TY - JOUR A1 - Sudhaus, Dirk A1 - Friedmann, Arne T1 - Holocene Vegetation and Land Use History in the Northern Vosges (France) Y1 - 2015-11-18 VL - 64 IS - 2 SP - 55 EP - 66 JF - E&G – Quaternary Science Journal DO - 10.3285/eg.64.2.01 DO - 10.23689/fidgeo-1990 PB - Geozon Science Media N2 - A radiocarbon-dated peat profile from Rond Pertuis supérieure mire in the uplands of the Northern Vosges is studied using palynological methods. The profile dates from the middle Atlantic period (4500–3100 B.C.) to recent times. During the middle of the Atlantic period an oak forest rich in pine covered the Northern Vosges. Fir and beech immigrated at the end of the Atlantic leading to the decline of oak and pine in the forest. This also marked the onset of decisive human influence on the development of the terrestrial vegetation. Five land use phases were detected, the first one at the end of the Neolithic period (~4000–2200 B.C.). Subsequently, continuous land use is evident from the Bronze Age (2200–800 B.C.) up to now. In the late Middle Ages (A.D. 900–1500) and the early Modern Era (since A.D. 1500), the woodlands were completely altered by human activities. During the 19th century modern forestry introduced spruce into the investigated area in the Northern Vosges. Spruce afforestation then accelerated in the middle of the 20th century. UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-0029-65B8-6 ER -