Late Quaternary Evolution of Rivers, Lakes and Peatlands in Northeast Germany Reflecting Past Climatic and Human Impact ‐ an Overview
Originally published as: Kaiser, K., Lorenz, S., Germer, S., Juschus, O., Küster, M., Libra, J., Bens, O., Hüttl, R. F. (2012): Late quaternary evolution of rivers, lakes and peatlands in northeast germany reflecting past climatic and human impact ‐ an overview. ‐ E&G Eiszeitalter und Gegenwart = Quaternary Science Journal, 61, 2 DOI: 103‐132, 10.3285/eg.61.2.01 Quaternary Science Journal GEOZON SCIENCE MEDIA Volume 61 / Number 2 / 2012 / 103–132 / DOI 10.3285/eg.61.2.01 ISSN 0424-7116 E&G www.quaternary-science.net Late Quaternary evolution of rivers, lakes and peatlands in northeast Germany reflecting past climatic and human impact – an overview Knut Kaiser, Sebastian Lorenz, Sonja Germer, Olaf Juschus, Mathias Küster, Judy Libra, Oliver Bens, Reinhard F. Hüttl How to cite: Kaiser, K., Lorenz, S., Germer, S., Juschus, O., Küster, M., Libra, J., Bens, O. & Hüttl, R. F. (2012): Late Quaternary evolution of rivers, lakes and peatlands in northeast Germany reflecting past climatic and human impact – an overview. – E&G Quaternary Science Journal, 61 (2): 103–132. DOI: 10.3285/eg.61.2.01 Abstract: Knowledge of regional palaeohydrology is essential for understanding current environmental issues, such as the causes of recent hydrologic changes, impacts of land use strategies and effectiveness of wetland restoration measures. Even the interpretation of model results on future impacts of climatic and land-cover changes may be improved using (pre-)historic analogies. An overview of palaeohydrologic findings of the last c. 20,000 years is given for northeast Germany with its glacial landscapes of different age. River development is examined with a focus on valley(-floor) formation and depositional changes, river course and channel changes, and palaeodischarge/-floods.
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