) Krupski, M.; Kabala, C.; Sady, A.; Wojcieszak, J. Anthrosol Formation in Medieval Wrocław (Poland) – Geoarchaeological Research on Past Agricultural Practices Bliedtner, M.; Zech, R.; von Suchodoletz, H. Holocene Paleovegetation Reconstructed from a Fluvial Sediment-Paleosol Sequence along the Upper Alazani River (Caucasus Region) Using Leaf Wax Biomarkers – Local vs. Catchment Information Carmi, G.; Berliner, P.; Abudi, I. Study of Influence of Two Crust Formation Mechanisms to Runoff Generation by Means of a New Type Portable Rainfall Simulator Waroszewski, J.; Kabala, C.; Kierczak, J.; Egli, M. Formation of Soils from Mid-Latitude Slope Deposits on the Kowarski Grzbiet (Eastern Karkonosze Mountains, Poland) Shajari, F.; Aschenbrenner, J.; Gaar, D.; Preusser, F.; Zech, R. Leaf Wax patterns and Compound-Specific Isotope Analyses in the Loess-Paleosol Sequence Möhlin, Switzerland 6 Friday 10.04.2015 08:00 – 16:00 Registration Office 08:20 – 10:00 Pedogenesis Convenor H. Curtis Monger Presenting Author Title 08:20 – 08:40 Sedov, S.; Rusakov, A.; Sheinkman, V. MIS3 Gleysols and Histosols in the CenterNorth of Eastern Europe and Western Siberia: A Latitudinal Zone of Hydromorphic Pedogenesis? 08:40 – 09:00 Durn, G.; Wacha, L.; Frechen, M.; Rolf, C.; Sedak, M. Red Paleosols on Limestone at the Base of the Loess Sequence on the Susak Island vs. Terra Rossa Infillings in Limestone Cracks and Cavities: High Resolution Depth and Chronological Approach 09:00 – 09:20 Poch, R.M.; Balasch, J.C.; Nogales, I.; Boixadera, J. Advanced Pedogenesis under a Mediterranean Climate: the Case of Soils on Areny Sandstone Formation 09:20 – 09:40 Sauer, D. Soil Chronosequence Studies – Lessons We Can Learn from Dan H.Yaalon’s Concepts of Rapidly Adjusting, Slowly Adjusting and Persistent Soil Properties and Polygenetic Soils 09:40 – 10:00 Yair, A.; Shahar, Y.; Goldshleger, N. Validity of the “Classic” Toposequence Approach along a Rainfall Gradient at a Desert Fringe 10:00 – 10:20 Coffee – break 7 10:20 – 12:00 Carbonates Convenor Goran Durn Presenting Author Title 10:20 – 10:40 Kosir, A.; Wright, V.P. Is Plant-Induced Carbonate Precipitation in Mediterranean Soils Effective During Moisture-Excess Periods? 10:20 – 10:40 Stahr, K. A Petric Calcisol with Memories of its Time under Rain Forest 10:40 – 11:00 Itkin, D.; Verrecchia, E. Calcretes: The Lost Meaning of Terrestrial Carbonate Formations 11:00 – 11:20 Ronen, A.; GoodmanTchernov, B.N. The Akhziv Calcarenite 11:40 – 12:00 Goldfus, H.; Arubas, B.; Albag, R.; Avni, Y. The Last Days of Masada and the Hidden Secrets of its Terrain 12:00 – 13:20 Lunch 13:20 – 15:00 Archaeology / Man and Soil Convenor Victor Targulian Presenting Author Title 13:20 – 13:40 Golan, K. Apotropaic Stones: Symbols in the Architectural Decorations of the Byzantine Negev, Israel 13:40 – 14:00 Tsatskin, A. Complex Paths of Pedogeomorphic Evolution and Variability of Rhodoxeralf (Hamra) Soils on Israeli Coastal Plain North of Tel-Aviv 14:00 – 14:20 Mendes de Sousa, A.C.; Menezes de Souza, Z.; Poch, R.M.; Cooper, M.; Guimarães Santos, A.P. Micromorphology and Physical Attributes of a Typic Quartzipisamment Cultivated with Sugarcane under Control Machine Traffic 14:20 – 14:40 Kabala, C.; Waroszewski, J.; Musztyfaga, E. Agricultural Use Prevents the Luvisols into Alisols Transformation under Temperate Climate 14:40 – 15:00 Zaidenberg, R. Anthropomorphic Impacts on Soil Distribution Patterns, Israel 15:00 – 15:20 Coffee – break 8 15:20 – 17:00 Pedogenesis, Pedophysics and Man Convenor Daniel deB Richter Presenting Author Title 15:20 – 15:40 Targulian, V.O. Soil System Behavior in Time: “Normal” and Extreme Conditions 15:40 – 16:00 Blum, W.E.H.; James, B.R. Forms of Energy Determining Soil Entropy 16:00 – 16:20 Itkin, D.; Goldfus, H.; Monger, H.C. Anthropo-Calcretisation: Nari (Calcrete) Formation Influenced by Human Actions 16:20 – 16:40 Argaman, E.; Stavi, I. Soil Quality and Geo-Ecosystem Functioning in Contour Bench Terrace Forestry Systems in the Semi-Arid Negev, Israel 16:40 – 17:00 Stavi, I.; Argaman, E.; Zaady, E. Stubble Grazing Effects on Soil Quality Indices in Dryland Wheat Agro-Pastoral Systems 17:00 – 17:20 Coffee – break 17:20 – 18:00 Outlook Convenor Onn Crouvi “One Physical System”: Earth Science’s Critical Zone as a Dan H. Yaalon-Like Vision 17:20 – 17:40 Richter, D. deB.; Billings, S.A. 19:00 – 21:00 Symposium Dinner: Fuhrgassl Huber at Neustift am Wald 9 Saturday 11.04.2015 08:30 Departure from BOKU to Stranzendorf 09:00 Stranzendorf Paleosol Explanation by Franz Ottner 09:40 Departure from Stranzendorf 11:40 Arrival at Uherské Hradiště 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch at Uherské Hradiště Restaurant Net 13:00 – 14:00 Guided citytour Visiting Dan Yaalon’s neighbourhood Short historical walk 14:00 – 14:40 Reception at the town hall by major Stanislav Blaha 14:40 – 15:00 Lecture of Eric Brevik Brevik, E.C.; Landa, E.R.; Arnold, R.: “Links between the Histories of Soil Science and Geology, with an Emphasis on the United States” 15:00 – 16:00 Soil profile description by Jiri Kulhavy 16:30 Departure from Uherské Hradiště to Vienna 18:30 Arrival at Vienna 10 Abstracts English reviewed by Daniel deB Richter and Simon Berkowicz Edited by Danny Itkin and Tim Fetzer Wednesday 08.04.2015 – Oral Presentations Paleopedology Shorkunov, Ilia; Targulian, Victor Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation ([email protected]) Detailed Reconstruction of Pedogenesis for Complexly Organized and Poorly Conserved Pedolithocomplexes Keywords: pedolithocomplex, complex pedogenesis, eopleistocene, pedogenetic models, polypedogenesis The study was performed on example of a eopleistocene pedolithocomplex in the Temizhbeksky outcrop (North-West Ciscaucasia). Pedolithocomplex has a thickness of about 4m and consists of 8 lithological layers and 6 horizons of paleosols. Paleosoil horizons belong to four individual truncated paleosoil profiles. The upper profile is situated in four litho-layers and consists of one horizon which has vertic, stagnic and calcic features. Temporal and spatial relations of these features could be explained by three evolution stage of pedogenesis. The second profile is situated in three litho-layers and formed by two horizons of stagnic luvisol, which also has vertic and calcic features referred to the younger upper paleosoil. The third profile transfixes three litho-layers by cambic and calic horizons with weak vertic and stagnic features. The lower profile is situated in two litho-layers and formed by the single calcic horizon with gleyic and vertic features. Pedogenesis could be explained by complex polygenetic model. 11 Dergacheva, Maria Ivanovna (1,2); Bazhina, Natalya (1); Vasilieva, Darya (4); Kallas, Elena (2); Nekrasova, Olga (3); Ondar, Elena (5); Ochur, Ksenya (1); Uchaev, Anton (3) 1: Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation; 2: Biological Institute of Tomsk State University, Russian Federation; 3: Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Russian Federation; 4: Samara Academy of Public and Municipal Administration, Russian Federation; 5: Tuvan State University, Russian Federation ([email protected]) Holocene Paleosols of Steppe Condition Formation within Russia Keywords: paleosols, steppe landscape, Russia, Holocene, environment The structure, composition and properties of Holocene paleosols located in different regions of the South of Russia were compared with features of soil formation steppe type. Series paleosols of different ages in the territory of Tuva, Khakassia, Southern Urals, Gorny Altai, Western Siberia and the European part of Russia are considered. Paleosols are tied to certain periods of the Holocene by radiocarbon dates or archaeological markers. Repetition and frequency of steppe landscape return during the Holocene were found to occur in separate regions. It was found that the temperature change direction during the Holocene had the general character of the investigated regions whereas the tendency of the humidity change was ambiguous and depended on a combination of local characteristics. Differences of climate moistening are caused by location in the Eurasian continent, orography and the degree of parent material sensitive to changing conditions. Jary, Zdzislaw (1); Moska, PIotr (2); Raczyk, Jerzy (1); Ciszek, Dariusz (3); Korabiewski, Bartosz (1); Krawczyk, Marcin (1) 1: University of Wroclaw, Poland; 2: Silesian University of Technology, Poland; 3: Polish Geological Institute-Research Geological Institute, Lower Silesian Branch, Poland ([email protected]) The Middle Pleniweichselian Pedocomplex (L1S1) within Loess-Soil Sequences of SW Poland Keywords: loess-soil sequence, Late Pleistocene, L1S1 soil, SW Poland Several L1S1 soil complexes have been recognized on loess areas of SW Poland. The L1S1 soils are highly differentiated both in the whole study area and within the particular section. High-resolution multidisciplinary investigations were carried out within three key loess sections in SW Poland: Biały Kościół, Henryków (Niemcza-Strzelin Hills) and Zaprężyn (Trzebnica Hills). Grain size (laser diffraction method), low-field magnetic susceptibility (MS) carbonate and humus content analyses were conducted. The concentrations of main elements for bulk loess samples were measured and later converted to oxides. Over a dozen samples taken from the studied sections were dated using the OSL, Post-IR IRSL and radiocarbon methods. The properties of the substrate of L1S1 soil indicate a considerable role of transformation by soil processes, while morphological characteristic and presence of periglacial phenomena suggest tundra-gley type of pedogenesis. The final, long-lasting tundra period has almost completely erased the traces of earlier warmer stages. 12 Wüthrich, Lorenz (1); Aschenbrenner, Jasmin (2); Gaar, Dorian (3); Preusser, Frank (4); Zech, Roland (1) 1: Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland; 2: Chair of Soil Science, Technical University of Munich, Germany; 3: Institute of Geological Sciences and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Switzerland; 4: Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Freiburg, Germany ([email protected]) Reconstructing Paleoenvironmental Conditions near Möhlin, Switzerland, Using Leaf Wax Biomarkers Keywords: Switzerland, loess, paleosols, biomarkers, alkanes Loess sediments are valuable archives for the reconstruction of past changes in climate and vegetation. For this study, we analyzed leaf wax derived long-chain n-alkanes and fatty acids in 34 samples from a ~7 m drill core near Möhlin, Switzerland, to reconstruct the vegetation and climate history during the last glacial cycle. The average chain length (ACL) in the Holocene soil indicates n-alkane contribution from deciduous trees, while higher ACLs in the loess suggest that grasses and herbs were the dominant vegetation during the last glacial. Like the n-alkanes, the long-chain fatty acids indicate similar patterns as the n-alkanes. The fatty acids might provide information about the presence of coniferous trees – a hypothesis, which we are currently evaluating by comparison with topsoil samples from various ecosystems. Our next steps are to analyze compound-specific isotopes (delta D and 14C) in order to investigate past changes in hydrology and accumulation rate. Solleiro-Rebolledo, Elizabeth (1); Meyer-Heintze, Simon (2); Terhorst, Birgit (2); Díaz-Ortega, J. (1) 1: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico; 2: University of Würzburg, Germany ([email protected]) Micromorphological Characteristics of Krems-Wachtberg East Loess-Paleosol Profile as a Record of the Paleoenvironmental Conditions during the MIS3/2 Transition Keywords: micromorphology, loess-paleosol, Krems-Wachtberg Loess-paleosol research in Lower Austria has shown its value for paleoenvironmental reconstructions. This research includes different methods and approaches. In this work we include the results of the micromorphological analyses in the Krems-Wachtberg East profile, which consists of a set of several paleosols and pedosediments. Micromorphological properties show cryoturbation, bioturbation, bleaching, carbonate depletion, and stagnization. Although the properties are similar, they are expressed in different intensities through the sequence. The lower paleosols are better developed and include archaeological materials. The upper paleosols are weaker developed and are intercalated with pedosediments. In this part of the sequence, the sedimentation rates are higher. As a consequence, the quantification of micromorphological features is useful to discriminate paleosol development and relation to the climatic oscillations during the MIS3/2 transition. 13 Zech, Roland (1); Sprafke, Tobias (2); Knoll, Sebastian (3); Haas, Mischa (4); Zech, Michael (5); Salazar, Gary (1); Szidat, Sönke (1) 1: University of Bern, Switzerland; 2: University of Würzburg, Germany; 3: TU München, Germany; 4: ETH Zürich, Switzerland; 5: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany ([email protected]) Compound-Specific Radiocarbon Dating of Leaf Waxes in Loess-Paleosols Keywords: loess, paleosols, quaternary, leaf waxes, radiocarbon Leaf waxes are deposited and well preserved in various archives, e.g. lake sediments and loesspaleosol sequences. They can thus serve as biomarkers for paleovegetation and –climate reconstruction. Recent technological developments allow not only to determine the exact molecular composition, but also to perform compound-specific radiocarbon analyses on the leaf waxes. This might offer a new and promising approach to more robustly date Late Pleistocene loess-paleosol sequences. A first study corroborated the synsedimentary nature of leaf waxes (Häggi et al., 2014, Biogeosciences 11, 2455). We now present our recent attempts to optimize the compound-specific radiocarbon analyses at the University of Bern using a preparative gas chromatograph (modified Prep9000, Brechbühler AG) and an elemental analyser (EA) coupled to an accelerated mass spectrometer (AMS). First chronological results for the well-dated 8 m thick loess-paleosol sequence at the Upper Paleolithic site KremsWachtberg (Lower Austria) are presented to assess the reliability of this innovative approach. Schäfer, Imke Kathrin (1); Suhr, Matthias (2); Wolf, Daniel (2); Zech, Roland (1) 1: University of Bern, Switzerland; 2: Technical University of Dresden, Germany ([email protected]) Leaf Wax Biomarkers in the Late Pleistocene Loess Paleosol Sequence El Paraíso, Central Spain Keywords: leaf wax biomarkers, loess paleosol sequences, paleoenvironmental reconstruction Long chain n-alkanes and n-fatty acids are important constituents of the leaf wax layer of higher plants. The chain length patterns of the leaf waxes depend on the type of vegetation and climate (e.g. Poynter et al. 1989). Here we present leaf wax analyses from the late Pleistocene loess paleosol sequence in El Paraíso, Central Spain. Alkane concentrations are mostly low, but the chain length patterns indicate an interesting increase in deciduous tree-derived alkanes at ~2 m depth. The fatty acids corroborate this interpretation. Compound-specific 13C and deuterium analyses are in progress to obtain more information about changes in the paleoenvironmental conditions. 14 Diaz, Nathalie (1); Dietrich, Fabienne (1); Cailleau, Guillaume (1); Decrouy, Laurent (1); Sebag, David (2); Ngounou Ngatcha, Benjamin (3); Verrecchia, Eric (1) 1: University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 2: University of Rouen, France; 3: University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon ([email protected]) Are the Mima-like Mounds Observed in Far-North Cameroon Palaeo-Vertisol Features Inherited from Late Pleistocene-Holocene Climatic Variations? Keywords: Mima-like mound, palaeo-Vertisol, Lake Chad, Far-North Cameroon, Late PleistoceneHolocene Mima-like mounds are observed in silicate watersheds all along the Sahelo-Sudanian belt. In FarNorth Cameroon, clayey massive metric mounds are completely covered by carbonate and Fe-Mn nodules. They occur in highly erosive areas and are in disequilibrium with present-day geomorphological and geochemical settings. Preliminary results emphasize similarities between Vertisols and mima-like mounds: clay content > 30%, presence of smectite, observation of slickensides at the micro-scale, occurrence of carbonate and Fe-Mn nodules. However, they cannot be classified as Vertisols because of the absence of the usual horizon sequence. Moreover, radiocarbon dating gives ages for carbonate precipitation between 7000 and 5000 cal BP making them relict systems. We proposed that mima-like mounds are palaeo-Vertisols, inherited from the Late PleistoceneHolocene period. They might be related to palustrine environments related to Lake Chad water level variations. At a larger scale, mima-like mound genesis and evolution are an integral part of the Chad Basin history. Wright, V. Paul National Museum of Wales, United Kingdom ([email protected]) Geomorphic Controls on the Preservation of Paleosols on Early Carboniferous Palimpsest Landscapes, South Wales, UK Keywords: palaeogeomorphology, paleosols, climate change, calcretes, landscapes Thin (<8m) terrestrial deposits, including paleosols are used to understand landscape development and paleosol preservation on earliest Visean (Carboniferous) palimpsest land surfaces in southern Britain representing an extensive exhumed carbonate strandplain. In the more seaward (distal) settings the landsurface underwent little physical erosion or karstification with marked lateral variations in the paleosols, reflecting small scale depositional topography on the strandplain. In contrast outcrops representing more proximal landward settings show evidence of physical erosion from local streams, and also influxes from externally sourced rivers. In this latter terrain highly laterally variable paleosol stratigraphies include multiple calcrete-bearing successions developed on strath terraces, whereas recognizable paleosols are absent from close-by floodplains. On other terraces local erosion and small scale fault activity affected paleosol preservation. Climate changes are revealed in both areas, and in distal areas dolomitic brackish marsh soils aided the remarkable preservation of earlier calcified mulllike molder humus horizons. 15 Farres, Paul Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom ([email protected]) Palaeosoils: Legacies of Past Landscapes. A Series of Contrasting Examples from Malta Keywords: Malta, Palaeosoils Influential models and concepts developed by Butler (1959) and Yaalon (1971, 1997) are used as frameworks in which to discuss palaeosoils of Malta. Although only a relatively few Quaternary depositional sequences are observable on the islands of Malta almost without exception they all contain palaeosoil materials. The specific sites discussed reveal how palaeosoils can be used to provide insights into a number of differing aspects of short and long term landscape history of the island. In addition, such buried materials can also provide information about the nature of soil genesis of terra soils and the role played by windblown materials. 16 Thursday 09.04.2015 – Oral Presentations History of Soil Science Mello, Nilvania Aparecida de (1); Muggler, Cristine Carole (2) 1: Federal Technological University of Paraná, Brazil; 2: Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil ([email protected]) Evolution of Soil Science in Brazil by an Epistemological Perspective Keywords: history of soil science, Brazilian Soil Science Society Modern science has an ingrained idea that it is possible not only to understand but also to dominate nature. The way to achieve it is by splitting the study object from its environmental, social and cultural context. This bias in the perception of nature lies in the basis of the Cartesian paradigm and has dominated science in Brazil, especially in soil science. Soil science in Brazil developed strong links to Agronomy and soils were considered a productive resource. The complexity of soils was not taken into account. On the contrary, specific attributes that could be more efficiently related to agricultural production were privileged. The aim of this paper is to assess epistemologically the evolution of soil science in Brazil and its contribution to present environmental issues as well as to analyse how this improved its methods and knowhow to fit into the sustainability paradigm. Blume, Hans - Peter University of Kiel, Germany ([email protected]) Meetings with Dan H. Yaalon 1964-2004 Keywords: IUSS, arid ecosystems, history of soil science I usually met Dan Yaalon during Congresses of the IUSS and their several day excursions. During these excursions, Dan Yaalon, was always eager to hold discussions with colleagues in the tour. I recall our conversations about different processes of soil formation, especially his research about the dynamics of cracking and swelling of Vertisols, or the influence of wind-blown sand upon soil formation, as well as my research work about clay migration, mottling through surface water and gleying through groundwater. Between 1986 and 1999 Dan Yaalon, Aaron Yair and I worked on aspects of arid dune ecosystems in the Negev Desert as part of the research carried out by the Minerva Arid Ecosystems Research Centre of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dan Yaalon’s 1997 book (with Simon Berkowicz) about the History of Soil Science led to many fruitful discussions with him and strongly influenced my own research about the History of Soil Science. 