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dc.contributor.authorallMesing, S. A.en
dc.contributor.authorallTunno, I.; Univ. degli Studi della Tuscia (Italia)en
dc.contributor.authorallSagnotti, L.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallFlorindo, F.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallNoble, P.; Univ. Nevada (USA)en
dc.contributor.authorallArcher, C.; Univ. Nevada (USA)en
dc.contributor.authorallZimmerman, S.; Lawrence Livermore N. Lab. (USA)en
dc.contributor.authorallPavón-Carrasco, F. J.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italiaen
dc.contributor.authorallCifani, G.; Univ. Tor Vergata (Italia)en
dc.contributor.authorallPassigli, S.; Univ. Tor Vergata (Italia)en
dc.contributor.authorallPiovesan, G.; Univ. degli Studi della Tuscia (Italia)en
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-16T14:06:36Zen
dc.date.available2015-09-16T14:06:36Zen
dc.date.issued2015-03-23en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2122/10166en
dc.description.abstractAbrupt climate change in the past is thought to have disrupted societies by accelerating environmental degradation, potentially leading to cultural collapse. Linking climate change directly to societal disruption is challenging because socioeconomic factors also play a large role, with climate being secondary or sometimes inconsequential. Combining paleolimnologic, historical, and archaeological methods provides for a more secure basis for interpreting the past impacts of climate on society. We present pollen, nonpollen palynomorph, geochemical, paleomagnetic and sedimentary data from a high-resolution 2700 yr lake sediment core from central Italy and compare these data with local historical documents and archeological surveys to reconstruct a record of environmental change in relation to socioeconomic history and climatic fluctuations. Here we document cases in which environmental change is strongly linked to changes in local land management practices in the absence of clear climatic change, as well as examples when climate change appears to have been a strong catalyst that resulted in significant environmental change that impacted local communities. During the Imperial Roman period, despite a long period of stable, mild climate, and a large urban population in nearby Rome, our site shows only limited evidence for environmental degradation. Warm and mild climate during the Medieval Warm period, on the other hand, led to widespread deforestation and erosion. The ability of the Romans to utilize imported resources through an extensive trade network may have allowed for preservation of the environment near the Roman capital, whereas during medieval time, the need to rely on local resources led to environmental degradation. Cool wet climate during the Little Ice Age led to a breakdown in local land use practices, widespread land abandonment and rapid reforestation. Our results present a highresolution regional case study that explores the effect of climate change on society for an underdocumented region of Europe.en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisher.nameElsevier Science Limiteden
dc.relation.ispartofQuaternary Science Reviewsen
dc.relation.ispartofseries/116(2015)en
dc.subjectCentral Italyen
dc.subjectMediterranean environmentsen
dc.subjectSociety and climateen
dc.subjectPaleoenvironmental changeen
dc.subjectPollenen
dc.subjectPaleomagnetismen
dc.subjectGeochemistryen
dc.subjectHistorical documentsen
dc.subjectLate Holoceneen
dc.subjectRoman Empireen
dc.title2700 years of Mediterranean environmental change in central Italy: a synthesis of sedimentary and cultural records to interpret past impacts of climate on societyen
dc.typearticleen
dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.type.QualityControlPeer-revieweden
dc.description.pagenumber72 - 94en
dc.subject.INGV01. Atmosphere::01.01. Atmosphere::01.01.02. Climateen
dc.subject.INGV01. Atmosphere::01.01. Atmosphere::01.01.03. Pollutionen
dc.subject.INGV02. Cryosphere::02.03. Ice cores::02.03.03. Climate Indicatorsen
dc.subject.INGV02. Cryosphere::02.03. Ice cores::02.03.05. Paleoclimateen
dc.subject.INGV03. Hydrosphere::03.01. General::03.01.06. Paleoceanography and paleoclimatologyen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.05. Geomagnetism::04.05.06. Paleomagnetismen
dc.subject.INGV04. Solid Earth::04.05. Geomagnetism::04.05.07. Rock magnetismen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.03.022en
dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico1A. Geomagnetismo e Paleomagnetismoen
dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico3A. Ambiente Marinoen
dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico4A. Clima e Oceanien
dc.description.journalTypeJCR Journalen
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dc.relation.issn0277-3791en
dc.relation.eissn1873-457Xen
dc.contributor.authorMesing, S. A.en
dc.contributor.authorTunno, I.en
dc.contributor.authorSagnotti, L.en
dc.contributor.authorFlorindo, F.en
dc.contributor.authorNoble, P.en
dc.contributor.authorArcher, C.en
dc.contributor.authorZimmerman, S.en
dc.contributor.authorPavón-Carrasco, F. J.en
dc.contributor.authorCifani, G.en
dc.contributor.authorPassigli, S.en
dc.contributor.authorPiovesan, G.en
dc.contributor.departmentUniv. degli Studi della Tuscia (Italia)en
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentUniv. Nevada (USA)en
dc.contributor.departmentUniv. Nevada (USA)en
dc.contributor.departmentLawrence Livermore N. Lab. (USA)en
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentUniv. Tor Vergata (Italia)en
dc.contributor.departmentUniv. Tor Vergata (Italia)en
dc.contributor.departmentUniv. degli Studi della Tuscia (Italia)en
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crisitem.author.deptUniv. degli Studi della Tuscia (Italia)-
crisitem.author.deptDAFNE, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy-
crisitem.author.deptIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia-
crisitem.author.deptIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione AC, Roma, Italia-
crisitem.author.deptUniv. degli Studi della Tuscia (Italia)-
crisitem.author.deptIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia-
crisitem.author.deptUniv. Nevada (USA)-
crisitem.author.deptLawrence Livermore N. Lab. (USA)-
crisitem.author.deptUniv. Tor Vergata (Italia)-
crisitem.author.deptCNR, ITC, L'Aquila-
crisitem.author.deptUniv. degli Studi della Tuscia (Italia)-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0003-3944-201X-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-6058-9748-
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crisitem.author.parentorgIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-
crisitem.author.parentorgIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-
crisitem.author.parentorgIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-
crisitem.classification.parent01. Atmosphere-
crisitem.classification.parent01. Atmosphere-
crisitem.classification.parent02. Cryosphere-
crisitem.classification.parent02. Cryosphere-
crisitem.classification.parent03. Hydrosphere-
crisitem.classification.parent04. Solid Earth-
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