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Papers by Mladjen Jovanovic
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Dec 1, 2020
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021
In mid-latitude Eurasia, loess-paleosol sequences (LPS) provide the most widespread sedimentary r... more In mid-latitude Eurasia, loess-paleosol sequences (LPS) provide the most widespread sedimentary records of Quaternary paleoenvironmental evolution. In the Middle Danube Basin (MDB), these archives cover at least the last million years of climate history, and occasionally contain archeological findings. The studied Zemun LPS is located on the right bank of the Danube in Northern Serbia. The site was declared as a protected site, based on Paleolithic artifacts found on the riverbank and stemming from unknown stratigraphic levels of the loess cliffs exposed along the Danube. The present study aims to provide a stratigraphic, paleoenvironmental, and temporal context for the Zemun LPS by means of environmental magnetic and colorimetric methods. Our investigations result in a chronostratigraphic scheme allowing direct comparison with other well-established reference records in the MDB and elsewhere. Two potential tephra layers tentatively assigned to the so-called L2 and Bag tephras, whic...
Quaternary International, 2017
After KUKLA, FINK, LOZEK and PECSI had created their classical Danube loess stratigraphic models ... more After KUKLA, FINK, LOZEK and PECSI had created their classical Danube loess stratigraphic models the focus of loess researchers has shifted to the thick loess-paleosol sequences of China and Central Asia. However, recent research has begun to highlight the significance of Danubian loess sequen- ces, particularly the exposed sequences in the southern Danube basin in Serbia. The stratigraphic models used in the Danube basin vary between countries and often use complex nomenclature. This is in part due to historial separation of research groups and the predominantly incomplete pre- servation of loess sequences in the region. However, because of the relative completeness of the loess record, and the length of time represented in the sequences, the exposures of loess in Serbia provide the opportunity to develop a unified stratigraphic model for Middle and Late Pleistocene loess in the Danube basin.
Annales g?ologiques de la Peninsule balkanique
The geological analysis of artesian borehole material from Sombor, Subotica, and Zrenjanin, was i... more The geological analysis of artesian borehole material from Sombor, Subotica, and Zrenjanin, was in the first campaign of detailed stratigraphic studies of Vojvodina in 1892-1895. The results of Quaternary stratigraphy from Zrenjanin were published by HalaVaTS more than a decade later (1914). The significance of the Zrenjanin, Sombor, and Subotica artesian well profiles for more than a century is considered the representative local profiles for the Quaternary stratigraphy of Vojvodina recognized by Serbian (Yugoslavian) and Hungarian geologists. Significant changes were after the taxonomical revision of molluscan material and its stratigraphic context, which was done through the excellent work of Krolopp in the 1970-ies. Unfortunately, the mentioned changes were not applied in the studies during the geological surveying of former Yugoslavia. The developments in Quaternary geology, changes in the Quaternary chronostratigraphic scale, and the results shown by this paper enable the lowe...
XVI INQUA …, 2003
Numerous loess-paleosol sections have been investigated along Fruska Gora in Vojvodina, Serbia, a... more Numerous loess-paleosol sections have been investigated along Fruska Gora in Vojvodina, Serbia, and a detailed paleoclimate record for the mid to late Pleistocene is emerging for south-central Europe. In order to test regional stratigraphic correlations and correlate with ...
Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France (1); Leibniz Ins... more Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France (1); Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, Section 5, Hannover, Germany (2); Chair of Geomorphology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany (3); BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany (4); Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia (5); Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia (6) <br> <br>Loess-palaeosol sequences (LPSs) are valuable records of Quaternary environmental change especially in the northern hemisphere. In Eurasian LPS, the alternation of loess and palaeosol intervals reflects the uninterrupted but fluctuating dust deposition during the Quaternary and the fluctuations of temperature and precipitation responsible for the formation of palaeosol horizons. At Zemun (Middle Danube Basin, Serbia), a studied LPS covers four interglacial-glacial cycles. We use standard colorimetric data, containing luminance (L*), redness (a*) and bluen...
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 2012
Loess deposits in the Vojvodina region, northern Serbia, are among the oldest and most complete l... more Loess deposits in the Vojvodina region, northern Serbia, are among the oldest and most complete loess-paleosol sequences in Europe to date. These thick sequences contain a detailed paleoclimatic record from the late Early Pleistocene. Based on the correlation of detailed magnetic susceptibility (MS) records from Vojvodina with the Chinese loess record and deep-sea isotope stratigraphy we here reconfirm and expand on a stratigraphic model of the Vojvodinian loess-paleosol chronostratigraphic sequence following the Chinese loess stratigraphic system.Variations in MS, dust accumulation rates, and the intensity of pedogenesis demonstrate evidence for a Middle Pleistocene climatic and environmental transition. The onset of loess deposition in Vojvodina also indicates a direct link between dust generation in Europe and that in the interior of Eurasia since the Early Pleistocene. The youngest part of the Early Pleistocene and oldest part of the Middle Pleistocene is characterised by relati...
