The impact of ancestral heath management on soils and landscapes: a reconstruction based on paleoecological analyses of soil records in the
central and southeastern Netherlands

Doorenbosch, Marieke; van Mourik, Jan M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-311-2016

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Soil as a record of the past

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The impact of ancestral heath management on soils and landscapes: a reconstruction based on paleoecological analyses of soil records in the central and southeastern Netherlands

Marieke Doorenbosch and Jan M. van Mourik

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Short summary

Soil records provide information about 5 millennia of heath management in cultural landscapes on sandy soils. Deforestations and the introduction of the deep, stable economy in the 18th century resulted in sand drifting and heath degradation. After the introduction of chemical fertilizers more than 90 % of the heaths were transformed into productive arable field or forests. Currently the last heaths are preserved as part of the cultural heritage.