17 Stoops, Georges; Langohr, Roger; Van Ranst, Eric Ghent University, Belgium ([email protected]) A Review of 50 Years Micromorphological Research of Belgian Soils Keywords: micromorphology, Luvisols, Podzols, bog ore, palaeosoils In the sand dunes along the coast, soils form with almost only an A horizons. In the Polders, soils form in a complex clay and peat cover, overlying a sandy material with Podzol characteristics. In the sandy area limpid clay coatings are observed in the B and C horizons, covered by coatings of organic fine material when younger Podzol formation is superposed. In the Campine area mainly Podzols develop, but agric horizons form when glauconite is present. In the loess belt, micromorphological characteristics depend upon the landscape position, the presence or absence of forest and the cultural history. In southern Belgium loess is mixed with fragments of the underlying Palaeozoic rocks. Limpid clay coatings occur only below the cambic horizon. Fragments of more reddish coatings in the deepest part indicate a polygenic origin. In river valleys in the Campine region, bog ores containing goethite, forms ferrihydrate, vivianite and siderite. 18 Memorial Ceremony Stahr, Karl IUSS, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany ([email protected]) Welcome Address Haberhauer, Georg Vice-Rector of the University of Natural Resources and Life Science (BOKU) ([email protected]) Ongoing soil research at the BOKU Baumgarten, Andreas President of the Austrian Soil Science Society, Treasurer of IUSS [email protected] Presidential Address Makeev, Alexander O.; Sycheva, Svetlana A. Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation ([email protected]) The History of Paleopedology as a Scientific Discipline Keywords: paleopedology, paleosol, Dan Yaalon, history The contours of paleopedology were outlined by Konstantin Glinka in “The Challenges of Historic Soil Science” published in 1904, while Boris Polynov coined the term paleopedology in 1917. Systematic studies of paleosols started in the 1950s with new methods and applications in biogeosciences. Following a proposal by Dan Yaalon, an International Paleopedology Commission was established in 1965. A turning point in the Commission’s activity was the first International Paleopedology Symposium and the proceedings “Origin, Nature and Dating of Paleosols (1971), edited by Dan Yaalon. The scientific and organizational input of Dan Yaalon as a President (1977-1987) and Vice-president (1987-1995) of the Paleopedology Commission in promoting systematic studies of paleosols and supporting international cooperation cannot be overestimated. Modern Paleopedology is quickly emerging science and embracing adjacent disciplines, where paleosols are perceived as a valuable paleo-environmental archive and stratigraphic marker. Paleopedology plays a key role in the new interdisciplinary challenges, such as climate change, cryobiology, astropedology, etc. Itkin, Danny Department of Bible, Archaeology and Ancient Near East, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel ([email protected]) Remembering Dan Yaalon’s life Yaalon, David; Yaalon, Uri The Yaalon family Things worthwhile to remember 19 Loess Meyer-Heintze, Simon (1); Sprafke, Tobias (1); Terhorst, Birgit (1); Schulte, Philipp (2); Lehmkuhl, Frank (2); Neugebauer-Maresch, Christine (3); Einwögerer, Thomas (3); Händel, Marc (3); Simon, Ulrich (3); Lomax, Johanna (4); Fuchs, Markus (4); Solleiro-Rebolledo, Elizabeth (5) 1: Institute for Geography and Geology, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, Germany; 2: Department of Geography, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; 3: Institute for Oriental and European Archaeology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria; 4: Department of Geography, Justus-LiebigUniversity Giessen, Germany; 5: Institute of Geology, UNAM, Mexico ([email protected]) Multidisciplinary Approach to the Loess Profile Krems-Wachtberg East, Lower Austria (MIS3/2) Keywords: loess, laser granulometry, pedochemistry, VIS-spectroscopy, Upper Palaeolithic The Upper Palaeolithic site Krems-Wachtberg, Lower Austria, is well known for its infant burials (~31 cal ka BP) preserved in an 8 m thick loess-palaeosol sequence (~20-40 ka). A temporarily accessible outcrop nearby revealed a shorter, but more differentiated profile, which provided the opportunity to test a focused multi-methodological approach, including high-resolution colourimetric, granulometric and pedochemical analyses. The aim of the study is to gain a better understanding of the alternation of pedogenesis, loess formation, cryogenesis and redeposition. A chronological framework is developed based on luminescence and radiocarbon ages. In the lower part of this late MIS 3 to early MIS 2 sequence, cambic horizons are present, whereas in the upper part only incipient pedogenesis can be traced, probably due to an increase of aeolian dust input. This general trend is overprinted by colluvial processes and several phases of tundra gley soil formation of varying intensity. Owczarek, Piotr (1); Jary, Zdzislaw (1); Rahmonov, Oimahmad (2); Korabiewski, Bartosz (1); Opala, Magdalena (2) 1: University of Wrocław, Poland; 2: University of Silesia, Poland ([email protected]) Aeolian and Fluvioglacial Deposits in the Mountains of Central Asia – Contribution to the Discussion about the Origin of Loess Material Keywords: Central Asia, mountains, loess, glacial retreat, climate conditions Rivers transport large amounts of fluvioglacial fine grained material and are necessary for loess deposit formation. Central Asia with high mountain ridges and glaciers could be essential for understanding the formation and distribution of loess cover across a landscape. Loess material commonly occurs here along large river valleys in the mountains and their foreland. The research was carried out in two mountain basins: in the Bukhtarma River valley (the Altai Mountains, Kazakhstan) and in the Zarafshan River valley (the Pamir and Alay Mountains, Tajikistan). The field work included: geomorphological mapping, pedological observation and collection of soil samples for laboratory analysis. Climatic conditions (mainly dominant wind directions) and topography were analyzed in detail. The results show a clear relationship between the large glacier rivers and the distribution of loess cover. Contemporary loess accumulation was confirmed on the basis of sedimentological analysis of fluvioglacial and aeolian sediments. 20 Varga, György (1); Cserháti, Csaba (2); Kovács, János (3,4) 1: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary; 2: Department of Solid State Physics, University of Debrecen, Hungary; 3: Department of Geology & Meteorology, University of Pécs, Hungary; 4: Environmental Analytical & Geoanalytical Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Hungary ([email protected]) Multidisciplinary Investigations of Saharan Dust Events in the Mediterranean and in the Carpathian Basin (Central Europe) Keywords: Saharan dust, aeolian dust deposits, red soils Several hundred tons of windblown dust material is transported every year from Saharan dust source areas to Europe, modifying important climatic and other environmental processes of distant areas. Saharan dust addition have played crucial role in the unique Mediterranean terra rossa formation. NASA’s daily aerosol indices (from 1979 to 2012) were employed to estimate atmospheric dust amount in the study areas. Daily geopotential height (at 700 mb), wind vector and meridional flow data of the distinguished dust events were obtained from the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis project to compile mean synoptic composite maps. In order to identify the transportation routes and source areas, the backward trajectories were plotted on multiple trajectory maps (NOAA HYSPLIT model). Samples were also taken from red (paleo)soils and recently deposited Saharan dust material; granulometric properties of these samples were analysed by using an electron microscope (SEM) and a Malvern Mastersizer 3000 (Hydro LV) laser particle size analyser. Crouvi, Onn (1); Amit, Rivka (1); Enzel, Yehouda (2) 1: Geological Survey of Israel, Israel; 2: Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel ([email protected]) The Negev Loess Deposits – an Archetype of Desert Loess Keywords: desert loess, dust sources, silt grains, arid lands Despite intensive research on loess formation the question of silt production in deserts is an ongoing debate in sedimentology. We analyzed primary hilltop loess sequences in the Negev, Israel, and found that both content and mode of the quartz-rich coarse silts gradually increased during the late Pleistocene. As the bedrock is carbonate, these trends are explained by the advancement of the quartz-rich sands into Sinai and the Negev concurrently to the loess accretion. As no silt grains exist in the dunes, these silts were most likely formed through aeolian abrasion of sand grains, in accordance with experiments. A detailed examination of late Pleistocene loess regions in the Sahara, Arabia and China demonstrates that all are located downwind of adjacent sand seas, exhibit similar mineralogy and show contemporaneous activities. Our results stress the primary role of active ergs and aeolian abrasion associated with frequent strong winds in the formation of desert loess. 21 Bronger, Arnt (1); Smolikova, Libuse (2) 1: CAU - Kiel, Germany; 2: Charles-University Prague, Czech Republic Pedostratigraphical Correlation of Brunhes Age Loess-Paleosol Sequences in East and Central Asia with Central Europe Keywords: loess, paleosol sequence, East Asia, central Asia, central Europe The loess-paleosol sequence in Karamaydan (Tadjikistan) should be regarded as a key sequence in the temperate climatic belt of the Northern Hemisphere for reconstructing the climatic history of the Brunhes epoch. This conclusion is supported by a correlation with the deep-sea oxygen isotope record. A chronostratigraphical correlation of the loess-paleosol sequences of the Carpathian Basin and the composite section in Czechia with the key sequences of Karamaydan and of Luochuan (China) is presented. Jahn, Reinhold University of Halle, Germany ([email protected]) Impact of Aeolian Sediments on Pedogenesis – Examples from the Fringe Area of the Saharan Desert Keywords: dust, pedogenesis, Saharan desert A series of soils was studied along a moisture gradient from the centre to the outer fringe area of the Saharan desert. The contribution of added aeolian material to the soils in general decrease along the moisture gradient but show differences from the trend according to the age of the soils and the underlying rocks. The impact of the pedogenetic processes of soil horizon formation, accumulation of organic matter, carbonatisation, texture development and development of mineral assemblage is discussed. Also, related consequences such as changes in water storage capacity and ped formation are discussed according to their impact on pedogenesis. In general, the impact on pedogenesis is not only a function of the amount of added materials; it also differs according to the properties of the specific soil material from a certain rock and the stage of soil development. 22 Kabala, Cezary (1); Przybyl, Agnieszka (2); Krupski, Mateusz (2) 1: University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland; 2: University of Wroclaw, Poland ([email protected]) Neolithic Chernozems on Loess in SW Poland Chernozems Keywords: kurgans, Neolithic period, deforestation Chernozem-like soils are widespread on loess in SW Poland. Their origin was initially explained following the concept of the continental chernozem; however, the steppe vegetation ever been confirmed. Recently, the chernozem-like soils were discovered in the Neolithic kurgans (3600-2800 years BC). At the margin of the barrow, the chernozemic humus layer gradually turns into Bt horizon. Both the soil on barrow dome and in the surroundings are Luvisols. It is concluded that the Neolithic settlement led to a forest decline and the spread of meadow-forest vegetation. This allowed humus accumulation and high (and deep) activity of burrowing animals. On some lowland areas, occupied by humans continuously from the Neolithic period, the “chernozemic” humus layers were preserved at the land surface until today. However, in the re-forested areas, the “chernozemic” layers have disappeared completely due to intensive leaching and organic matter decomposition. The soils evolved (back) to Luvisols. Chernozem-like soils are widespread on loess in SW Poland. Their origin was initially explained following the concept of the continental chernozem; however, the steppe vegetation ever been confirmed. Recently, the chernozem-like soils were discovered in the Neolithic kurgans (3600-2800 years BC). At the margin of the barrow, the chernozemic humus layer gradually turns into Bt horizon. Both the soil on barrow dome and in the surroundings are Luvisols. It is concluded that the Neolithic settlement led to a forest decline and the spread of meadow-forest vegetation. This allowed humus accumulation and high (and deep) activity of burrowing animals. On some lowland areas, occupied by humans continuously from the Neolithic period, the “chernozemic” humus layers were preserved at the land surface until today. However, in the re-forested areas, the “chernozemic” layers have disappeared completely due to intensive leaching and organic matter decomposition. The soils evolved (back) to Luvisols. Monger, H. Curtis, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, United States of America ([email protected]) Soil Memory Loss Keywords: climate change, ecology, geomorphology Soils, metaphorically speaking, carry a ‘‘memory’’ of past environments as features such as pedogenic carbonate, carbon isotopes, profile depth, and degree of chemical weathering. Yaalon demonstrated that certain features, such as soil organic matter, are more rapidly adjusting (i.e., sensitive) to environmental change than are other features, such as mineralogy, which are slowly adjusting (i.e., resistant) to environmental change but have a longer memories. Targulian and Goryachkin discussed how the triad factors → processes→ features of soils can be used in reverse for making inferences about paleoenvironments. Similarly, the landscape itself carries a memory of environmental change through features such as patterned ground, dune fields, and lake shorelines. Like soils, some landscapes are more sensitive to change and have better memories than others. This paper discusses the loss of soil and landscape memory by focusing on properties that survive for millennia versus properties that survive for only a few years. 23 Thursday 09.04.2015 – Poster Presentation Jary, Zdzislaw (1); Krawczyk, Marcin (1); Mroczek, Przemysław (2); Moska, Piotr (3); Ciszek, Dariusz (4); Raczyk, Jerzy (1); Korabiewski, Bartosz (1) 1: University of Wroclaw, Poland; 2: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland; 3: Silesian University of Technology, Poland; 4: Polish Geological Institute-Research Geological Institute, Lower Silesian Branch, Poland ([email protected]) The Course of Late Pleistocene Environmental Changes Recorded in Loess-Palaeosols Sequence of Złota (Sandomierz Upland, Poland) Keywords: loess-soil sequence, Late Pleistocene, environmental changes, Sandomierz Upland The Złota section is located on the west bank of the Vistula River valley, 7 km south-west of Sandomierz. The thirteen meters thick loess-palaeosols sequence was sampled at close intervals (5 cm) and documented with respect to stratigraphy, palaeopedology, sedimentology and geochemistry. Nineteen samples were dated by both OSL and Post-IR IRSL methods. Six samples were dated using AMS 14C methods. High-resolution multidisciplinary investigations confirmed the preliminary observations that the Złota section consists of five litho-pedostratigraphic units developed during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene: two polygenetic fossil soils/soil sets (S1 and L1S1) and two calcareous loess units (L1L1, L1L2). In the top loess sequence, recent soil has developed (S0). The research lead to the conclusions that the history of development of S1 and L1S1 soil units was very long and complicated while the main two phases of loess deposition were relatively short and very dynamic. Schweri, Lea Ilona (1); Schäfer, Imke Kathrin (1); Tananaev, Nikita (2); Zech, Roland (1) 1: Universität Bern, Switzerland; 2: Igarka Geocryology Lab, Melnikov, Russian Federation ([email protected]) Permafrost Institute a Late Quaternary Leaf Wax and Hydrogen/Deuterium Record from Igarka, Siberia Keywords: biomarkers, leaf waxes, Igarka Long-chain n-alkanes and fatty acids are essential constituents of leaf waxes. They serve as biomarkers and help reconstructing past environmental and climate conditions (e.g. Zech et al., 2013, 2012). For this study we collected 30 sediments from an outcrop at the left banks of the Yenissey River near Igarka (Northern Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation). The Yenissey there actively erodes the thawing permafrost and exposes fluvio-glacial sediments and loess-like deposits. Glacial lake sediments in the catchment are dated with OSL to 90-80ka (Mangerud, 2004). So far, fourteen samples have been extracted and analyzed for their leaf wax composition. More samples shall be analysed and compound-specific D/H (deuterium/hydrogen) ratios will be determined to investigate changes in paleo-vegetation, -hydrology and -climate in Siberia. 24 Kadereit, Annette (1); Sauer, Daniela (2); Kühn, Peter (3); Kösel, Michael (4); Miller, Christopher E. (5); Shinonaga, Taeko (6); Kreutzer, Sebastian (7); Fleck, Wolfgang (4); Stahr, Karl (8); Starkovich, Britt (9) 1: Heidelberg Luminescence Laboratory, Institute of Geography, University of Heidelberg, Germany; 2: Institute of Geography, Dresden University of Technology, Germany; 3: Institute of Geography, University of Tübingen, Germany; 4: Soil Survey of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 5: Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, Germany; 6: Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center of Health and Environment, Germany; 7: Maison de l’Archéologie, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, France; 8: Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University of Hohenheim, Germany; 9: Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment (HEP), Germany ([email protected]) The Late Pleistocene Loess-Paleosol Sequence Datthausen, SW Germany: Luminescence Dating and Interpretation Keywords: loess-paleosol sequence, middle-Pleniglacial to upper-Pleniglacial boundary, luminescence dating Field observations and pedosedimentological analyses of the loess-paleosol sequence Datthausen on the penultimate-glacial terrace of the Danube River in SW Germany suggest that the section includes the middle-Pleniglacial (MPG) to upper-Pleniglacial (UPG) boundary. This assumption is supported by numeric dating performed on small aliquots (ca. 200-500 grains/aliquot) of quartz coarse grains (125-212 µm) extracted from the sandy loess, applying a single-aliquot regeneration (SAR) protocol (Murray & Wintle 2000, Rad. Meas. 32: 57-73) and a minimum-age model (Galbraith et al. 1999, Archaeometry 41: 339-364). The dating results suggest that the MPG/UPG-boundary corresponds to the MIS3/MIS2 boundary. If the results are accepted, the terrestrial MPG/UPG-boundary here would be slightly younger than at the loess key section Nussloch on the Upper Rhine (Antoine et al. 2009, QSR 28: 2955-2973) and at Schwalbenberg on the Middle Rhine (Schirmer 2012, E&G 61: 32-47). Challenges of the dating and interpretation are discussed. 