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2014
Quaternary International, 2014
ABSTRACT a b s t r a c t A Quaternary site at Drmno (comprising of Middle and Late Pleistocene lo... more ABSTRACT a b s t r a c t A Quaternary site at Drmno (comprising of Middle and Late Pleistocene loessepalaeosol sequences) near Kostolac, northeast Serbia, attracted attention from the general public and scientists, when several steppe mammoth and other mammal skeletons from Middle Pleistocene fluvial deposits were discovered in 2009 and 2012. This paper presents the combination of malacological and enviromagnetic analyses, preliminary luminescence dating, litho-pedostratigraphic and palaeo-relief investigations that were applied to the Nosak loessepalaeosol sequence for the 2012 findings. The results confirm and emphasize the antiquity of the sediments preserved in the Nosak section and demonstrate the significance of the detailed and relatively complete palaeoenvironmental record they contain. These discoveries can significantly contribute to setting the background towards an improved understanding of the evolution of mammoths on the European continent. Ó 2013 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA.
Quaternary International, 2009
Journal of Quaternary Science, 2007
Late Pleistocene loess-palaeosol sequences are widespread in the Vojvodina region, with thickness... more Late Pleistocene loess-palaeosol sequences are widespread in the Vojvodina region, with thicknesses reaching a maximum of about 20 m. Our investigations include more than 40 of these loess sections. Geochronology of the last glacial loess-palaeosol sequences, based on luminescence dating and amino acid racemisation, provides correlations between Upper Pleistocene loess-palaeosol sediments in Vojvodina and comparable deposits at other European localities. Sedimentary logs of magnetic susceptibility, grain-size measurements and carbonate content, combined with malacological evidence, indicate two main relatively cold and arid phases during the last glacial period, related to intensive accumulation of loess units L1L1 and L1L2, as well as many brief episodes of dry and windy climatic conditions, suggesting a possible relationship with cold events recorded in the North Atlantic region. Generally, late Pleistocene climate in the region was dry and relatively warm, compared with glacial period sites in central Europe, and was characterised by sharp differences between glacial and interglacial modes. New data and interpretations presented in this study emphasise the significance of loess-palaeosol sequences in Vojvodina for the reconstruction of the temporal and spatial evolution of late Pleistocene palaeoclimate in this part of Europe.
Acta geographica Slovenica, 2011
Geographica Pannonica, 2006
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Dec 1, 2020
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021
In mid-latitude Eurasia, loess-paleosol sequences (LPS) provide the most widespread sedimentary r... more In mid-latitude Eurasia, loess-paleosol sequences (LPS) provide the most widespread sedimentary records of Quaternary paleoenvironmental evolution. In the Middle Danube Basin (MDB), these archives cover at least the last million years of climate history, and occasionally contain archeological findings. The studied Zemun LPS is located on the right bank of the Danube in Northern Serbia. The site was declared as a protected site, based on Paleolithic artifacts found on the riverbank and stemming from unknown stratigraphic levels of the loess cliffs exposed along the Danube. The present study aims to provide a stratigraphic, paleoenvironmental, and temporal context for the Zemun LPS by means of environmental magnetic and colorimetric methods. Our investigations result in a chronostratigraphic scheme allowing direct comparison with other well-established reference records in the MDB and elsewhere. Two potential tephra layers tentatively assigned to the so-called L2 and Bag tephras, whic...
Quaternary International, 2017
After KUKLA, FINK, LOZEK and PECSI had created their classical Danube loess stratigraphic models ... more After KUKLA, FINK, LOZEK and PECSI had created their classical Danube loess stratigraphic models the focus of loess researchers has shifted to the thick loess-paleosol sequences of China and Central Asia. However, recent research has begun to highlight the significance of Danubian loess sequen- ces, particularly the exposed sequences in the southern Danube basin in Serbia. The stratigraphic models used in the Danube basin vary between countries and often use complex nomenclature. This is in part due to historial separation of research groups and the predominantly incomplete pre- servation of loess sequences in the region. However, because of the relative completeness of the loess record, and the length of time represented in the sequences, the exposures of loess in Serbia provide the opportunity to develop a unified stratigraphic model for Middle and Late Pleistocene loess in the Danube basin.
Annales g?ologiques de la Peninsule balkanique
The geological analysis of artesian borehole material from Sombor, Subotica, and Zrenjanin, was i... more The geological analysis of artesian borehole material from Sombor, Subotica, and Zrenjanin, was in the first campaign of detailed stratigraphic studies of Vojvodina in 1892-1895. The results of Quaternary stratigraphy from Zrenjanin were published by HalaVaTS more than a decade later (1914). The significance of the Zrenjanin, Sombor, and Subotica artesian well profiles for more than a century is considered the representative local profiles for the Quaternary stratigraphy of Vojvodina recognized by Serbian (Yugoslavian) and Hungarian geologists. Significant changes were after the taxonomical revision of molluscan material and its stratigraphic context, which was done through the excellent work of Krolopp in the 1970-ies. Unfortunately, the mentioned changes were not applied in the studies during the geological surveying of former Yugoslavia. The developments in Quaternary geology, changes in the Quaternary chronostratigraphic scale, and the results shown by this paper enable the lowe...
