Detailed reconstructions of Holocene climate and environmental changes in the Taman Peninsula (Kuban River delta region) and their correlation with rapid sea-level fluctuations of the Black Sea

摘要

The paper presents results of a detailed subdivision of Holocene sediments in the region of the Kuban River delta into climate-stratigraphic units and reconstructions of the vegetation, climate and depositional environment changes on the Taman Peninsula (NE Black Sea region) during the last 7400 years. The reconstructions are based on data from geological-geomorphological and lithological-facies analysis, palynological studies and radiocarbon dating of six sections penetrated by boreholes in various parts of the Kuban River delta. The studied lithological sequences present an assortment of liman, fluvial, lacustrine and marsh sediments, as well as subaerial deposits that accumulated in the course of the delta development.