25 Sauer, Daniela (1); Kadereit, Annette (2); Kühn, Peter (3); Kösel, Michael (4); Miller, Christopher E. (5); Shinonaga, Taeko (6); Kreutzer, Sebastian (7); Fleck, Wolfgang (4); Stahr, Karl (8); Starkovich, Britt (5,9) 1: Institute of Geography, Dresden University of Technology, Germany; 2: Heidelberg Luminescence Laboratory, Institute of Geography, University of Heidelberg, Germany; 3: Institute of Geography, University of Tübingen, Germany; 4: Soil Survey of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 5: Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, Germany; 6: Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center of Health and Environment, Germany; 7: IRAMAT-CRP2A, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Maison de l’Archéologie, France; 8: Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University of Hohenheim, Germany; 9: Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment (HEP), Germany ([email protected]) The Late Pleistocene Loess-paleosol Sequence Datthausen, SW Germany: Sedimentological and Paleopedological Characteristics Keywords: loess-paleosol sequence, middle Würmian (MIS3) paleosols, Germany Here we present a new loess-paleosol sequence, exposed in the gravel quarry Datthausen on the penultimate-glacial terrace of the upper Danube River, 40 km SW of Ulm, Germany. It is located in a flat channel filled by reworked loess. The sequence starts above the Eemian paleosol, which is developed in penultimate-glacial gravel of the Danube River. No early Würmian soils are preserved. The basal section of the sequence comprises a succession of several middle Würmian (MIS3) brown soil horizons. Two additional brown horizons follow on top. They both have a slight olive tint, and the upper one has distinct redoximorphic features and shows reworking. A thin gravel band on top of the olivebrown soil horizons can be traced over ca. 170 m. Above the gravel band, two brown only slightly decarbonated soil horizons and two redoximorphic horizons follow. The top of the profile is made up of a Luvisol. Yaron, Bruno; Dror, Ishai; Berkowitz, Brian Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel ([email protected]) Soil Change Induced by Engineered Nanomaterials: Metapedogenesis Revisited Fifty years ago, Yaalon and Yaron (1966) published in Soil Science (102:272-278) the paper “Framework for Man-made Soil Changes - An Outline of Metapedogenesis”. As one of the metapedogenetic factors suggested in this paper was the chemical impact resulting from agricultural practices. The impact of chemical emerging contaminants as a factor of anthropogenic soil formation was noted by our research group forty years later.. Due to their size and associated chemical properties, the impact of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) on soil changes may be questioned. Data from literature and from own research results prove however that deposition of ENMs, cause structural changes in the matrix and properties of soils and soil constituents. These findings confirm the metapedogenesis hypothesis suggested 50 years ago. 26 Mroczek, Przemysław Department of Geoecology and Palaeogeography, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland ([email protected]) Paleopedological Interpretation of Mosaic Pattern of Soil Cover – Case Study: Kolonia Zakłodzie (Giełczew Elevation, Lublin Upland) Keywords: exhumed paleosol, Luvisol, loess, micromorphology, soil mapping In the vicinity of Zakłodzie, the relief has the features typical of loess areas with very high denivelations (~ 60 m). Thick loess sediments cover the southern slopes of Giełczew Elevation in the border zone with the Por River valley (the Zamość Basin). An important feature of the loess relief is the presence of a dense net of gully systems. In addition, the slopes are cut by a series of cultivation terraces. Gully systems are rich in the natural and anthropogenic geological pits, which allow the documentation of litho- and pedological diversity of loess cover. On this basis, the presence of two preserved and relatively well-developed interglacial Luvisols (S1 and S2) were documented. The paleosols are separated by primary loess and form one polygenetic pedocomplex with very well developed Bt soil horizon. The occurrence of interglacial paleosols within the loess patch was the basis for the searching for exhumed old relict soils on the area of steep slopes. The soil mapping of the area of loess patch showed the presence of well-developed full profile soils, truncated/denuded and buried soils. Their specific pattern can be seen in the form of a mosaic of various colors, corresponding to different genetic of horizons. Without a doubt, this is a record of the mosaic of soil erosion processes, as well as redeposition and secondary accumulation of soil material. Soil mapping has documented the presence of outcropping interglacial paleosols, which are currently exhumed relict soils. Just as modern soils (Holocene, S0) they are a component of the mosaic surface soils. In most of the analyzed soil profiles, exhumed paleosols are truncated and the Bt horizon is a topmost layer commonly used by the agriculture. Colors of the topographic surface consisting of outcrop of paleohorizons and Holocene horizons are very similar. The main difference is only morphology of the soil profiles and micromorphological record. Profiles of paleosols (documented in the geological pits and outcrops on the slopes) have a higher micromorphological degree of pedogenic development than Holocene soils. In particular, better developed and more numerous are the microfeatures formed by illuviation processes. Eroded soil material of older paleosols is also evident in the colluvial material composed of diverse-age soil material, which in the micromorphological record has the microforms allowing it to unambiguous assignment to specific soil units. 27 Krupski, Mateusz (1); Kabala, Cezary (2); Sady, Agata (3); Wojcieszak, Jacek (4) 1: University of Wrocław, Poland; 2: University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland; 3: Silesian Museum, Poland; 4: Sigillum Pracownia Archeologiczna Magdalena i Jacek Wojcieszak, Poland ([email protected]) Anthrosol Formation in Medieval Wrocław (Poland) – Geoarchaeological Research on Past Agricultural Practices Keywords: Anthrosol, medieval period, double-digging, geoarchaeology During archaeological rescue excavations conducted on the grounds of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God convent in Wrocław, Poland, an exceptionally thick humic horizon was identified. The monastery was built in the 18th century in an area, which according to historical sources, had been used for gardening and agricultural practices since medieval times. For this reason, one of the vital research questions concerned the nature of this humic-rich soil horizon. To determine if past human activity had influenced its formation, geoarchaeological methods were used. The exposed profiles were sampled for soil micromorphology and a set of complementary analyses including soil texture, organic carbon, exchangeable cations and extractable phosphorus, as well as botanical macroremains. The results of these investigations, together with archaeological findings, suggest that the studied horizon is in fact an Anthrosol created by double-digging, most likely in the pre–13th century period. Bliedtner, Marcel (1); Zech, Roland (1); von Suchodoletz, Hans (2) 1: University of Bern, Switzerland; 2: University of Leipzig, Germany ([email protected]) Holocene Paleovegetation Reconstructed from a Fluvial Sediment-Paleosol Sequence along the Upper Alazani River (Caucasus Region) Using Leaf Wax Biomarkers – Local vs. Catchment Information Keywords: Caucasus region, fluvial sediment-paleosol record, leaf wax biomarkers (n-alkanes, ncarboxylic acids, δ13C isotopes), Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction The Caucasus region is of particular interest with regard to Holocene paleoenvironmental changes because of its different climatic and ecologic regions and human land-use. This study aims at reconstructing Holocene vegetational and paleoenvironmental changes using leaf wax n-alkanes, ncarboxylic acids and compound-specific δ13C isotopes from a fluvial sediment-paleosol sequence along the upper Alazani River. Phases of sedimentation and pedogenesis between >8 until ca. 1.7 cal. ka BP reflect alternating periods of geomorphic stability (pedogenesis) and periods of geomorphic activity (sedimentation). High n-alkane contributions from grass vegetation (C31 and C33) are found in the paleosols what could document a local dominance of grass vegetation at the sampling site. In sediment layers, n-alkanes attributed to grasses are more abundant prior to ~5 ka, whereas deciduous trees (C27 and C29) may have dominated after that period. The n-carboxylic acids generally corroborate and complement the alkane data. Compound-specific isotope analyzes are currently in progress. 28 Carmi, Gennady; Berliner, Pedro; Abudi, Idan Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel ([email protected]) Study of Influence of Two Crust Formation Mechanisms to Runoff Generation by Means of a New Type Portable Rainfall Simulator Keywords: soil crust, desert soils, rainfall, runoff generation Two complementary mechanisms are supposed to be responsible for crust formation: (a) physical disintegration of soil aggregates and their compaction caused by the impact action of the raindrops at the soil surface, (b) chemical dispersion and movement of clay particles beneath soil surface, where they lodge and clog the conducting pores. To meet the necessity of studying runoff generation in the field condition the new rainfall simulator (RS) was developed and used for the examination of the effect of drops impact and of electrolyte concentration. We found no significant effect of the electrolyte concentration of the applied water on runoff generation. Physical crust formation mechanism was predominant in its influence on runoff generation. Waroszewski, Jaroslaw (1); Kabala, Cezary (1); Kierczak, Jakub (2); Egli, Markus (3) 1: Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland; 2: InstitutGeological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, Poland; 3: Department of Geography, University of Zürich, Switzerland ([email protected]) Formation of Soils from Mid-Latitude Slope Deposits on the Kowarski Grzbiet (Eastern Karkonosze Mountains, Poland) Keywords: pedogenesis, clay mineralogy, podzolization, weathering rates, landscape evolution A sequence of five soil profiles were established in a toposequence on a NE-NW facing slope of the Skalny Stół (1270 m a.s.l.), in an altitudinal range 1268-1145 m a.s.l. The slope catena starts with Hyperskeletic Podzols, in the upper slope sections Skeletic Podzols prevails while the middle and foot slope zone is dominated by Cambisols and Histic Stagnosols. All soils have strong differentiation as reflected in changes of morphological features, particle size distribution as well as rock fragments type and abundance in diagnostic horizons. To evaluate soils heterogeneity we applied clay minerals procedures (XRD nad DRIFT). Our results proved that: (i) the soil distribution pattern in this landscape is strongly affected by the arrangement of the slope deposits, (ii) presented soils are polygenetic in lithological as well as in the pedological way, and (iii) primary and clay minerals can be used as a tracers of the past slope processes. 29 Shajari, Fatemeh (1); Aschenbrenner, Jasmin (1); Gaar, Dorian (2); Preusser, Frank (3); Zech, Roland (4) 1: Chair of Soil Science, Technical University of Munich, Germany; 2: Institute of Geological Sciences and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Switzerland; 3: Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Sweden; 4: Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland ([email protected]) Leaf Wax patterns and Compound-Specific Isotope Analyses in the Loess-Paleosol Sequence Möhlin, Switzerland Keywords: Switzerland, loess, paleosols, biomarkers, alkanes We analyzed long-chain n-alkanes and fatty acids in 34 samples from a ~7 m deep drill core through the loess-paleosol sequence Möhlin near Basel, Switzerland. n-Alkane concentrations range from 0.2 to 1.2 µg/g sediment in the Holocene soil and from 1.0 to 5.3 µg/g sediment in the underlying last glacial loess. This indicates good preservation of the glacial leaf waxes, which is corroborated by high odd over even predominance (>10). Average chain lengths (ACL) of ~30 in the Holocene soil indicate input from deciduous trees, while ACLs closer to 31 in the loess suggest dominance of grasses and herbs. Fatty acids are also well preserved in the last glacial loess, and the percentages of C22 and C24 probably reflect highly variable contributions of coniferous trees. Compound-specific deuterium and radiocarbon analyses are currently in progress and aim at more quantitative reconstructions of paleohydrology and better age control. 30 Friday 10.04.2015 – Oral Presentations Pedogenesis Sedov, Sergey (1,3); Rusakov, Alexey (2); Sheinkman, Vladimir (3,4) 1: Departamento de Edafología, Instituto de Geología, UNAM; Mexico; 2: Institute of Earth Sciences, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russian Federation; 3: Tyumen State Oil and Gas University, Russian Federation; Earth Cryosphere Institute, RAS, Siberian Branch, Russian Federation; 4: Earth Cryosphere Institute, RAS, Siberian Branch, Russian Federation ([email protected]) MIS3 Gleysols and Histosols in the Center-North of Eastern Europe and Western Siberia: A Latitudinal Zone of Hydromorphic Pedogenesis? Keywords: MIS3 paleosols, gleysols, histosols, center-north of Eastern Europe, Western Siberia North of the Eurasian Loess Belt, the presence of MIS3 paleosols is hard to find. It is assumed that geomorphic processes related to the extensive ice cover of the LGM destroyed the earlier soil mantle. Recently, a much smaller extent of continental ice in the east of Northern Europe and ice-free West Siberian Plain during MIS2 has been hypothesized, with possible preservation of MIS3 and earlier paleopedological records. We discovered in the center-north of European Russia (Upper Volga basin) and Western Siberia (Middle Ob basin) MIS3 paleosols within the Late Pleistocene alluvial and lacustrine sequences. They are represented by hydromorphic profiles with histic horizons and gleyic colour pattern. The paleosols are developed in the well-drained geomorphic positions, where modern soils are non-gleyic. We reconstructed a northern zone of MIS3 gleysols and histosols different from synchronous cambisols and chernozems formed within loess sequences to the south. Durn, Goran (1); Wacha, Lara (2); Frechen, Manfred (3); Rolf, Christian (3); Sedak, Mateja (1) 1: University of Zagreb, Croatia; 2: Croatian Geological Survey, Croatia; 3: Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, Germany ([email protected]) Red Paleosols on Limestone at the Base of the Loess Sequence on the Susak Island vs. Terra Rossa Infillings in Limestone Cracks and Cavities: High Resolution Depth and Chronological Approach Keywords: limestone, terra rossa, loess, red paleosols, Susak island The cracks in Senonian limestones on the island of Susak are filled by red clayey material (terra rossa), which we consider to be the remains of the oldest paleosol(s) on the island. The same limestone is covered by loess-paleoosol sequence up to 90 m thick. The lowermost red paleosol in this sequence covers the carbonate bedrock. From the mineralogical and geochemical view point, two different types of terra rossas are situated within limestone cracks. The first dating study of the loess – palaeosol sequence on Susak was performed by Wacha et al. (2011a, b) and showed that that most of the exposed sedimentary record can be correlated with oxygen isotope stages (OIS) 5 to 2. With the means of IRSL dating methods and high-resolution palaeomagnetic measurements, we will try to provide age(s) of the lowermost red paleosol that covers the carbonate bedrock and acquire new information about terra rossa in limestone cracks. 31 Poch, Rosa Maria (1); Balasch, J. Carles (1); Nogales, Irati (1); Boixadera, Jaume (1,2) 1: Universitat de Lleida, Spain; 2: Generalitat de Catalunya ([email protected]) Advanced Pedogenesis under a Mediterranean Climate: the Case of Soils on Areny Sandstone Formation Keywords: paleosol, micromorphology, soil genesis, Catalonia The Areny Formation is an Upper Cretaceous sandstone outcropping in the Pre-Pyrenean area, formed by a well sorted quartz sand and gravels cemented by calcite. Soils developed on this formation in the Tremp basin have xeric and mesic soil climate regimes and display several morphologies characteristic for advanced stages of pedogenesis, as decarbonation, clay formation and illuviation and rubefaction, that are absent in adjacent soil units developed on other calcareous materials, where the dominant soil formation process is carbonate translocation. The main soil characteristics are slight acidic reaction (pH 6-6.5); sandy textures with a clay increase of 10 % in the Bt horizons that appears completely as illuviated clay in thin section; reddish hues (2,5YR) and high chromas; absence of calcite; and presence of ironpans in some locations. The processes leading to those morphologies have implications in paleosol formation in the area. The Areny Formation is an Upper Cretaceous sandstone outcropping in the Pre-Pyrenean area, formed by a well sorted quartz sand and gravels cemented by calcite. Soils developed on this formation in the Tremp basin have xeric and mesic soil climate regimes and display several morphologies characteristic for advanced stages of pedogenesis, as decarbonation, clay formation and illuviation and rubefaction, that are absent in adjacent soil units developed on other calcareous materials, where the dominant soil formation process is carbonate translocation. The main soil characteristics are slight acidic reaction (pH 6-6.5); sandy textures with a clay increase of 10 % in the Bt horizons that appears completely as illuviated clay in thin section; reddish hues (2,5YR) and high chromas; absence of calcite; and presence of ironpans in some locations. The processes leading to those morphologies have implications in paleosol formation in the area. Sauer, Daniela, Dresden University of Technology, Germany ([email protected]) Soil Chronosequence Studies – Lessons We Can Learn from Dan H.Yaalon’s Concepts of Rapidly Adjusting, Slowly Adjusting and Persistent Soil Properties and Polygenetic Soils Keywords: soil chronosequences, soil properties, polygenetic soils Soil chronosequences are widely used to study changes of soil properties over time. Yaalon (1971) distinguished (i) rapidly adjusting soil properties (within some hundreds of years); (ii) slowly adjusting soil properties (within some thousands of years); and (iii) persistent soil properties. Later, he pointed to the polygenetic character of most soils (e.g., Richter and Yaalon, 2012, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 76: 766–778). In a polygenetic soil, rapidly adjusting soil properties may already be in equilibrium with the present conditions, whereas slowly adjusting soil properties may still reflect past conditions. Knowledge on the rates at which soil properties adjust may hence be used to estimate how long ago an environmental change took place, based on the degree of overprinting of the different kinds of soil properties adjusting at different rates in a polygenetic soil. The role of these concepts for soil chronosequence studies will be discussed in this contribution. 32 Yair, Aaron; Shahar, Yossi; Goldshleger, Naftali The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel ([email protected]) Validity of the “Classic” Toposequence Approach along a Rainfall Gradient at a Desert Fringe Keywords: toposequence, desert fringe According to the classic toposequence approach soil’s properties are closely related to the position of a soil along a slope. The positional differences in soil properties are usually attributed to spatial differences in runoff; erosion and deposition processes. The study of soil topsequences in humid areas has revealed that soils at the upper part of a slope are usually well drained and display eluvial conditions. They undergo a net loss due to erosion processes by overland flow; and transport of clays and dissolved materials by percolation from the higher to the lower part of the slope, which is richer in clay and better leached. A similar downslope increase in the leaching process and clay content has also been observed in the Mediterranean area of Israel. Much less is known about soil topsequences in arid areas. The few studies conducted in the arid part of Israel show an opposite trend. 33 Carbonates Kosir, Adrijan (1); Wright, V. Paul (2) 1: Institute of Palaeontology ZRC SAZU, Slovenia; 2: Natural Sciences, National Museum of Wales, United Kingdom ([email protected]) Is Plant-Induced Carbonate Precipitation in Mediterranean Soils Effective During MoistureExcess Periods? Keywords: soil carbonate, calcified roots, Mediterranean, Spain The xeric moisture regime of Mediterranean region soils is characterised by pronounced summer dryness when secondary carbonate might be expected to form on calcareous parent materials, and winter rainfall in excess of evapotranspiration, triggering carbonate dissolution and leaching even at relatively low rainfall intensity. Evidence from the Spanish Mediterranean coastal region however, suggests that plant growth during the humid, cooler winter months inhibits carbonate leaching through intensive CaCO3 accumulation in ephemeral portions of root systems and their rhizosphere. This happens during periods when the soil moisture meets the requirements for both plant nutrient acquisition and favours high levels of microbial activity. Specific situations include (i) calcareous soils, locally characterised by significant amounts of secondary carbonate produced through intracellular calcification in fine roots of xerophyte shrub plants, and (ii) thick calcrete profiles associated with extensive horizontal root systems of Pinus halepensis, presumably reflecting microbially-induced carbonate precipitation in the rhizosphere. Stahr, Karl IUSS, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany ([email protected]) A Petric Calcisol with Memories of its Time under Rain Forest Keywords: Calcrete, dune sand, iron oxides, climate memories, Central Australia In the semidesert of Central Australia we find well developed Petric Calcisols in a landscape dominated by dune sands. The loose topsoil is partially underlain by a calcrete. The contribution will analyse the phases of development of these calcretes. Besides the dune sand mainly consisting of quartz grains swimming in a calcitic matrix, we observed fragments of iron oxide concretions which might trace back to a former Plinthosol. Goethite, hematite and maghemite can also be found. Features of dissolution of silica as well as clay-skins complete the picture of a soil with paleosolic features inherited a time under far more humid conditions. 