XVI INQUA …, 2003
Numerous loess-paleosol sections have been investigated along Fruska Gora in Vojvodina, Serbia, a... more Numerous loess-paleosol sections have been investigated along Fruska Gora in Vojvodina, Serbia, and a detailed paleoclimate record for the mid to late Pleistocene is emerging for south-central Europe. In order to test regional stratigraphic correlations and correlate with ...
Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France (1); Leibniz Ins... more Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France (1); Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, Section 5, Hannover, Germany (2); Chair of Geomorphology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany (3); BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany (4); Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia (5); Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia (6) <br> <br>Loess-palaeosol sequences (LPSs) are valuable records of Quaternary environmental change especially in the northern hemisphere. In Eurasian LPS, the alternation of loess and palaeosol intervals reflects the uninterrupted but fluctuating dust deposition during the Quaternary and the fluctuations of temperature and precipitation responsible for the formation of palaeosol horizons. At Zemun (Middle Danube Basin, Serbia), a studied LPS covers four interglacial-glacial cycles. We use standard colorimetric data, containing luminance (L*), redness (a*) and bluen...
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 2012
Loess deposits in the Vojvodina region, northern Serbia, are among the oldest and most complete l... more Loess deposits in the Vojvodina region, northern Serbia, are among the oldest and most complete loess-paleosol sequences in Europe to date. These thick sequences contain a detailed paleoclimatic record from the late Early Pleistocene. Based on the correlation of detailed magnetic susceptibility (MS) records from Vojvodina with the Chinese loess record and deep-sea isotope stratigraphy we here reconfirm and expand on a stratigraphic model of the Vojvodinian loess-paleosol chronostratigraphic sequence following the Chinese loess stratigraphic system.Variations in MS, dust accumulation rates, and the intensity of pedogenesis demonstrate evidence for a Middle Pleistocene climatic and environmental transition. The onset of loess deposition in Vojvodina also indicates a direct link between dust generation in Europe and that in the interior of Eurasia since the Early Pleistocene. The youngest part of the Early Pleistocene and oldest part of the Middle Pleistocene is characterised by relati...
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2014
Quaternary International, 2014
ABSTRACT a b s t r a c t A Quaternary site at Drmno (comprising of Middle and Late Pleistocene lo... more ABSTRACT a b s t r a c t A Quaternary site at Drmno (comprising of Middle and Late Pleistocene loessepalaeosol sequences) near Kostolac, northeast Serbia, attracted attention from the general public and scientists, when several steppe mammoth and other mammal skeletons from Middle Pleistocene fluvial deposits were discovered in 2009 and 2012. This paper presents the combination of malacological and enviromagnetic analyses, preliminary luminescence dating, litho-pedostratigraphic and palaeo-relief investigations that were applied to the Nosak loessepalaeosol sequence for the 2012 findings. The results confirm and emphasize the antiquity of the sediments preserved in the Nosak section and demonstrate the significance of the detailed and relatively complete palaeoenvironmental record they contain. These discoveries can significantly contribute to setting the background towards an improved understanding of the evolution of mammoths on the European continent. Ó 2013 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA.
Quaternary International, 2009
Journal of Quaternary Science, 2007
Late Pleistocene loess-palaeosol sequences are widespread in the Vojvodina region, with thickness... more Late Pleistocene loess-palaeosol sequences are widespread in the Vojvodina region, with thicknesses reaching a maximum of about 20 m. Our investigations include more than 40 of these loess sections. Geochronology of the last glacial loess-palaeosol sequences, based on luminescence dating and amino acid racemisation, provides correlations between Upper Pleistocene loess-palaeosol sediments in Vojvodina and comparable deposits at other European localities. Sedimentary logs of magnetic susceptibility, grain-size measurements and carbonate content, combined with malacological evidence, indicate two main relatively cold and arid phases during the last glacial period, related to intensive accumulation of loess units L1L1 and L1L2, as well as many brief episodes of dry and windy climatic conditions, suggesting a possible relationship with cold events recorded in the North Atlantic region. Generally, late Pleistocene climate in the region was dry and relatively warm, compared with glacial period sites in central Europe, and was characterised by sharp differences between glacial and interglacial modes. New data and interpretations presented in this study emphasise the significance of loess-palaeosol sequences in Vojvodina for the reconstruction of the temporal and spatial evolution of late Pleistocene palaeoclimate in this part of Europe.
Acta geographica Slovenica, 2011
Geographica Pannonica, 2006