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

Articles | Volume 2, issue 3

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

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Soil as a record of the past

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

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04 Jul 2016

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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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RC1: 'Review of soil-2015-83', Sjoerd Kluiving, 15 Apr 2016
RC2: 'Comments on the manuscript „The impact of ancestral heath manangement on soils and landscapes: a reconstruction based on paleoecological analyses of soil records in the middle and southeast Netherlands“ by M. Doorenbosch and J. M. van Mourik', Martina Gocke, 04 May 2016
AC1: 'authors comment soil-2015-83', Jan van Mourik, 14 May 2016

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ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (review by Editor) (16 May 2016) by Sjoerd Kluiving

AR by Jan van Mourik on behalf of the Authors (25 May 2016) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (27 May 2016) by Sjoerd Kluiving

ED: Publish as is (27 May 2016) by Jorge Mataix-Solera (Executive editor)

AR by Jan van Mourik on behalf of the Authors (28 May 2016)

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.