34 Itkin, Danny (1); Verrecchia, Eric P. (2) 1: Department of Bible, Archaeology and Ancient Near East, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; 2: Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, Geopolis – University of Lausanne, Switzerland ([email protected]) Calcretes: The Lost Meaning of Terrestrial Carbonate Formations Keywords: calcrete, laminar calcrete, micromorphology Over the last century, the term “calcrete” has been used to describe a diverse variety of terrestrial carbonate formations that accumulate by multi-phased processes in host regoliths and bedrocks. The present study aims to clarify two major points of contention, genetic and descriptive. The first relates to a group of laminated morphologies known as “laminar calcrete”, while the second refers to the terminology of the well-known “stages I-VI” morphological scale. In-depth comparisons of previous studies, completed by independent field and micromorphological results, show that the morphological features of calcrete profiles can be fully correlated only if their settings of formation are similar. This is due to their complex multi-phased and local nature. We suggest that the use of a uniform terminology in describing calcrete morphologies should be revised and systematically accompanied by a detailed description of both field and micromorphological results. Ronen, Avraham; Goodman-Tchernov, Beverly, N. University of Haifa, Israel ([email protected]) The Akhziv Calcarenite Keywords: calcarenite, 8th century BC inhumations, tsunami deposits The southern cemetery of Phoenician Tel Akhziv is located on the coastal sandstone ridge near the sea shore at the outlet of Kziv River into the Mediterranean. Above this sandstone, a poorly consolidated calcarenite layer 0.6 m thick, 3.5- 4.0 m above mean sea level is outstanding among all fossil dunes along the Israeli coastal plain based on the intrusive objects it contains. There are angular debris of sandstone and limestone, limestone pebbles and numerous pottery fragments. Both pottery assemblages and radiocarbon dates the deposit to the 8th century BC. Analyses currently in progress will determine whether the deposit is tsunami-derived, as we believe. 35 Archaeology / Man and Soil Goldfus, Haim (1); Arubas, Benny (2); Albag, Roy (3); Avni, Yoav (4) 1: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; 2: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; 3: Architrave Architects, Israel; 4: Geological Survey of Israel ([email protected]) The Last Days of Masada and the Hidden Secrets of its Terrain Keywords: Masada, Roman construction, Roman assault ramp, Roman siege Masada is a well-known archaeological site. It was here, according to the writings of the ancient historian, Flavius Josephus, where a group of Jewish rebels besieged by the Roman army, chose to commit suicide in order to die as free people rather than go into captivity. The archaeological finds unearthed at Masada, revealing the daily life of the Jewish rebels and the well-preserved remains of the Roman siege camps and assault ramp seem, at face value, to complement Flavius’s description of the events that took place there. However, our meticulous examination of the geology and geomorphology of the terrain surrounding Masada, enable us to reconstruct a different, perhaps a less dramatic end, but no less intriguing. Golan, Karni Department of Bible, Archaeology and Ancient Near East, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel ([email protected]) Apotropaic Stones: Symbols in the Architectural Decorations of the Byzantine Negev, Israel Keywords: early Byzantine, architectural decorations, apotropaic symbols, symbolism, Negev Stone architectural decorations in the Negev provide a window into the spiritual lives of the inhabitants of this region during the early Byzantine period (4th-7th c. CE). Stone structures in the Negev were ornamented with carved and engraved decorations. The decorations are formed with a limited number of motifs, used to create a greatly diverse number of compositions. The majority of the motifs are geometric and floral, and their repetitiveness suggests that they bore a symbolic significance. In addition, the location of the decorated elements around entrances, and the fact that architectural decorations were just as much a part of the domestic realm as the public one, leads to the suggestion that at least some of the decorations carried an apotropaic purpose. It seems that besides the aesthetic aspect of the ornamentation, symbolism was also an important factor in the everyday and spiritual life of the inhabitants of the Negev. 36 Tsatskin, Alexander University of Haifa, Israel ([email protected]) Complex Paths of Pedogeomorphic Evolution and Variability of Rhodoxeralf (Hamra) Soils on Israeli Coastal Plain North of Tel-Aviv Keywords: coastal soil, dune geomorphology, coevolution, developmental stages Diversity of East Mediterranean coastal soils was assessed a) north of Haifa bay and b) in quarries near Hadera. Pedology and soil micromorphology were integrated with archaeology and luminescence dating. The integrated approach allowed us to date specific stages of soil development and identify relict soil properties which may influence the present-day processes. Field observations, analytical results and numerical dates all indicate that surface and near-surface Hamras on coastal dunes likely developed on chronologically diverse surfaces. In the study area north of the Haifa Bay, surface soils have developed on surfaces older than 250 ka. In response to Late Pleistocene sea-level and climate change they may have taken different development paths apparently determined by local biogeomorphic constraints. Our results seem to agree with and contribute to a growing field of modern evolutionary pedology which brings to light deterministic complexity and soil memory over orbital/suborbital time scales. Mendes de Sousa, Allan Charlles (1,2); Menezes de Souza, Zigomar (1); Poch, Rosa Maria (2); Cooper, Miguel (3); Guimarães Santos, Ana Paula (1) 1: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil; 2: Universidade de Lleida; 3: Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil ([email protected]) Micromorphology and Physical Attributes of a Typic Quartzipisamment Cultivated with Sugarcane under Control Machine Traffic Keywords: soil physics, autopilot, precision agriculture The effect of control machine traffic on cultivation of sugarcane by autopilot includes problems related to soil compaction in the region near the plant line. This work evaluated the physical and micromorphological attributes of a Typic Quartzipisamment cultivated with sugarcane in the state of São Paulo-BR, in areas with and without traffic control, over two consecutive years. The design used was a random block, with 4 replications and 3 treatments: (i) sugarcane manipulated without autopilot and planted with simple spacing (1.5 m), (ii) sugarcane manipulated with autopilot and planted with simple space (1.5 m), and (iii) sugarcane manipulated with autopilot and planted with double space (1.5 x 0.9 m). Treatments with traffic control had lower values of soil bulk density and higher porosity in the region near the plant line. 37 Kabala, Cezary; Waroszewski, Jaroslaw; Musztyfaga, Elzbieta University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland ([email protected]) Agricultural Use Prevents the Luvisols into Alisols Transformation under Temperate Climate Keywords: Luvisols, Alisols, loess, beech, liming Alisols are defined as acid soils with high Al activity, present mainly in tropics. Luvisols developed of loess in SW Poland, initially rich in carbonates, are leached of carbonates down to 130-200 cm. It was found that soils in “marginal” locations on slopes, probably never cropped and continuously covered by beech forest have an acid reaction and very low base saturation down to 60-110 cm, even if CaCO3 is present in deep subsoil. Similar soils located in a close neighborhood but intensively farmed, have high base saturation throughout profile. All Luvisols formation on loess in SW Poland started in the Atlantic period. Soils under permanent forest have been continuously leached that led to acidification and high Al activity. Intense farming on deforested areas, connected with modern liming and fertilization, has prevented deep soil leaching and natural transformation of Luvisols to Alisols. Zaidenberg, Rami, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Israel ([email protected]) Anthropomorphic Impacts on Soil Distribution Patterns, Israel Keywords: Anthropomorphic, soil distribution, arable soils Anthropogenic influence has caused significant changes in the soil distribution patterns of Israel during the last 60 years, having been accelerated by the effects of ever-growing agrotechnical development. These changes were detected while comparing early 1950s soil maps with the present soil status. Most changes took place as a result of intensive agriculture and are recognised in various forms. Such is the case with the exposure of unproductive subsoil layers of arable soils that have been mechanically eroded, as well as with marked physical changes in soils that were overly drained and ploughed. The need to rehabilitate eroded soils and to cultivate marginal soils encouraged engineers and farmers to implement sufficient soil restoration methods. Two major methods are: increasing the soils' depth by adding allochthonous material on to the surface, and exposing soft carbonate bedrocks that are naturally covered with Nari (hardpan calcrete).Therefore new approaches of pedological mapping are required. 38 Pedophysics and Man Targulian, Viktor Oganesovich Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation ([email protected]) Soil System Behavior in Time: “Normal” and Extreme Conditions Keywords: specific pedogenic processes, self-development, evolution The Pedosphere is an in situ formed global bio-abiotic system; it has its own laws of behavior in time (Yaalon). The most important is long-term functioning of multiphase soil system which produce residual and neoformed solid phase results gradually accumulating within the system and forming the horizonated soil body. Soil body formation realized as the self-development of soil system in time. Specific pedogenic processes (SPP) are the main driving forces of self-development. The list of SPP with their characteristic time is discussed in relation with their duration, renewability and reversibility. Some SPP in extreme cold conditions are strongly weakening or even absent. Soil evolution is analyzed as soil changes following the changes of environment. Both soil self-development (monogenesis) and soil evolution (polygenesis) are recorded in palimpsest soil memory. The paradox of pedology is that the majority of world soils are describing in textbooks as monogenetic, as opposed they are mainly polygenetic. Blum, Winfried E.H. (1); James, Bruce R. (2) 1: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria; 2: University of Maryland, United States of America ([email protected]) Forms of Energy Determining Soil Entropy Keywords: soil entropy, gravity, orogenic energy, solar energy, anthropogenic energy Soil entropy is determined by four main forms of energy: gravity, orogenic energy, solar energy, and anthropogenic energy. We explain the different forms of energy and their specific influence on the entropy status of soils, especially the changes of entropy from the early weathering stages of the rock parent material until the formation of the soil matrix under the influence of the different forms of energy and the involved physico-chemical, and biological processes. We assume that a better understanding of the roles of these forms of energy in producing entropy and maintaining the low entropy status of soils may contribute to management decisions related to soil disturbance, resilience, and recovery for different soil functions and uses. 39 Itkin, Danny (1); Goldfus, Haim (1); Monger, H. Curtis (2) 1: Department of Bible, Archaeology and Ancient Near East, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; 2: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, United States of America ([email protected]) Anthropo-Calcretisation: Nari (Calcrete) Formation Influenced by Human Actions Keywords: anthropo-calcretisation, calcrete, nari Human beings affect the chemical and physical properties of soils. When the environmental conditions favour accumulation of pedogenic calcite, these actions can enrich the soil with calcium carbonate (CaCO3). This process, which we define as “anthropo-calcretisation”, is discerned by two modes: 1) the ‘biogeochemical’ pathway which is dominated by pedogenic chemical reactions, resulting from actions such as soil liming and plant-based agriculture, and 2) the ‘hydropedological’ pathway, which arises from modified soil-water relations due to man-made reshaping of geomorphological units such as agricultural terraces. The study of anthropo-calcrete can enable a better quantification of the human impact on the environment in past times (paleoanthropogenic actions), as well as paleopedogenic and paleoenvironmental phases. Moreover, it can also be used as a diagnostic tool for evaluating modern anthropogenic actions that affect the soil by the enrichment of biomass, landscape architecture, and contamination by wastes of carbonate dust. Argaman, Eli (1); Stavi, Ilan (2) 1: Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Israel; 2: Dead Sea & Arava Science Center, Israel ([email protected]) Soil Quality and Geo-Ecosystem Functioning in Contour Bench Terrace Forestry Systems in the Semi-Arid Negev, Israel Keywords: Erosion control, desertification, water conservation Water availability in arid regions is a major limiting factor. Therefore, knowledge about effectiveness of water runoff harvesting techniques can improve afforestation management practices. We assessed the effect of the establishment of contour bench terrace in 2-year-old and 9-year-old afforestation systems, and in natural hillslopes of the Ambassadors Forest. Among measured properties were herbaceous vegetation's coarse root biomass and the topsoil's (0-5 cm depth) aggregate stability index, clay dispersion index, stable aggregates content, and hydraulic conductivity. Overall, the obtained results showed the best soil quality and geo-ecosystem functioning in the natural hillslopes, and the worst, in the 2-year-old afforestation systems. However, the studied factors indicated somewhat better soil quality and geo-ecosystem functioning under the 9-year-old systems than that under the 2-year-old systems. This suggests that the establishment of contour bench terraces adversely affects the geoecosystem, but that long-term pedogenesis and eco-geomorphic processes enable the occurrence of self-restoration processes over time. 40 Stavi, Ilan (1); Argaman, Eli (2); Zaady, Eli (3) 1: Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Israel; 2: Soil Erosion Research Station, Israel; 3: Agricultural Research Organization, Israel ([email protected]) Stubble Grazing Effects on Soil Quality Indices in Dryland Wheat Agro-Pastoral Systems Keywords: agro-pastoralism, livestock impact, rain-fed cropping systems, soil conservation, soil physical quality Stubble grazing by livestock in post-harvest wheat fields is a common practice in drylands. Previous studies have shown that this practice is a considerable factor that drives land degradation. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of stubble grazing by comparing several indicators of soil quality between continuous wheat croplands of two, long-term, rain-fed farming systems: with moderate stubble grazing vs. entire stubble retention. The selected indicators included the soil's aggregation characteristics, moisture retention capacity, and related properties. The study was implemented in the northern Negev of Israel. Sampling of soil at the 0-10 cm depth was conducted in the summer of 2013. Overall, the examined soil characteristics showed no negative effect of stubble grazing on the soil quality. Moreover, for some of the soil characteristics, results showed that stubble grazing improved the soil quality. We propose a conceptual model for explaining these unexpected results. Outlook Richter, Daniel deB. (1); Billings, Sharon A. (2) 1: Duke University, United States of America; 2: University of Kansas, United States of America ([email protected]) “One Physical System”: Earth Science’s Critical Zone as a Dan H. Yaalon-Like Vision Keywords: carbonic acid weathering Dan Yaalon devoted himself to pedology, Earth science, and the history of scientific ideas. Integrative concepts of Earth’s systems were particularly of interest to Yaalon, including the recently conceived Earth’s critical zone that embraces disciplines that link matter, energy, and organisms in an understanding of terrestrial structure and processes. Here we assert that the belowground critical zone is congruent with soil as a pedogenetic system across spatial-temporal scales from vegetation-clad weathering profiles and hillslopes to the terrestrial Earth itself. What may be less obvious is the congruence in vertical dimensions. We use soil respiration to argue that a full accounting of photosynthetically-fixed carbon must include respiratory CO2 that propagates to the base of the critical zone itself. Though a small fraction of total soil respiration, downward diffusion of CO2 helps determine rates of soil formation. Opportunities abound to explore connections between upper and lower components of soils and critical-zone ecosystems. 41 Saturday 10.04.2015 – Excursion to Uherské Hradiště Brevik, Eric C. (1); Landa, Edward R. (2); Arnold, Richard (3) 1: Department of Natural Sciences, Dickinson State University, United States of America; 2: Department of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, United States of America; 3: USDA-NRCS, Retired ([email protected]) Links between the Histories of Soil Science and Geology, with an Emphasis on the United States Keywords: soil science, geology, history There are many historical ties between geology and soil science, fields to which Dan Yaalon contributed. The earliest soil maps in the USA were created by state geological surveys, and an 1860 report by Mississippi state geologist Eugene W. Hilgard became one of the landmark works of soil science. In 1882 noted glacial geologist Thomas Chamberlin created a soil map for Wisconsin that was probably the first in the USA based on soil properties. When the USDA Soil Survey was created in 1899 geologists were often hired to do the field mapping, and Russian soil science ideas were introduced to the USA by two geologists who moved to soils – George Coffey and then Curtis Marbut. The development of soil geomorphology from the 1930s to the 1970s included contributions by Dan Yaalon. Soil science and geology have joint interests including environmental issues, biogeochemistry, human health, paleosols, and geoarchaeology that represent future opportunities for collaboration. 42 Dan Yaalon – Personal Record Dan (Hardy) Yaalon, 1924-2014 Dan Yaalon showing a picture of his youth (photo by Rachael Cerrotti) Dan H. Yaalon, passed away on 29 January, 2014, leaving behind him a fascinating lifetime of devotion, fulfilment, and achievement. His self-survival during world war II, his struggle to be a diligent student despite conditions of great uncertainty, and the pathway of his ‘Aliyah’ (the immigration of Jews to Israel), have highly influenced the course of his life. A professor of soil science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dan had 57 years of an exceptional research career in which he contributed to some of the most fundamental issues of pedology and soil science. His high interest regarding arid and Mediterranean soils and landscapes have produced some of the most significant works of pedology and paleopedology. Particularly, the effect of dust on the formation of soils, anthropo-pedology, and environmental reconstruction, were the highlights of his career. Yet Dan was also an intellectual who contributed greatly to the history of soil science, its philosophy and sociology. Archaeology had also preoccupied his mind as he attributed much importance to interface which human-beings had with their natural environment. His unequalled contribution to the disciplines of basic soil research and the history of soil science have gained him the honour of being the only scientist who was recognised both by the Dokuchaev Medal from the IUSS (2010), and the Sarton Medal from the University of Ghent (2000). Dan was a modest and open-minded person, straightforward and full of creative ideas. His inspiring personality and works have influenced many and will surely continue doing so for generations to come. 43 First publication of Dan Yaalon 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Dan Yaalon – Scientific Publications (1952 – 2014) Yaalon, D. and Rigby, M. (eds.). 1952. Laboratory exercises in soil science and fertilisers. Jerusalem: Department of Geology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (in Hebrew). Yaalon, D. H. 1954. An investigation of the effects of saline irrigation water on sodium adsorption and permeability characteristics of calcareous soils. PhD dissertation, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Yaalon, D. H. 1954. Calcareous soils of Israel. The amount and particle size distribution of the calcareous material. Israel Exploration Journal 4:278–285 (in Hebrew). Yaalon D. H. 1954. Physico-chemical relationships of CaCO3, pH, and CO2 in calcareous soils. Transactions of the 5th International Congress of Soil Science, 2:356–363. Léopoldville: International Society of Soil Science. Yaalon, D. H. 1955. Studies on the effects of saline irrigation water on calcareous soils; I. Permeability characteristics and adsorption of sodium. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 5B:83–97. Yaalon, D. H. 1955. Clays and some non-carbonate minerals in limestones and associated soils of Israel. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 5B:161–167. Yaalon, D. H. 1955. Notes on the clay mineralogy of the major soil types of Israel. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 5B:168–173. Yaalon, D. 1956. An investigation of the effect of saline irrigation water on sodium adsorption and permeability characteristics of calcareous soils. The Jordan Valley Committee for Agricultural Experiments (in Hebrew). Yaalon, D. H. 1957. Problems of soil testing on calcareous soils. Plant and Soil 8:275–288. Yaalon, D. H. 1958. Studies of the effect of saline irrigation water on calcareous soils; II. The behaviour of calcium carbonate. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 7G:115–122. Yaalon, D. H. 1958. Tables of detrital mineral properties and characteristics. Jerusalem: Department of Geology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem. Yaalon, D. H. 1959. Weathering reactions. Journal of Chemical Education 36:73–76. Yaalon, D. H. 1959. Classification and nomenclature of soils in Israel. Taxonomic comparison and genetic relationship with soils from other countries. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 8G:91– 118. Yaalon, D. H. 1959. Dynamics of limestone solution and its application in the interpretation of geological processes. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 8G:217–218. Avery, B. W., Stephen, I., Brown, G. and Yaalon, D. H. 1959. The origin and development of Brown earths on Clay-with-Flints and Coombe deposits. Journal of Soil Science 10:177–195. Yaalon, D. H. 1960. Some implications of fundamental concepts of pedology in soil classification. Transactions of 7th International Congress of Soil Science (Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A), 4:119–123. The Netherlands: International Society of Soil Science. 52 Bentor, Y. K., Grader, P., Parnes, A., Reiss, Z., Shiftan, Z., Vroman, A., BrauN.F.eld, A., Issar, A., Itzhaki, Y., Rabinovitz, D., Shalem, N., Yaalon, D. H. (eds.). 1960. Lexique Stratigraphique International, Vol. 3, Asie, Fascicule 10, C2 - Israel. Paris: Congres Geologique International - Commission de Stratigraphie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Yaalon, D. H. 1961. On the origin and accumulation of salts in groundwater and in soils of Irael. Publication 255, Department of Geology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Yaalon, D. H. 1961. Soils of Israel and their classification. Review and comments. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 10G:339–342. Ginzbourg, D. and Yaalon, D. 1961. Petrography of loess in the Beersheba Basin with interpretation of provenance and sedimentary history. In: Proceedings Symposium on the Pleistocene in Israel pp. 6–9. Association for the Advancement of Science in Israel, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem Dan, J., Koyumdjisky, H. and Yaalon, D. H. 1962. Principles of a proposed classification for the soils of Israel. In: Transactions, International Soil Conference, New Zealand, Joint Meeting of Commissions IV & V, International Society of Soil Science, 410–421. Washington: International Society of Soil Science. Dan, J., Yaalon, D. H., Koyumdjisky, H. and Raz, Z. 1962. The soils and soil associations map of Israel. Jerusalem: Minestry of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Yaalon, D. H. 1962. Mineral composition of the average shale. Clay Minerals Bulletin 5:31–36. Yaalon, D. H. 1962. Weathering and soil development through geologic time. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 11G:149–150. Yaalon, D. H. 1962. Effect of irrigation on the salt balance of groundwaters in the Coastal Plain of Israel. In: Tashkent Symposium on the IN.F.uence of Irrigation on Secondary Salinization; Chemical Composition and Groundwtaer Reigime, 36–37. Tashkent: Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek USSR. Yaalon, D. H. and Katz, A. 1962. The chemical composition of precipitation in Israel. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 11G:189–190. Yaalon, D. H., Van Schuylenborgh J. and Slager S. 1962. The determination of cation exchange characteristics of saline and calcareous soils. Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science 10:217–222. Ginzbourg, D. and Yaalon, D. H. 1963. Petrography and origin of the loess in the Be’er Sheva basin. Israel Journal of Earth Sciences 12:68–70. Dan, J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1964. The application of the Catena concept in studies of pedogenesis in Mediterranean and desert fringe regions. Transactions 8th International Congress of Soil Science, 5:751–758. Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania. Yaalon, D. H. 1964. Chemical changes in rain-fed marsh waters during the dry season. Limnology and Oceanography 9:218–223. Yaalon, D. H. 1964. The concentration of ammonia and nitrate in rainwater over Israel in relation to environmental factors. Tellus 16:200–204. 53 Yaalon, D. H. 1964. Has soil research national characteristics? Soils and Fertilizers 27:89–93. Yaalon, D. H. 1964. Airborne salts as an active agent in pedogenic processes. Transactions 8th International Congress of Soil Science, 5:99–1000. Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania. Yaalon, D. H. 1965. Downward movement and distribution of anions in soil profiles with limited wetting. In: Experimental Pedology, Proceedings of the 11th Easter School in Agricultural Science, edited by E. G. Hallsworth and D. V. Crawford, 157–164. London: Butterworths. Yaalon, D. H. 1965. Factors controlling soil formation and distribution in the Mediterranean coastal plain of Israel during the Quaternary. In: Abstracts, International Association for Quaternary Research, 7th International Congress, General Sessions, 513. Boulder and Denver, Colorado, U.S.A: INQUA Yaalon, D. H. 1965. Source and sedimentary history of the loess in the Beer Sheva Basin, Israel. In: Abstracts, International Association for Quaternary Research, 7th International Congress, General Sessions, pp. 514. Boulder and Denver, Colorado, U.S.A: INQUA Yaalon, D. H. 1965. Microminerals and micromineralogy. Clay Minerals 6:71. Avinur, P., Yaalon, D. H. and Barzily, I. 1966. Direct Spectrophotometric Determination of Iron in the HCl Soluble Fraction of Carbonate Rocks. Israel Journal of Chemistry 4:129–134. Dan, J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1966. Trends of soil development with time in the Mediterranean environments of Israel. In: Transactions, Conference on Mediterranean Soils, Madrid 139–145. Koyumdjisky, H., Yaalon, D. H. and Dan, J. 1966. Red and reddish brown terra rossa in Israel. In: Transactions, Conference on Mediterranean Soils, Madrid 195–201. Orni, E. and Yaalon, D. H. 1966. Reclamation and conservation of the soil. Israel Today 26, 2nd (revised) edition. Jerusalem: “Israel Digest”. Yaalon, D. H. 1966. Note: Chart for the quantative estimation of mottling and of nodules in soil profiles. Soil Science 102:212–213. Yaalon D. H. 1966. Publications as a measure of a nation’s research effort. Geotimes 11:20–21. Yaalon, D. H. 1966. Morphology and development of soils. In: The Agricultural Encyclopedia, edited by Haim Halperin, 1:131–141. Tel Aviv: The Agricultural Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Yaalon, D. H. 1966. Clay minerals. In: The Agricultural Encyclopedia, edited by Haim Halperin, 1:150–157. Tel Aviv: The Agricultural Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Yaalon, D. H. 1966. Factors and processes governing soil development in Israel. In: The Agricultural Encyclopedia, edited by Haim Halperin, 1:178–186. Tel Aviv: The Agricultural Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Yaalon, D. H. 1966. The USSR and Australia lead in number of papers on the application of chemistry to geology and mineralogy in proportion to population. Geotimes 11:20–22. Yaalon, D. H., Avinur, P., Lipetz-Herman, V. and Barzily, I. 1966. The direct determination of Cu and Pb in the HCl soluble fraction of carbonate rocks. Israel Journal of Chemistry 4:135–143. 54 Yaalon, D. H. and Ganor, E. 1966. The climatic factor of wind erodibility and dust blowing in Israel. Israel Journal of Earth Science 15:27–32. Yaalon, D. H. and Ginzbourg, D. 1966. Sedimentary characteristics and climate analysis of easterly dust storms in the Negev (Israel). Sedimentology 6:315–332. Yaalon, D. H., Nathan, Y., Koyumdjisky, H. and Dan, J. 1966. Weathering and Catenary differentiation of clay minerals in soils on various parent materials in Israel. In: Transactions, International Clay Conference, Israel, edited by T. Rosenquist and P. Graff-Petterson, 1:187–198 and 2:139–144. Jerusalem: Israel University Press. Yaalon, D. H. and Yaron, B. 1966. Framework for man-made soil changes – an outline of metapedogenesis. Soil Science 102:272–277. Barzily, I., Yaalon, D. H. and Avinur, P. 1967. The Determination of Titanium by Tiron in the Presence of Large Amounts of Calcium and Iron. II. Israel Journal of Chemistry, 5:299–308. Yaalon, D. H. 1967. Factors affecting the lithification of eolianite and interpretation of its environmental significance in the coastal plain of Israel. Journal of Sedimentary Research 37:1189–1199. Yaalon, D. H. 1967. Salinization and salinity. Journal of Chemical Education 44: 591–593. Yaalon, D. H. and Dan, J. 1967. Factors controlling soil formation and distribution in the Mediterranean coastal plain of Israel during the Quaternary. In: Quaternary Soils, Proceedings, 7th Congress, INQUA, edited by Roger B. Morrison and Herbert E. Wright, 9:321–338. Reno, Nevada: Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada. Dan, J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1968. Pedomorphic forms and pedomorphic surfaces. In: Transactions, 9th International Congress of Soil Science (Adelaide), 4:577–584. Sydney, London, Melbourne: The ISSS and Angus & Robertson Ltd. Dan, J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1968. The formation of the soils and landscape in the Sharon. Ktavim 18:69–94 (in Hebrew). Karmeli, D., Yaalon, D. H. and Ravina, I. 1968. Dune sand and soil strata in Quaternary sedimentary cycles of the Sharon coastal plain. Israel Journal of Earth Science 17:45–53. Yaalon, D. H. and Ganor, E. 1968. Chemical Composition of Dew and Dry Fallout in Jerusalem, Israel. Nature 217:1139–1140. Yaalon, D. H. and Koyumdjisky, H. 1968. A comparison of ammonium and sodium acetate extraction for displacing exchangeable potassium in soils. Soil Science 105:403–408. Yaalon, D. H. and Koyumdjisky, H. 1968. Displacing exchangeable potassium in cation exchange determinations. Israel Journal of Chemistry 6:189–194. Dan, J., Yaalon, D. H. and Koyumdjisky, H. 1969. Catenary soil relationships in Israel, 1. the netanya cate na on coastal dunes of the sharon. Geoderma, 2:95–120. Yaalon, D. H. 1969. Origin of desert loess. Etudes sur le Quaternaire dans le Monde, 8th Congrès INQUA (Paris). In: Bulletin de l’Association Francaise pour l’Etude du Quaternaire, 2:755. Paris: Association Francaise pour l’Etude du Quaternaire (AFEQ). 55 Eckstein, Y., Yaalon, D. H. and Yariv, S. 1970. The effect of lithium on the cation exchange behaviour of crystalline and amorphous clays. Israel Journal of Chemistry 8:335–342. Yaalon, D. H. 1970. Parallel stone cracking, a weathering process on desert surfaces. Studii Tehnice si Economice – Institutul Geologic, Pedologie 18C:107−111. Bucharest, Romania. Yaalon, D. H. 1970. Note: On high-iron montmorillonites: discussion of the ‘significance of magnesium and iron in montmorillonite formation from basic igneous rocks’. Soil Science 110:74–76. Yaalon, D. H. and Feigin, A. 1970. Non‐Exchangeable Ammonium Ions in Some Clays and Shales of Israel. Israel Journal of Chemistry 8:425–433. Yaalon, D. H. and Lomas, J. 1970. Factors controlling the supply and the chemical composition of aerosols in a near-shore and coastal environment. Agricultural Meteorology 7:443–454. Dan, J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1971. On the origin and nature of the paleopedological formations in the coastal desert fringe areas of Israel. In: Paleopedology: Origin, Nature and Dating of Paleosols, edited by Dan H. Yaalon, 245–260. Jerusalem: International Society of Soil Science and Israel Universities Press. Yaalon, Dan, H. (ed.). 1971. Paleopedology: Origin, Nature and Dating of Paleosols. Jerusalem: International Society of Soil Science and Israel Universities Press. Yaalon, D. H. 1971. Soil-forming processes in time and space. In: Paleopedology: Origin, Nature and Dating of Paleosols, edited by Dan H. Yaalon 29–39. Jerusalem: International Society of Soil Science and Israel Universities Press. Yaalon, D. H. 1971. Criteria for the recognition and classification of Paleosols. In: Paleopedology: Origin, Nature and Dating of Paleosols, edited by Dan H. Yaalon, 153–158. Jerusalem: International Society of Soil Science and Israel Universities Press. Yaalon, D. H. and Laronne, J. 1971. Internal structures in eolianites and paleowinds, Mediterranean coast, Israel. Journal of Sedimentary Research 41:1059–1064. Dan, J., Yaalon, D. H. and H. Koyumdjisky. 1972. Catenary soil relationships in Israel: 2. The Bet Guvrin Catena on chalk and nari limestone crust in the Shefela. Israel Journal of Earth-Science 21: 99-118. Dan, J., Yaalon, D. H., Koyumdjisky, H. and Raz, Z. 1972. The soil association map of Israel, 1:1,000,000. Israel Journal of Earth Science 21:29–49. Yaalon, D. H., Jungreis, C. and Koyumdjisky, H. 1972. Distribution and reorganization of manganese in three Catenas of Mediterranean soils. Geoderma 7:71–78. Yaalon, D. H. and Kalmar, D. 1972. Vertical movement in an undisturbed soil: Continuous measurement of swelling and shrinkage with a sensitive apparatus. Geoderma 8:231–240. Yaalon, D. H. and Ganor, E. 1973. The influence of dust on soils during the Quaternary. Soil Science 116:146–155. Evenari, M., Yaalon, D. H. and Gutterman, Y. 1974. Note on soils with vesicular structure in deserts. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie N.F. 18:162–172. 56 Feigin, A. and Yaalon, D. H. 1974. Non-exchangeable ammonium in soils of Israel and its relation to clay and parent materials. Journal of Soil Science 25:384–397. Schick, A. P., Yaalon, D. H, Yair, A. and Kaiser, K. 1974. Geomorphic processes in arid environments – Geomorphologische Prozesse arider Gebiete. Proceedings of the Jerusalem-Elat Symposium. Volume I: Sections 1 and 2. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Supplementbände 20. Wieder, M. and Yaalon, D. H. 1974. Effect of matrix composition on carbonate nodule crystallization. Geoderma 11:95–121. Yaalon, D. H., Brenner, I. and Koyumdjisky, H. 1974. Weathering and mobility sequence of minor elements on a basaltic pedomorphic surface, Galilee, Israel. Geoderma 12:233–244. Yaalon, D. H. 1974. Note on some geomorphic effects of temperature changes on desert surfaces. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie Supplementband N.F. 21:29–34. Yaalon, D. H. and Dan, J. 1974. Accumulation and distribution of loess-derived deposits in the semidesert and desert fringe of Israel. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie Supplementband N.F. 20:91–105. Yaalon, D. H. and Singer, S. 1974. Vertical variation in strength and porosity of calcrete (nari) on chalk, Shefela, Israel and interpretation of its origin. Journal of Sedimentary Research 44:1016–1023. Dan, J., Yaalon, D. H., Koyumdjisky, H. and Raz, Z. 1975. The soil association map of Israel (1:500,000). The Volcani Institute of Agricultural Research 147. Bet Dagan: The Volcani Institute of Agricultural Research. Yaalon, D. H. 1975. Conceptual models in pedogenesis: can soil-forming functions be solved? Geoderma 14:189–205. Yaalon, D. H. 1975. Internal geometry and origin of vegetated coastal sand dunes. Journal of Sedimentary Research 45:359. Yaalon, D. H. 1975. Congresses, communication, citations. In: HORIZON: a Volume of Tribute to Prof. F. A. van Baren, edited by J. H. V. van Baren and L. Bal, pp. 72–79. Utrecht, The Netherlands. Yaalon, D. H. 1975. New data on the nature and origin of Nari (calcrete) on chalk in Israel. In: Abstracts of Submitted Papers, Israel Geological Society, Annual Meeting, The Judean Desert and the Dead Sea, pp. 11–15. Jerusalem: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Yaalon, D. H. and Ganor, E. 1975. Rates of aeolian dust accretion in the Mediterranean and desert fringe environments of Israel. In: Proceedings, 9th International Congress of Sedimentology, Nice (IXme Congres International de Sedimentologie), 2:169–174. Dan, J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1976. Origin and distribution of soils and landscapes in the Pleshet Plain. In: Studies in the Geography of Israel, 9:36–74. Israel Exploration Society Jerusalem (in Hebrew). Fridland, V. M., Kaner, N., Yaalon, D. H. 1976. and Pochvenny Institut Imeni V.V. Dokuchaeva. Pattern of the Soil Cover (Struktura Pochvennogo Pokrova). Jerusalem – Springfield, Virginia: Israel Program for Scientific Translations; Available from the U. S. Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Service. Yaalon, D. H. 1976. Congresses, communication, citations: Excerpts from “HORIZON” 1975. A volume of tribute to Prof. H. A. van Baren, edited by J. H. V. van Baren and L. Bal. Utrecht, pp. 72–79. The Netherlands. Bulletin of the International Society of Soil Science 50:20–21. 57 Yaalon, D. H. 1976. “Calgon” No Longer Suitable. Soil Science Society of America Journal 40:333. Yaalon, D. H. 1976. Conceptual models in pedogenesis – A reply. Geoderma 16:263–264. Yaalon, D. H. and Wieder, M. 1976. Note: Pedogenic palygorskite in some arid brown (calciorthid) soils of Israel. Clay Minerals 11:73–80. Wieder, M. and Yaalon, D. H. 1977. Grain cutans from clay illuviation in calcareous soil material. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Working-Meeting on Soil Micromorphology, Granada, Spain, edited by M. Delgado, pp. 1133–1135. Granada, Spain: Departamento de Edafología, Universidad de Granada. Williams, C. and Yaalon, D. H. 1977. An experimental investigation of reddening in dune sand. Geoderma 17:181–191. Bruins, H. J., Tarling, D. H. and Yaalon, D. H. 1978. Some pedologically distorted directions of remanent magnetisation in aeolian loessial deposits, NW Negev (Israel). 10th International Congress on Sedimentology, IAS, Jerusalem, pp. 97–98. Wieder, M. and Yaalon, D. H. 1978. Grain cutans resulting from clay illuviation in calcareous soil material. In: Micromorphology of Soils: Proceedings of the 5th International Working Meeting on Soil Micromorphology, edited by M. Delgado, 1133–1158. Granada, Spain: Departamento de Edafología, Universidad de Granada. Yaalon, D. H. 1978. Soil science in Israel: past and present. Soil Science 125:193–195. Yaalon, D. H. 1978. “Geoderma” – continental sedimentation calcrete, desert loess and paleosols, sand dunes and eolianites. In: Transactions, 10th International Congress on Sedimentology, Jerusalem, Sedimentology in Israel, Part II: Postcongress, Israel, Guidbook, Post-Congress Excursion Y5, 195– 238. Jerusalem: International Association of Sedimentologists. Yaalon, D. H. 1978. Nodules in sediments. In: The Encyclopedia of Sedimentology, edited by Rhodes W. Fairbridge and Joanne Bourgeois, pp. 503–504. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, Inc. Yaalon, D. H., Bruins, H. J. 1978. Sediments and paleosols as indicators of climatic fluctuations in the loessial desert fringe of the Negev, Israel. In: Proceedings, 10th INQUA Congress, Birmingham, edited by E. M. van Zinderen Bakker, 507. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema. Yaalon, D. H. and Kalmar, D. 1978. Dynamics of cracking and swelling clay soils: Displacement of skeletal grains, optimum depth of slickensides, and rate of intra-pedonic turbation. Earth Surface Processes 3:31–42. Yair, A. Yaalon, D. H. and Singer, S. 1978. Thickness of calcrete (nari) on chalk in relation to relief factors, Shefala, Israel. In: 10th International Congress on Sedimentology, IAS, Jerusalem, pp. 754– 755. Bruins, H. J., Yaalon, D. H. 1979. Stratigraphy of the Netivot section in the desert loess of the Negev (Israel). Acta Geologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 22:161–169. Yaalon, D.H., Ganor, E. 1979. East Mediterranean trajectories of dust-carrying storms from the Sahara and Sinai. In: Saharan Dust: Mobilization, Transport, Deposition. edited by C. Morales, pp. 187–193. New York: John Wiley & Sons. 58 Dan, J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1980. Origin and distribution of soils and landscapes in the Northern Negev. In: Studies in the Geography of Israel, 11:31–56. Israel Exploration Society Jerusalem (in Hebrew). Danin, A. and Yaalon, D. H. 1980. Trapping of silt and clay by lichens and bryophytes in the desert environment of the Dead Sea region. In: Bat Sheva Seminar on Approaches and Methods in Paleoclimatic Research with Emphasis on Aridic Areas. Jerusalem, Israel. Dan, J., Gerson, R., Koyumdjisky, H. and Yaalon, D. H. 1981. Aridic soils of Israel: properties, genesis and management. In: Special Publication 190, pp. 239–254. Bet Dagan: Agricultural Research Organization, Institute of Soils and Water. Dan, J., Gerson, R., Koyumdjisky, H. and Yaalon, Dan H. (eds.). 1981. Aridic Soils of Israel: Properties, Genesis and Managment (with preface by Dan H. Yaalon). Bet Dagan, Israel: Agricultural Research Organization, Institute of Soils and Water. Magaritz, M., Kaufman, A. and Yaalon, D. H. 1981. Calcium carbonate nodules in soils: 18O/16O and 13 12 C/ C ratios and 14C contents. Geoderma 25:157–172. Yaalon, D. H. 1981. Environmental setting. In: Aridic Soils of Israel: Properties, Genesis and Managment, edited by J. Dan, R. Gerson, H. Koyumdjisky, and D. H. Yaalon, pp. 3–16. Bet Dagan, Israel: Agricultural Research Organization, Institute of Soils and Water. Dan, J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1982. Automorphic saline soils in Israel. In: Aridic Soils and Geomorphic Processes: Proceedings of the International Conference of the International Society of Soil Science, Catena Supplement 1, edited by Dan H. Yaalon, pp. 103–115. Braunschweig: Catena Verlag. Dan, J., Yaalon, D. H., Moshe, R. and Nissim, S. 1982. Evolution of Reg soils in southern Israel and Sinai. Geoderma 28:173–202. Danin, A. and Yaalon, D. H. 1982. Silt plus clay sedimentation and decalcification during plant succession in sands of the Mediterranean coastal area of Israel. Israel Journal of Earth Sciences, 31:101– 109. Wieder, M. and Yaalon, D. H. 1982. Micromorphological fabrics and developmental stages of carbonate nodular forms related to soil characteristics. Geoderma 28:203–220. Yaalon, Dan, H. (ed.). 1982. Aridic Soils and Geomorphic Processes: Proceedings of the International Conference of the International Society of Soil Science, Catena Supplement 1. Braunschweig: Catena Verlag. Yaalon, D. H. 1982. Pedogenic carbonate in aridic soils – depth and mechanism of carbonate precipitation. In: Transactions, 12th International Congress of Soil Science, New Delhi, 6:138. Yaalon, D. H. and Ward, J. D. 1982. Observations on calcrete and recent calcic horizons in relation to landforms in the Central Namib Desert. In: Proceedings of the 6th SASQUA Conference. Palaeoecology of Africa 15:183–186. Tsoar, H. and Yaalon, D. H. 1983. Deflection of sand movement on a sinuous longitudinal (seif) dune: use of fluorescent dye as tracer. Sedimentary Geology 36:25–39. Wieder, M. and Yaalon, D. H. 1983. Micromorphology of Hamra soils. In: Between Yarkon and Ayalon, Studies on the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area and The Lod Vally, edited by D. Grossman, pp. 27– 34. Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University (in Hebrew). 59 Yaalon, D. H. 1983. Climate, time and soil development. In: Developments in Soil Science 11A, Pedogenesis and Soil Taxonomy, 1. Concepts and Interactions, edited by L. P. Wilding, N. E. Smeck and G. F. Hall, 233–251. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. Yaalon, D. H. and Kalmar, D. 1984. Extent and dynamics of cracking in a heavy clay soil with xeric moisture regime. In: proceedings of the International Soil Science Society Symposium on water and solute movement in heavy clay soils, 37:45–48. The Netherlands: ILRI publication. Fernandez Caldas E. and Yaalon, D., H. (eds.). 1985. Volcanic Soils: weathering and landscape relationships of soils on tephra and basalt. Catena Supplement 7, Congreso Internacional de Suelos Volcanicos (1984 : Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 1984). Cremlingen: Catena Verlag. Olson, J. S., Garrels, R. M., Berner, R. A., Armentano, T. V., Dyer, M. I. and Yaalon, D. H. 1985. The natural carbon cycle. In: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and the Global Carbon Cycle, edited by John R. Trabalka, pp. 175–213. Oak Ridge National Labratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee: United States. Wieder, M. and Yaalon, D. H. 1985. Catenary soil differentiation on opposite-facing slopes related to erosion-deposition and restricted leaching processes, northern Negev, Israel. Journal of Arid Environments 9:119–136. Yaalon, D. H. 1985. Book Review: Lithology and Stratigraphy of Loess and Paleosols (edited by M. Pécsi, 1984). Loess Letter 13:15–17. Yaalon, D. H. 1986. Book review essay: Palaeosols in the mainstream pedological literature: a review of some recent texts. Progress in Physical Geography 10:587–593. Dan, J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1987. Soils of the Sinai peninsula. In: Sinai, edited by G. Gvirtzman, A. Shmueli, Y. Gradus, I. Beit-Arieh and M. Har-El, pp. 213–229. Tel Aviv: Eretz Geographic Research & Publications, Tel Aviv University (in Hebrew). Yaalon, D. H. 1987. Saharan dust and desert loess: effect on surrounding soils. Journal of African Earth Sciences 6: 569–571. Yaalon, D. H. 1987. Is gullying associated with highly sodic colluvium? Further comment to the environmental interpretation of Southern African dongas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 58:121–123. Yaalon, D. H. 1988. Calcic Horizons and calcrete in aridic soils and paleosols: Progress in the last twenty two years. In: Soil Science Society of America, Agronomy Abstracts, Proceedings of the 80th Annual ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meeting. Anaheim, CA, USA. Yaalon, D. H. 1989. Book Review: Who is publishing and where on soil science of the tropics? Scientometrics 15:313–314. Yaalon, D. H. 1989. Comments on “A Unifying Quantitative Analysis of Soil Texture”. Soil Science Society of America Journal 53:595. Yaalon, D. H. 1989. Forerunners and founders of pedology as a science. Soil Science 147:225–226. Yaalon, D. H. 1989. The Earliest Soil Maps and Their Logic. Bulletin of the International Society of Soil Science 76:24. 60 Valentine, K.W.G. and Yaalon, D.H. (eds.). 1989. Climatic and Lithostratigraphic Significance of Paleosols. Papers from the symposium on the significance of Paleosols held in Ottawa in August 1987. Geoderma 45:2. Dan, J. and Yaalon, D.H. 1990. The formation of soils in the Sharon in relation to landscape characteristics. In: The Sharon between the Yarqon and Karmel, etited by A. Degani., D. Grossman and A. Shmueli, pp. 83–97. Tel Aviv: Eretz Geographic Research & Publications, Tel Aviv University (in Hebrew). Rutter, N., Ammann, B., Faure, H., Huntley, B., Kelts, K., Peltier, W. R., Pirazzoli, P. A., Schlüchter, C., Schnack, E., Starkel, L., Teller, J. and D. H. Yaalon. 1990. Proposed projects – Working group 2, interlaken workshop for past global changes. Global and Planetary Change 2:39–45 (also avialable: Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology 82:87–95). Yaalon, D. H. 1990. In Memoriam: Ran Gerson (1939–1989). Geomorphology 3(3-4):iv. Yaalon, D. H. 1990. The relevance of soils and paleosols in interpreting past and ongoing climatic changes. Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology (Global and Planetary Change Section) 82:63–64. Yaalon, D. H. 1990. Paleosols in the context of environmental changes. In: Global Soil Change, edited by R. W. Arnold, I. Szabolcs, and V. O. Targulian, pp. 63–68. Report of an International Institute for Applied System Analysis, International Society of Soil Science, United Nations Environmental Programme Task Force on the Role of Soil in Global Change. Laxenburg: International Institute for Applied System Analysis. Yaalon, D. H. 1990. Soils on a warmer earth: Projecting the effect of increased CO2 and gaseous emissions on soil in Mediterranean and subtropical regions. In: Developments in Soil Science 20, Soils on a Warmer Earth, edited by H. W. Scharpenseel, M. Schomaker and A. Ayoub, pp. 175–176. The Netherlands & New York: Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. Yaalon, D. H. 1990. Note: Soil pedon is not a suitable term. Soil Science 150:561. Yaalon, D. H. 1991. Mountain loess is not a suitable term. Area 23:255–256. Yaalon, D. H. 1991. The earliest geological map of the Near East – 1751. Israel Journal of Earth Sciences 40:251–254. Berkowicz, S. M., Lawford, R. G. and Yaalon, D. H. 1992. Aspects of aridity in Canada and Israel with reference to climatic change. In: Environmental Management in Canada, edited by K. Atkinson and A. McDonald, pp. 27–68. University of Leeds, England: Regional Canadian Studies Center. Bruins, H. J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1992. Parallel advance of slopes in aeolian loess deposits of the northern Negev, Israel. Israel Journal of Earth-Sciences 41:189–199. Harrison, J. B. J. and Yaalon, D. H. 1992. Functions are not always what they appear to be: A comment on “Soils developed in Late Pleistocene till, Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming”. Soil Science 154:250-252. Yaalon, D. H. 1992. On fortuitous results and compensating errors. Soil Science 154:431–434. Amit, R., Gerson, R. and Yaalon, D. H. 1993. Stages and rate of the gravel shattering process by salts in desert Reg soils. Geoderma 57:295–324. 61 Sharoni, S. and Yaalon, D. H. 1993. Approaches to soil survey in semiarid regions. In: Programme, Short Papers and Abstracts, 2nd International Meeting on “Red Mediterranean Soils”, Adana– Türkiye, pp. 35–37. Adana: Soil Science Society of Türkiye, University of Çukurova, ISSS-FAOTÜBİAK. Yaalon, D. H. 1993. Soil science in the eyes of the beholder: better understanding of soil processes and pedology urged. Bulletin of the International Society of Soil Science 84:13–14. Yaalon, D. H. 1993. Soil processes and global change. In: Regional Implications of Future Climate Change: Soil Processes and Global Change, edited by Michael Graber, Ariel Cohen and Mordechai Magaritz, pp. 196–199. Proceedings of an International Workshop. Rehovot: Weizmann Institute of Science. Webster, R. and Yaalon, D. H. 1994. The research paper. An informal guide for authors. Catena 21:3– 11. Yaalon, D. H. 1994. Shifting sands. Nature 368:10. Yaalon, D. H. 1994. On models, modeling, and process understanding. Soil Science Society of America Journal 58:1276. Amundson, R. and Yaalon, D. H. 1995. E. W. Hilgard and John Wesley Powell: efforts for a joint agricultural and geological survey. Soil Science Society of America Journal 59:4–13. Blume, H-P., Yair, A. and Yaalon, D. H. 1995. An initial study of pedogenic features along a transect across longitudinal dunes and interdune areas. Nizzana Region, Negev, Israel. In: Advances in GeoEcology 28, Arid Ecosystems, edited by H.-P. Blume and M. Berkowicz, pp. 51–64. Cremlingen: Catena Verlag. Yaalon, D. H. 1995. The soils we classify. Essay review of recent publications on soil taxonomy. Catena 24:233–241. Yaalon, D. H. 1995. Book review: R. G. Amundson’s book “Factors of Soil Formation: a Fifth Anniversary Retrospective”. Catena 24:89–90. Yaalon, D. H. 1995. More on citation analysis. Nature 378:760. Yaalon, D. H. and Govaert, E. 1995. (no title; reviewing G. L. Retallak’s book “Miocene Paleosols and Ape Habitats of Pakistan and Kenya”). In: Book Reviews, Geoderma 65:340–341. Amit, R. and Yaalon, D. H. 1996. The micromorphology of gypsum and halite in reg soils – the Negev Desert, Israel. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 21:1127–1143. Yaalon, D.H. 1996. Soil classification. Nature 380:31–32. Yaalon, D. H. 1996. Soil science in transition: soil awareness and soil care research strategies. Soil science 161:3-8. Yaalon, D. H. 1996. “Laterite is not a soil but maybe a paleosol”. Catena 26: 263–265. Yaalon, D. H. 1996. Sandstone weathering thresholds at Petra, Jordan: comments on Paradise, 1995. Physical Geography 17:180 – 183. 62 Mermut, A., R., Yaalon, D.H. and Kapur, S.(eds.). 1997. Red Mediterranean Soils. Catena, special publication 28:155–330. Yaalon, D. H. 1997. History of soil science in context: International perspective. In: History of Soil Science: International Perspectives, Advances in GeoEcology 29, edited by D. H. Yaalon and Dan and S. Berkowicz, S., pp. 1–13. Reiskirchen: Catena Verlag GMBH. Yaalon, D. H. 1997. Soils in the Mediterranean region: what makes them different? In: Red Mediterranean Soils, edited by Ahmet R. Mermut, Dan H. Yaalon, and Selim Kapur, 157–169. Catena 28 (special publication). Yaalon, D. H. 1997. Comments on the source, transport and deposition scenario of Saharan dust to southern Europe. Journal of arid environments 36:193–196. Yaalon, D. H. 1997. La science du sol en transition: Stratégies de recherche pour la prise en compte et la préservation du sol. CoN.F.érence donnée à la réunion du Comité Exécutif de l’AISS, Moscou (1996). Étude et Gestion des Sols 4:299–306. Yaalon, D. H. 1997. On Mediterranean soil conferences: A brief history. Bulletin of the International Society of Soil Sciences 91:86–87. Yaalon, D. H. and Berkowicz, S. (eds.). 1997. History of Soil Science: International Perspectives, Advances in GeoEcology 29. Reiskirchen: Catena Verlag GMBH. Yaalon, D. H. 1998. Discussion of the paper by J.J. Ibáñez et al. Geoderma 83:193–214. Yaalon D. H. 1998. Soil care attitudes and strategies: yesterday and today. 16th World Congress of Soil Science, Montpellier, France, Abstracts (Résumés Summaries), Volume II, Symposium 45, Le Corum Palais des Congres, pp. 819. Montpellier: International Society of Soil Sience AISS-IBG-SICS and Association Française pour l’Étude du Sol. Yaalon, D. H. 1998. Study of mountain soils promoted by the Georgian Society of Soil Science. Bulletin of the International Society of Soil Science 93:71–72. Yaalon, D. H. 1998. Soil care and sustainable soil use convention promoted. Bulletin of the International Society of Soil Science 93:86. Yaalon D. H. and Poupet P. 1998. Attitudes to soil care and land use through human history. 16th World Congress of Soil Science, Montpellier, France, Abstracts (Résumés Summaries), Volume II, Symposium 45, Le Corum Palais des Congres, pp. 809 (in French), pp. 810 (in English). Montpellier: International Society of Soil Sience AISS-IBG-SICS and Association Française pour l’Étude du Sol. Kidron, G., Yaalon, D. H. and Vonshak, A. 1999. Two causes for runoff initiation on microbiotic crusts: hydrophobicity and pore clogging. Soil Science 164:18–27. Yaalon, D. H. 1999. On the importance of International Communication in soil science. Eurasian Soil Science 32:22–24. Yaalon D. H. 1999. On Mediterranean soils Conferences: A brief history. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science 5:7–8. Yaalon, D.H. 1999. Causes of pedogenic diversity in the Mediterranean hill regions of Israel. In: Extended Abstracts, 6th International Meeting on Soils with Mediterranean Type of Climate, Barcelona, edited by Bech, J., pp. 514. Barcelona, Spain: Universitat de Barcelona. 63 Yaalon, D. H. 2000. Soil care attitudes and strategies of land use through human history. In: SARTONIANA, George Sarton Chair of the History of Sciences 1999-2000, 13:147–159. Ghent: University of Ghent. Yaalon, D. H. 2000. Africa needs locally trained soil specialists to improve land use. Nature 405:993. Yaalon, D. H. 2000. Down to earth. Nature 407:301. Yaalon, D. H. and Arnold, R. W. 2000. Attitudes toward soils and their societal relevance: then and now. Soil Science 165:5–12. Yaalon, D. H. 2001. An integrated and expanded theory of soil evolution. International Symposium on Functions of Soils in the Geosphere-Biosphere Systems (presumably pp. 35–37). Moscow: Dokuchaev Soil Science Society, Moscow State University Faculty of Soil Science and the International Union of Soil Science. Becker-Heidmann, P., Andresen, O., Kalmar, D., Scharpenseel, H-W. and Yaalon, D. H. 2002. Carbon dynamics in vertisols as revealed by high-resolution sampling. Radiocarbon 44:63–73. Yaalon, D. H. 2002. Understanding soil change: Soil sustainability over millennia, centuries, and decades. Soil Science, Book Reviews 167:701–702. Yaalon, D. H. 2002. On the Dukochaev Legacy. Newsletter of the Commission on the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soil Science of the IUSS 10:10–12. Yaalon, D. H. 2002. The history of pedology in Russia in the XX century (unknown and forgotten pages). Bulletin of the International Union of Soil Sciences 98:124. Yaalon, D. H. 2003. Are soils spatially a continuum? Pedometron 14:3–4. Yaalon, D. H. 2003. Textbook Review: Soil classification a global desk reference (Eswaran, H. et al. 2002). Pedometron 15:13–14. Mermut, A. R. and Yaalon, D. H. 2004. Interrelationship of Pedologic and Geological Mapping. In: 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy, Session G03.01–Function of soils for human societies and the environment. Florence: International Geological Congress INFORMS. Yaalon, D. H. 2004. V.A. Kovda – Meetings with a Great and Unique Man. HPSSS Newsletter, International Union of Soil Sciences, and Council on the History, Philosophy and Sociology, Soil Science Society of America 11:4–9. Johnson, D. L. and Yaalon, D. H. 2005. Darwin – The Pedological Innovator. HPSSS Newsletter, International Union of Soil Sciences, and Council on the History, Philosophy and Sociology, Soil Science Society of America 12:7. Yaalon, D. H. 2005. Letter to the editor: Comment on “mode and timing of kurkar and hamra formation, central coastal plain, Israel”, by N. Porat, A. G. Wintle, M. Ritte. Israel Journal of Earth Science 54:59–60. Yaalon, D. H. 2005. Soils and Archaeology are Getting Closer Together. HPSSS Newsletter, International Union of Soil Sciences, and Council on the History, Philosophy and Sociology, Soil Science Society of America 12:24. 64 Yaalon, D. H. 2005. Is water science or agriculture the basis of civilization? HPSSS Newsletter, International Union of Soil Sciences, and Council on the History, Philosophy and Sociology, Soil Science Society of America 12:26. Yaalon, D. H. 2005. Land use is always accompanied by soil change. E-Letter responses to: Global consequences of land use (Foley, J. A., et al. 2005). Science https://www.sciencemag.org/content/309/5734/570/reply (Published 16 November 2005). Feller, C., Blanchart, E. and Yaalon, D. H. 2006. Some major scientists (Palissy, Buffon, Thaer, Darwin and Muller) have described soil profiles and developed soil survey techniques before 1883. In: Footprints in the Soil: People and Ideas in Soil History, edited by Benno P. Warkentin, pp. 85–105. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier B.V. Fey, M. V., Mills, A. J. and Yaalon, D. H. 2006. The alternative meaning of pedoderm and its use for soil surface characterization. Geoderma 133:474–477. Yaalon, D. H. 2007. Human-induced ecosystem and landscape processes always involve soil change. BioScience 57:918–919. Yaalon, D. H. 2008. Classification: Historical Developments. Encyclopedia of Soil Science 1:1–3 Yaalon, D. H. 2008. Book review: DIRT – The erosion of civilization. Geoderma 146:401–402. Yaalon, D. H. 2009. Brief comments on red Mediterranean soils. Catena, 76:224. Yaalon, D. H. 2010. Comments on soil memory and paleo-environmental reconstruction for soil evolution. IUSS Bulletin 116:19–20. Richter, D. deB., Bacon, A. R., Megan, L. M., Richardson, C. J., Andrews, S. S., West, L., Wills, S., Billings, S., Cambardella, C. A., Cavallaro, N., DeMeester, J. E., Franzluebbers, A. J., Grandy, A. S., Grunwald, S., Gruver, J., Hartshorn, A. S., Janzen, H., Kramer, M. G., Ladha, J. K., Lajtha, K., Liles, G. C., Markewitz, D., Megonigal, P. J., Mermut, A. R., Rasmussen, C., Robinson, D. A., Smith, P., Stiles, C. A., Tate, R. L., Thompson, A., Tugel, A. J., van Es, H., Yaalon D. H. and Zobeck, T. M. 2011. Human–Soil Relations are Changing Rapidly: Proposals from SSSA’s Cross-Divisional Soil Change Working Group. Soil Science Society of America Journal 75:2079–2084. Richter, D. deB. and Yaalon, D. H. 2011. “The changing model of soil” revisited. Soil Science Society of America Journal 76: 766–778. Yaalon, D. H. 2011. Comments on soil memory and paleoenvironmental reconstruction of soil evolution. Eurasian Soil Science 44:462–463. Itkin, D., Geva-Kleinberger, A., Yaalon, D. H., Shaanan, U. and Goldfus, H. 2012. Nar in the Levant: historical and etymological aspects of a specific calcrete formation. Journal of Earth Sciences History 31: 210–238. Yaalon, D., H. 2012. A Passion for Science and Zion: The Yaalon Story. Jerusalem: Dan H. Yaalon. Kidron, G. J., Starinsky, A. and Yaalon, D. H. 2014. Cyanobacteria are confined to dewless habitats within a dew desert: Implications for past and future climate change for lithic microorganisms. Yaalon, Dan and Rigby, Meir. (eds.). 65 Dan Yaalon – In Memoriam Letters DAN (HARDY) YAALON, PEDOLOGIST AND SOIL SCIENTIST, 1924–2014 DANNY ITKIN Archaeological Division Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel [email protected] Dan H. Yaalon, one of the world’s most outstanding pedologists and soil scientists, died in his home at Mevasseret Zion (Israel) on 29 January, 2014, aged eighty nine. A professor of soil science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dan belonged to a passing generation that shaped and defined soil science as we know it today. Born as Hardy Berger to Hugo J. Berger and Elsa Jellinek on May 11, 1924, Dan spent a worryfree childhood in his birth town, Uherske Hradiste (Czechoslovakia). Two turning points dramatically changed his childhood: the untimely death of his beloved father (when Dan was ten), and the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 (when Dan was fifteen). Fleeing from the occupation, Dan arrived in Denmark, where he applied to study at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen. Dan H. Yaalon (1924–2014). Photograph courtesy of Uri Yaalon In October 1943, when Denmark too became occupied, Dan was smuggled into Sweden; there he applied to the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences at Uppsala, and received a warm welcome from Professor Sante Emil Mattson (1886–1980), a notable Swedish soil chemist who made Dan his assistant. After the end of World War II, Dan discovered that his beloved mother had been murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp (Poland). Despite his deep sorrow, Dan returned to Denmark to finish his B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences (Soil Chemistry), which was approved in 1947. In July 1948, Dan found his life-long home by moving to the recently established state of Israel. Joining the army for one year, Dan participated in the first field surveys of the Negev desert, which became an area of key interest in his subsequent works (Yaalon and Ginzbourg 1966; Yaalon and Ganor 1973). In 1950, Dan was accepted as a doctoral student by Professor Avraham Adolf Reifenberg (1899–1953), who established the Soil Science Department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and invited Dan to investigate the accumulation of salts in the soils of the Jordan Valley. Motivated by questions of “why?” and “how?” with respect to soil formation, Dan gathered irrefutable evidence that the red colour of the terra rossa soil originated from the presence of iron oxides in airborne dust– 66 boldly contradicting Reifenberg, who attributed this colour to carbon oxides from the underlying parent rock. For the rest of his life, Dan remained a sharp and uncompromising critic of his own and other people’s works and ideas. In 1952, Dan married his dear wife, Rita Singer, and together they raised a warm and loving family of two sons and seven grandchildren. In 1954 Dan defended his Ph.D., and moved to a post-doctoral position at the Rothamsted Experimental Station (England). On his return to Israel, in 1955, Dan wrote the first-of-its-kind treatise on the clay mineralogy of the major soil types of Israel. From then onwards, dust had become the central topic of Dan’s life and career, as he further developed a unique view on the formation of Mediterranean Soils (Yaalon and Ganor 1973; Fedoroff and Courty 2013, p. 359–360). To quote Dan directly: to my mind, in all I have ever done, my greatest achievement has been the knowledge I have contributed regarding the importance of dust in soil formation and the creation of the landscape of Israel, which represents the outcome of the connection between chemical knowledge I had acquired and the geo-biological issues I chose to address (Yaalon 2012, p. 121). In 1957, Dan was appointed lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he stayed for the rest of his academic career. However, the impact of Dan’s work was much more farreaching. In 1965, Dan promoted the adoption of the term ‘paleopedology’ (ancient pedology) by the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA), in recognition of the fact that past soils are key indicators of paleoclimate and landscape evolution in the Quaternary. Later, in 1971, Dan edited the landmark book Paleopedology: Origin, Nature and Dating of Paleosols (Yaalon 1971). In 1966, Dan presented his then revolutionary and pioneering concept of ‘metapedogenesis’, recognising humans as a major influencing factor of soil formation (Yaalon and Bruno 1966), which is currently considered a ‘hot topic’ in the field of earth sciences. Dan retired from the academy in 1994, but maintained an extremely active research life of writing, editing and reviewing, surrounded by thousands of books in his modest home study. During his career he edited numerous books and special publications on pedology and soil science, was an honorary editor of the journal CATENA, and an editorial board member of the journals CATENA, Geoderma, and Soil Science. Dan was special in that he paid attention not only to advances in soil research, but also to the history of soil science. In 1997, Dan edited the book History of Soil Science – International Perspectives (Yaalon and Berkowicz 1997), in which he demonstrated that historical developments, in the context of their period, relate to human beings understanding and attitude to soil. Dan’s approach to the history of soil sciences emphasized the recognition of soil differences and the emergence of subdisciplines as described by early agriculturists (Yaalon 1997). In 2012, he co-authored “The changing model of soil” revisited – a work of which he was very proud, and which modified traditional 20th century models of soils in response to the needs and challenges of humanity in the 21st century (Richter and Yaalon 2012). The same year, after prolonged research into his own history, Dan published his autobiography in which he concluded: man is an infinite network of connections to the world and to human beings. Events that occur at any particular age – whether by accident or not – represent a step in the direction of a future which cannot be foretold (Yaalon 2012, p. 190). The very last publication that Dan co-authored was concerned with historical and etymological aspects of nari (calcrete) that span from the second half of the 19th century to present times (Itkin et al. 2012). His broad interdisciplinary knowledge profoundly contributed to this work. Dan’s wish to be memorialized in the journal Earth Sciences History reflects the importance which he gave to history in general, and to the history of soil sciences in particular. Continuing the heritage and spirit of Vasily Vasilievich Dokuchaev (1846–1903) (“the father of pedology”), Dan was one of the few scholars in the West who considered soils as holistic natural bodies. He was an outspoken advocate of the notion that the understanding of soils extends beyond its immediate agronomical use, but is rather a cornerstone of both earth sciences and humanities –�a major undercurrent that runs through Dan’s numerous publications (over 160 in total). As a tribute to Dan’s achievements, he was appointed an honorary fellow in many soil science and geological socie67 ties worldwide. His unrivalled input to the history of soil science was recognised in 2000 by the Sarton Medal from the University of Ghent (Belgium), and his outstanding lifetime contribution and continuing influence on modern research was acknowledged in 2010 by the Dokuchaev Medal (the “Nobel Prize” of soil sciences) from the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS). His students and colleagues will remember Dan as a modest and open-minded person, critical and demanding, full of creative ideas, who enjoyed sharing his experiences with anyone who sought his advice. All of us shall hold dear his memory and his charismatic personality, which will surely inspire many generations of soil scientists to come. Yehi Zichro Baruch (may his memory be blessed) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to deeply thank my colleagues who cordially contributed to this eloge: Selim Kapur, Alexander Tsatskin, Rivka Amit, Margot Rohdenburg, and Hanna Koyumdjisky. My special thanks to the family of Dan H. Yaalon for kindly sharing historical details. I would also like to emphasize my appreciation to Ivri Tasker for his proof-reading. On behalf of Dan, his family, and myself, I wish to express our gratefulness to Sandra Herbert, President of the History of Earth Sciences Society, John Diemer and David Oldroyd, editor and former-editor of the journal Earth Sciences History, for approving the special request of Dan to be memorialized in this journal. BIBLIOGRAPHY Itkin, D., Geva-Kleinberger, A., Yaalon, D. H., Shaanan, U. and Goldfus, H. 2012. Nari in the Levant: historical and etymological aspects of a specific calcrete formation. Journal of Earth Sciences History 31: 210–238. Fedoroff, N. and Courty, M-A. 2013. Revisiting the genesis of red Mediterranean soils. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 22: 359–375. Richter, D. deB. and Yaalon, D. H. 2012. “The changing model of soil” revisited. Soil Science Society of America Journal 76: 766–778. Yaalon, D. H. and Bruno, Y. 1966. Framework for man-made soil changes – an outline of metapedogenesis. Soil Science 102: 272–277. Yaalon, D. H. and Ginzbourg, D. 1966. Sedimentary characteristics and climate analysis of easterly dust storms in the Negev (Israel). Sedimentology 6: 315–332. Yaalon, Dan H. (editor). 1971. Paleopedology: Origin, Nature and Dating of Paleosols. Jerusalem: International Society of Soil Science and Israel Universities Press. Yaalon, D. H. and Ganor, E. 1973. The influence of dust on soils during the Quaternary. Soil Science 116: 146–155. Yaalon, Dan H. 1997. History of soil science in context: international perspective. In: History of Soil Science – International Perspectives, edited by Dan H. Yaalon and Simon Berkowicz. Advances in Geoecology 29: 1�13. Reiskirchen: Catena Verlag. Yaalon, Dan H. and Berkowicz, Simon (editors). 1997. History of Soil Science – International Perspectives. Advances in Geoecology 29. Reiskirchen: Catena Verlag. Yaalon, Dan H. 2012. A Passion for Science and Zion: The Yaalon Story. Jerusalem: Dan H. Yaalon. This manuscript is published in Journal of the History of Earth Sciences Society, Volume 33, Number 1 / 2014 Pages 176-178 68 69 70 In Memoriam Dan Yaalon Arnold Finck, Prof.-Emeritus of Kiel-University, Germany (Dec. 2014) Dan Yaalon was an eminent pedologist. I admire his precise observation, clear presentation and imaginative generalizations. Being myself more in the line of soil fertility, however, my contribution will be restricted to personal reminiscences. We both were Europeans, Dan coming from the South and I from the North. We both lived near the Baltic Sea about 1940. Dan was in Denmark as a fugitive from potential persecution, whereas I lived not far away in a rather secluded agricultural area – but on the other side of the former great divide. Our first meeting as young soil scientists was at the Soil Congress in the USA (Madision 1960) where he participated as Israeli with experience on desert soils - and I from the Arabic Sudan with work on the fertility of (river) Nile soils. Since Dan had some relations with Kiel University, esp. with my Soil-Science colleague Diedrich Schroeder, he came to Kiel to give lectures and to participate in our excursion to the western coast where he studied the mud deposited by the sea. From the scientific and personal discussions a closer friendship resulted (I still remember his question on xenophobia as a cause of human conflicts). A highlight was the invitation to his house at the occasion of a Congress in Jerusalem. Dan and his wife were excellent hosts. Beyond differences in religion and the consequences of the tragic past, we liked each other as rather similar people. When he came to Kiel again, I invited him to our house where we exchanged personal aspects of Soil Science and he reported some of the sufferings of his family during the war – true enough, but difficult to believe. I was glad that I could offer him the memories on my youth (showing quite a different kind of Germany). Later-on, I was indebted to him for recommending me as one of the authors for the historical book of Soil Science (Footprints in the Soil, 2006). Recently, I was lucky to obtain the Yaalon Story - his memoirs offered with asking for my comments. It was, however, already too late for additional information - also for topics beyond Soil Science, e.g. on human life in general (I would have liked to discuss with him). I shall remember Dan with gratitude as a good friend, whom I lost too early. 71 Excursion Guide Route Timetable Saturday 11.04.2015 08:30 Departure from BOKU to Stranzendorf 09:00 Stranzendorf Paleosol Explanation by Franz Ottner 09:40 Departure from Stranzendorf 11:40 Arrival at Uherské Hradiště 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch at Uherské Hradiště Restaurant Net 13:00 – 14:00 Guided citytour Visiting Dan Yaalon’s neighbourhood Short historical walk 14:00 – 14:40 Reception at the town hall by major Stanislav Blaha 14:40 – 15:00 Lecture of Eric Brevik Brevik, E.C.; Landa, E.R.; Arnold, R.:“Links between the Histories of Soil Science and Geology, with an Emphasis on the United States” 15:00 – 16:00 Soil profile description by Jiri Kulhavy 16:30 Departure from Uherské Hradiště to Vienna 18:30 Arrival at Vienna 72 Description of the excursion route to Uherské Hradiště Figure 1: The exkursion route from Vienna to Uherské Hradiště. We leave the Boku Building and drive from the highest Danube terrace, the Laaerberg Terrasse, down to the Stadt Terrasse and the lowest Prater Terrasse. Shortly afterwards we pass the Danube river. Vienna is located in the Vienna Basin, which was formed in the Upper Tertiary between the Alps and the Carpathians. We drive along the A22, pass Korneuburg and Stockerau and turn North to the local road B19. After 5 minutes we arrive at Stranzendorf and have our first stop in the abandoned gravel pit. We leave Stranzendorf and drive back to Stockerau, take the S1 and A5 Highway to Wolkersdorf till the end and turn Northeast and reach the Austrian Czech border. The whole way from Stranzendorf to the border we are in the northern part of the Vienna Basin filled with thousands of meters with fine grained sediments - the Viennese tegel. Since Roman time it is used for brickmaking. Above the tegel several meters of aeolian loess are accumulated. Because of the good quality of the soil derived from loess many vineyards exist. That landscape in the Northeast of Austria is therefore called “Weinviertel”. We cross the border, pass Břeslav and Stražnice and after a short time we reach our destination, the birthplace of Dan Yaalon – Uherské Hradiště. Our short excursion starts in Weinviertel ("wine quarter”), one of the most beautiful areas of Austria. With more than 16,000 hectares of vineyards this is Austria’s largest wine region. North of the Danube, the hilly landscape is interwoven with wide fields, old oak forests, countless vineyards and neatly 73 laid out villages. The prevailing soils of this landscape are Chernozems, Phaeozems, and Cambisols. Located 32 km northwest of Vienna, our first stop will be in the paleosol site of Stranzendorf. Here we will observe a loess and paleosols sequence which is embedded with molluscs and vertebrate, and overlies a 40 m thick profile of alluvial gravel. Nearly halfway towards our final destination we will depart Austria and enter Southern Moravia in the south-east corner of the Czech Republic. This is an ancient crossroads of Europe that is known for its natural beauty, some of which is UNESCO protected – the Lower Morava Biosphere Reserve, and the White Carpathians Biosphere Reserve. The soil distribution of our short route in the Czech Republic is comprised of Fluvisols, Chernozems, Phaeozems, Luvisols, and Cambisols. The Southern Moravian inhabitants will meet us in each and every stop along our way with their exceptional cordiality and hospitality. Finally we will reach Uherske Hradiste, the town where Dan Yaalon grew up until the age of fifteen. Founded in 1257 by the Czech king, Otakar II, this is the central town of Moravian Slovakia; a region known for its unique culture, traditions and wine production. The well preserved historical city center enables every visitor to experience the same urban landscape which accompanied Dan in his childhood. An observation of a local soil profile is planned to end our excursion. Fortunately we have a chance to include in this special symposium a personal touch to the life of Dan Yaalon. Situated in the south-eastern region of the Czech Republic, Dan’s birthplace of Uherské Hradiště is just over two hours’ drive from Vienna. The route from Vienna to Uherské Hradiště has many wonderful attractions as we pass through the Lower Austria region, and the Southern Moravia region (Czech Republic). 74 The loess profile in Stranzendorf - Lower Austria Franz Ottner1, Tobias Sprafke², Birgit Terhorst² 1 BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Applied Geology, Peter Jordan Strasse 70, 1190 Vienna, Austria 2 University Würzburg, Institute of Geography und Geology, 97074 Würzburg, Germany The outcrop of Stranzendorf in the past Stranzendorf is a small village located about 45km northwest of Vienna. During construction work in the early seventies, the gravel used for a new road was sometimes mixed with dark red soil material. The source was found in an outcrop near the vineyards on the outskirts of Stranzendorf. First investigations were done by KOČI (1974) and FINK (1976). The geological site consists of Tertiary clay, sands and gravels in the basal part, and loess paleosol sequence in the upper part (see fig 1). Due to the intense red colour of the lowermost pedocomplex and first paleomagnetic and paleontological analyses, FINK (1976) assumed a Tertiary age for this part and discussed the position of the Plio-/Pleistocene boundary. Following the first paleomagnetic analyses by KOČI (1974), KUKLA found not only normal but also revers oriented parts in the gravel quarry (FINK 1976). Based on further analyses, FINK (1979) pointed out, that the eolian sediments in the lower part of the sequence represent without doubt the oldest known loess of the world. RABEDER (1981 and 1991) and RABEDER & VERGINIS (1987) found bones and extracted remnants – particularly teeth – of small mammals from more than 7 tons of sediment. They dated the profile to the Plio-/Pleistocene border (2.7 to 1.7m y). Starting in the late eighties, Czech investigators in cooperation with the Geological Survey of Austria started their work in Stranzendorf. Micromorphological investigations by L. SMOLÍKOVÁ reveal a complex genesis for the basal Braunlehm and Rotlehm soils (KOVANDA et al 1995). Based on malacological results, KOVANDA et al. (1995) assumed a Quaternary age of the sequence, and discussed the general beginning of the Quaternary. In the last twenty years the scientific interest in that site was very small. 75 Figure 1: Sketch of the profile Stranzendorf after FINK (1976). The present in Stranzendorf Last year, a scientific reinvestigation started in the light of modern state of the art. In order to exhhibit a geological monument at this locality, the government of Stranzendorf opened a new profile up to eight meters high and supported scientific work (fig. 2). The profile was described in detail and more than 50 samples were taken for further analysis (fig. 4). A large interdisciplinary team of scientists (paleopedologists, geologists, mineralogists, chemists, physicists etc.) wanted to disclose the secrets of this profile. Suddenly in March 2015, the mayor of the village Stranzendorf ordered to fill up again the whole profile (fig. 3). 76 Profile Stanzendorf: Overview Profile Stranzendorf: Detail 77 Figure 2: The profile in September 2014 Figure 3: The profile in March 2015 78 The future of the profile Stranzendorf The studied profile (fig. 4) corresponds to the lowermost part of the pedosedimentary sequence of Stranzendorf. Three main units can be differentiated below the topmost recent colluvial layers: 1) The upper parts (-3.8 m) are dominated by dense loess sediments which are separated by weak brownish and/or strongly carbonate enriched horizons. The lowermost Bw horizon of this succession most probably corresponds to palaeosol D of FINK (1976) 2) The intermediate to lower parts (3.8-7.0 m) are strongly weathered, brown to dark red clays (partly with a coarse component) that cannot be easily differentiated in the field. They correspond to the palaeosols A to C of FINK (1976). 3) In the basal portion of the exposure (from 7.0 m) are mainly gravels with a clayey matrix. In its lowest part the gravels are strongly cemented by carbonate. Figure 4: The new description of the excavated pedosedimentary sequence including the sample positions of the first sampling campaign. 79 First results from the mineralogical investigation by powder X-ray diffraction show large differences in the mineralogical composition. According to the five stages defined by TERHORST et al. (2012) the weathering intensity in the upper part is low (mostly stage 1), whereas in the lower part it is high and reaches the stages 3 and in parts even the stages 4 to 5. We are optimistic, that the profile in Stranzendorf will be reopened again, and the whole series could be shown again together with further results. References FINK, J. (Schriftleitung) 1976: Exkursion durch den österreichischen Teil des nördlichen Alpenvorlandes und den Donauraum zwischen Krems und Wiener Pforte. Mitteilungen der Kommission für Quartärforschung der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band 1, 113 S. FINK, J. (1979): Paleomagnetic research in the northeastern foothills of the Alps and in the Vienna Basin. In: M. Pécsi (Hrsg.): Studies on Loess. (= Acta geologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 22). Budapest, 111-124. KOČI, A. 1974: Paleomagnetic Investigation of Sediments. – Report No 1 of Project 73/1/24 “Quaternary Glaciations in the Northern Hemisphere. KOVANDA, J., SMOLÍKOVÁ, L. & HOÁRČEK, I. (1995): New data on four classic loess sequences in Lower Austria. Sborník Geologických Věd. Antropozoikum 22, 63-85. RABEDER, G. 1981: Die Arvicoliden (Rodentia, Mammalia) aus dem Pliozän und dem älteren Pleistozän von Niederösterreich. - Beiträge der Paläontologie Österreichs 8, 1-373. RABEDER, G. & VERGINIS, S. (1987): Die plio/pleistozänen Lößprofile von Stranzendorf und Krems (Niederösterreich). Griechische Geographische Gesellschaft Band B, 285-306. RABEDER, G. 1991: Exkursionen im Pliozän und Pleistozän Österreichs. Österreichische Geologische Gesellschaft, 44 p. TERHORST, B; OTTNER, F; WRIESSNIG, K. (2012): Weathering intensity and pedostratigraphy of the Middle to Upper Pleistocene loess/palaeosol sequence of Wels-Aschet (Upper Austria). Quaternary International 265: 142-154. 80 Uherské Hradiště History of the town The rich history of the royal town of Uherské Hradiště reaches back to distant past. Long before the place was settled, favorable climatic conditions along with fertile soil had made it predestined for settlement. The archeological finds suggest that the primeval people had been living here since the early Stone Age. On the crossing of trade routes leading from the North to South and from the West to East, an ingenuous system of island fortifications was constructed in the 8th and 9th centuries. Three originally uninhabited islands in the Morava River were settled. The main one was called St. George Island, after the chapel consecrated to St. George, which was situated there. The settlement area of the time spread over the grounds of today’s Uherské Hradiště, Staré Město and Sady, making it undoubtedly one of the centers of the Great Moravian Empire. Relatively small in area, this settlement integrated the administration of power, crafts production as well as the religious and cultural sphere. After the decline of the Great Moravian Empire, the importance of this center diminished for a long time. During the 13th century, southeastern Moravia became a target of frequent enemy raids. The border crossings, passes and fords were used by the enemy troops to invade and plunder the fertile Moravian land. It was in this time that the strategic importance of the island near a Morava ford grew again. The enemy raiders vexed not only the villagers, but also the monastery in Velehrad. A deed by King Přemysl Otakar II. from October 15, 1257 testifies that the town of Uherské Hradiště was founded on an island owned by the monastery not only to protect the monastery itself, but mainly the borderland. The town’s first inhabitants came from near market villages, royal Kunovice and monasterial Veligrad (today’s Staré Město). The double settlement determined the town’s appearance – two market villages were founded in close proximity to each other, each with its own square – hence the two squares of today’s town. The basic ground plan probably reflected the original Slavic settlement. The center of the town shows signs of typical medieval geometrism, while the shape of outer streets was somehow adapted to the neighboring municipal fortification. The town’s history and development through the centuries was a long and complicated one, frequently marked with incessant raids and brawls with the adversaries of the Czech state. For this reason, the town had been gradually fortified by various systems of fortification since its founding. These systems were constantly improved and upgraded. The town reached its high point in the 15th and 16th centuries, when it was granted numerous privileges and liberties. In the course of the following centuries, Hradiště became a target of frequent enemy raids. In the 16th century, it was attacked by Cuman 81 hordes, while in the 17th, it was vexed by military clashes of the Thirty Years’ War. The turn of the 17th and 18th centuries saw frequent Turkish raids and the early 18th century saw the suffering of the Prussian Campaign. In the course of its whole history, the town was captured just once – by Prussian army in 1742. Forty years later, it ceased to function as a fortress, however, it did continue to be constrained to the area within the fortifications. The area outside the fortification had been gradually settled only since as late as the 1840’s. By this time, the town fulfilled the functions of trade, administration and judicial center of the region. In the second half of the 19th century, nationalist turmoil and struggle for national character spawned many different nation-oriented societies and corporations. In 1884, a new grammar school was founded in Uherské Hradiště, to be the first Czech-language secondary school in Moravian Slovakia. During this period, many important buildings were being built and the town continued to grow. Even after 1918, the town of Uherské Hradiště remains mainly a center of administration with slow industrial development. The Second World War damaged the town to a large extent. The post-war renewal brought large industry to the town, namely canning and machine engineering. The influx of population caused, along with the annexation of the neighboring villages, a bustling growth and a significant change of the town’s appearance. After 1989, the town became more beautiful than ever, namely its historical center. Most of sights and historical monuments were reconstructed and sensibly adapted to fit the needs of our time. Characteristics of the town The town, rightfully referred to as the metropolis of Moravian Slovakia, boasts an interesting history, wealth of sights and monuments, historical tradition, a large number of tourist attractions in its vicinity as well as finely preserved countryside of its surroundings. Uherské Hradiště – a town that lies in the fertile wold of the Morava river, which is shielded by woody slopes of the Chřiby hills from the West, and White Carpathians from the East, in the middle of viniferous country inhabited by industrious and kind people. Since long ago, the pilgrims’ steps have lead here for the moments of rest and serenity as well as joy of enlightenment. The hospitality of the royal town has always been well-known and attracted many artists to visit – painters, poets, writers and composers. All those who have visited the town left it later with an ineffaceable memory. 82 Soil at Uherské Hradiště Kalendář věků National Nature Monument General Characteristics County (administration): South Moravia Region District (town): Břeclav Cadastre: Dolní Věstonice Geological region: Pouzdřany, Ždánice & Zdounky units; Rača unit of the Chřiby Mts. Accessibility: - no traffic restriction (by car) Excursion locality: yes ID: 676 ASL: 215 m GPS: N 48°53,206´ E 16°39,263´ The Kalendář věků NNM – “Calendar of Ages” is located on the floor and walls of abandoned brickpit on the eastern edge of the village of Dolní Věstonice in the Jihomoravský kraj – South Moravian Region. The protected area was declared in 2005 on an area of 0.45ha and lies at elevations of 180-205 metres above sea level. This stratotype of the Upper Pleistocene in a facia of dry loess is exposed in profile on the northern foot of the Pavlovské vrchy limestone ridge. Photo: Jiri Kmet A terrace system of fluvial accumulations gradually developed along the Dyje river, which already flowed through its current valley and the Věstonická brána Gate between the Lower Pleistocene to the Holocene periods. This Quaternary covering is built of Pleistocene fluvial sediments (sandy gravels) at several height levels and deluvial and eolic sediments (loess, airblown sands) with fossil soils PI-X. Cryogenic phenomena are common in these soils. Together with the pre-Quaternary basement these strata are prone to landslides. Well-developed exposed loess strata can be found in the Kalendář věků abandoned brickpit, where the former quarrying work uncovered a profile of around 20 metres in height. After the extraction finished a vertical cut (rectangular in shape) was made in the centre of the pit wall. This vertical cut enables us to see the exposed loess strata of Upper Riss age with remnants of mollusc fauna on the wall of the former brickpit. Well developed brown earth or Cambisol lies on top of this loess (soil complex III-R/W) and on top of this we can observe three brown-black horizons of humus-rich black earth of 83 Chernozem (soil complex II), which are separated by wash sediments and loess. The parabrownearthdoes not contain fossils or pollen, whereas the complex of Chernozems and their intermediate layers contain steppe fauna. In the lower Chernozem and in the loess between the lower and middle black earths we can find the shells of thermophilous molluscs. Soil complexes II and III are overlain by a thick complex of the youngest loesses, which are separated by a thin light-brown layer which can be regarded as soil complex I. This youngest soil complex is of stratigraphic importance because the Gravetienne (Pavlovienne) horizon (29-22 thousand years ago) lies on its surface. Evidence of fir and spruce trees is typically found in the Pavlovienne cultural layer. Less resistant steppe elements are occasionally found in soil complex I, although this layer is predominantly sterile due to decalcification. These absent steppe elements are replaced by tundra species which are bound to the greyish horizon of the initial Pseudogley. Recently developed Chernozem can be found at the surface. Remains of fauna from the Würm period, such as mammoths, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer, wolves and foxes are often found in the accompanying loess horizons. Boreholes made in the floor of the brickpit provided evidence that there is a further 15-metre-deep complex of loess, slope sediments and fluvial sands with occasional gravels and with two soil complexes. Partially trampled grassland grows on the floor of the brickpit and includes thermophilous ruderal species. Part of the pit floor and the south wall are covered with false acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia) stands. Notable herbs in the protected area include the white-flowered poppy Papaver maculosum and the rocket Hesperis sylvestris. The locality is notable for the occurrence of many hymenoptera insects, especially solitary bees such as Andrena morawitzi, the tawny mining bee (Andrea fulva) and Osmia leucogastra. Individual hibernating lesser horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros) have been found in the neighbouring underground spaces. Photo: Jiri Kmet Brick-making clay was previously extracted on the site of the current Kalendář věků NNM and later material to build the dam wall of the Nové Mlýny reservoir was also taken from the pit. After quarrying was stopped the pit was occasionally used as a campsite, but now it is used and maintained by the local hunting club. The actual loess profile has been affected by local landslides caused by Photo: Jiri Kmet weathering. The speed of the landslides and destruction of the profile was worsened by water which penetrated the strata in the profile from the open ventilation shafts of a collapsed wine cellar, which came to the surface several metres below the upper edge of the pit. These ventilation shafts have now been blocked and rainwater is probably unable to penetrate the profile in this way. Young growths of “tree of heaven” (Ailanthus altissima) were cut back on the north-east wall of the brickpit in 2004. Around 0.1 hectares of tree stands (predominantly false acacia – Robinia pseudoacacia) remain on the floor and south wall of the pit and it will be necessary to remove them. The Kalendář věků NNM is easily accessible from the road and an information panel is provided for visitors. 84 References Absolon, K. (1938): Die Erforschung der diluvialen Mammut-Jäger-Station von Unter Wisternitz an den Pallauen Bergen in Mähren, Arbeitsbericht über das zweiter Jahre 1925. Brünn, pp. 101. 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Kulhavy 12 March 2015 85 Table 1: Grain structure of soil profile Cihelna, Dolní Věstonice Depth (cm) Diameter of granule (mm) 0,01 0,05 < 0,01 % 0,05 % 0,1 % 29,04 37,50 21,88 28,20 29,42 27,18 28,14 29,80 24,54 22,96 40,66 29,34 33,80 36,36 16,58 36,82 35,44 19,14 33,60 38,10 16,92 26,58 31,70 24,98 30,90 39,28 20,36 36,44 32,96 19,20 31,06 28,60 29,54 34,28 36,60 21,26 39,46 35,48 17,26 0,1 2,0 % 11,58 15,20 17,52 7,04 13,26 8,60 11,38 16,74 9,46 11,40 10,80 7,86 7,80 Physical clay < 0,002 mm, % 10,32 9,04 8,52 8,84 10,22 10,86 10,20 8,84 9,75 12,55 10,48 11,84 10,88 Designation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10-20 90-100 190-200 280-290 400-410 410-420 420-430 550-560 700-710 820-830 870-880 920-930 1000-1010 14 1060-1070 40,38 36,90 16,90 5,82 10,21 buried cherozem III. 15 1100-1110 30,16 36,66 17,22 5,96 8,83 A₂ - horizon 16 1140-1150 48,06 29,90 17,94 14,10 16,75 17 1180-1190 37,96 34,02 16,44 11,58 14,88 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1300-1310 1400-1410 1550-1560 1600-1610 1650-1660 1700-1710 1750-1760 1800-1810 28,86 21,76 21,86 3,60 6,92 7,84 5,14 3,48 32,66 27,24 27,16 6,66 3,54 9,90 4,40 2,58 26,68 27,28 27,84 13,18 14,64 16,08 20,38 8,62 11,80 23,72 23,14 76,56 74,90 66,18 70,08 85,32 9,46 8,25 8,04 − − − − − B₁ - horizon podzol B₂ - horizon loess loess loess aeolian sand aeolian sand aeolian sand aeolian sand aeolian sand recent chernozem loess loess loess Haplic luvisols culture layer aurignacien loess loess Stratigraphy Würm 3 W ₂₋₃ W₁ + W₂ buried cherozem I. buried cherozem II. 86 Riss- Würm } buried haplic Riss Table 2: Content of CaCO3 and content of humus, soil profile Cihelna, Dolní Věstonice 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Depth content of CaCO₃ (%) (cm) 10-20 trace amount 90-100 10,8 190-200 10,0 280-290 8,5 400-410 1,8 410-420 2,1 420-430 1,9 550-560 9,2 700-710 8,0 820-830 trace amount 870-880 14,8 920-930 3,2 1000-1010 8,8 1060-1070 1,9 1100-1110 0,9 1140-1150 trace amount 1180-1190 − 1300-1310 15,4 1400-1410 12,4 1550-1560 9,8 1600-1610 2,8 1650-1660 3,6 1700-1710 4,3 1750-1760 3,5 1800-1810 4,0 content of humus 2,45 0,31 0,28 0,25 1,24 0,52 0,26 0,15 0,29 2,75 0,38 2,52 0,30 2,56 0,15 0,25 0,22 0,15 0,18 0,24 0,39 0,12 0,12 0,09 0,10 Designation recent chernozem loess loess loess Haplic luvisols culture layer aurignacien loess loess Stratigraphy Würm 3 W ₂₋₃ W₁ + W₂ buried cherozem I. buried cherozem II. buried cherozem III. A₂ - horizon B₁ - horizon } buried haplic podzol B₂ - horizon loess loess loess aeolian sand aeolian sand aeolian sand aeolian sand aeolian sand Riss- Würm Riss Knor, A., Ložek, V., Pelíšek, J., Žebera, K. (1953): Dolní Věstonice: výzkum tábořiště lovců mamutů v letech 1945-1947. Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, Praha. 87 List of Participants Abudi, I...................................................... 6, 29 Albag, R. ................................................... 8, 37 Amit, R. ..................................................... 4, 21 Argaman, E.......................................... 9, 41, 42 Arnold, R. .......................................... 10, 43, 73 Arubas, . ........................................................37 Arubas, B......................................................... 8 Aschenbrenner, J. ............................ 1, 6, 13, 30 Avni, Y. ..................................................... 8, 37 Balasch, J.C. .............................................. 7, 32 Baumgarten, A. .............................................19 Bazhina, N. ................................................ 1, 12 Berkowitz, B.............................................. 5, 26 Berliner, P......................................................29 Billings, S. A .................................................42 Billings, S.A. ................................................... 9 Bliedtner, M. ............................................. 6, 28 Blum, W.E.H. ............................................ 9, 40 Blume, H. – P. ........................................... 3, 17 Boixadera, J. .............................................. 7, 32 Brevik, E.C. ....................................... 10, 43, 73 Bronger, A. ................................................ 4, 22 Cailleau, G. ................................................ 2, 15 Carmi, G. ................................................... 6, 29 Ciszek, D. ........................................ 1, 5, 12, 24 Cooper, M.................................................. 8, 38 Crouvi, O. .................................................. 4, 21 Cserháti, C. ................................................ 4, 21 Decrouy, L. ................................................ 2, 15 Dergacheva, M.I. ....................................... 1, 12 Diaz, N. ..................................................... 2, 15 Díaz-Ortega, J............................................ 1, 13 Dietrich, F.................................................. 2, 15 Dror, I. ....................................................... 5, 26 Durn, G. ..................................................... 7, 31 Egli, M....................................................... 6, 29 Einwögerer, T. ........................................... 4, 20 Enzel, Y. ................................................ 3, 4, 21 Farres, P..................................................... 2, 16 Finck, A. ........................................................72 Fleck, W. ............................................. 5, 25, 26 Frechen, M. ............................................... 7, 31 Fuchs, M. ................................................... 4, 20 Gaar, D. ........................................... 1, 6, 13, 30 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Hohenheim (2004) 73 USMAN, A. R. A.: Soil reclamation and conservation: evaluation of several additives for remediation and quality improvement of soil. Univ. Hohenheim (2005) 74 SCHOLICH, G.: Regionalisierung von Bodenvariablen auf Landschaftsebene (Mesoskala) (am Beispiel von Pararendzina aus Löß in der Oberrheinischen Vorbergzone). Univ. Hohenheim (2005) 75 MACK, U. D.: Bodenwasserhaushalt und Nitratauswaschung unter bewässertem Getreide- und Gemüseanbau in der Nordchinesischen Tiefebene. Univ. Hohenheim (2005) 76 JIJO, T. E.: Land preparation methods and soil quality of a Vertisol area in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia. Univ. Hohenheim (2005) 77 INTHASAN, J.: Responses of Litchi Trees (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) to chemical and organic fertilizers including soil amendments such as fly ash and dolomite in the Northern Thai Highlands. Univ. 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Hohenheim (2010) 96 FINCK, M.: Modellierung des N-Austrags unter Berücksichtigung regionaler NUmsetzungsprozesse. Univ. Hohenheim (2010) 97 FISHKIS, O.: Phytolith transport in soil. Univ. Hohenheim (2010) 98 FALL, A.C.A.L.: Soil formation and mineral distribution in a saline acid sulfate landscape of West Central Senegal, West Afrika. Univ. Hohenheim (2010) 99 ANAGU, I.: New approaches for modelling sorption and desorption of environmental contaminants in soil: case studies with selected heavy metals and a pesticide (2011) 100 GEORGIADIS, A.: Entwicklung einer Methode zur fraktionierten Si-Bestimmung in Böden des feucht-gemäßigten Klimas (2011) 101 CONG, N. D.: SOTER database for land evaluation procedure: A case study in two small catchments of Northwest Vietnam (2011) 100 102 RATHORE, S.: Assessment of biomass production potential on salt affected land. 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