Annys, Klaas

Borota, Dragan

Frankl, Amaury

Nyssen, Jan

Spalević, Velibor

Čurović, Milic

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Geophysical Research AbstractsVol. 16, EGU2014-16423, 2014EGU General Assembly 2014© Author(s) 2014. CC Attribution 3.0 License.The impact of the Quaternary glaciations on the Durmitor mountains(Montenegro) as understood from detailed geomorphological mappingAmaury Frankl (1), Klaas Annys (1), Velibor Spalevic´ (2), Milic Cˇurovic´ (2), Dragan Borota (3), and Jan Nyssen(1)(1) Department of Geography, Ghent University, Belgium (amaury.frankl@ugent.be), (2) Forestry Department, University ofMontenegro, Montenegro, (3) Department of Forest Management Planning, University of Belgrade, SerbiaIn the Balkans, few studies exist that highlight the impact of the Quaternary glaciations on the landscape. However,the impact of the Quaternary glaciations was important and the glacial imprint remains well preserved in thelimestone massifs where karst hydrology prevails. This study presents a detailed geomorphological map at scale1:10,000 that was prepared of the northeastern Durmitor mountains (2523 m a.s.l.) and the plateau Jezerska Površ(47 km2, Dinaric Alps, Montenegro). Mapping occurred from an intensive fieldwork campaign and remote sensinganalysis, and was finalized in a GIS environment. The basic components of the legend are (i) processes/genesis,(ii) materials, (iii) morphometry/morphography, (iv) hydrography, (v) vegetation and (vi) anthropogenic features,that are organized as a box-of-bricks type of legend (AGRG-system). The geomorphological setting of the areaconsists of Mesozoic limestones which were eroded physically by Quaternary glacial and periglacial activity andchemically during interglacials. Glacial deposits of three Middle to Late Pleistocene glacial phases exist on theplateau, only scarcely dissected by meltwater channels. In the mountains, Holocene glacier retreat left behind aseries of well-preserved recessional moraines and a static glacier remains in the cirque head. The presented mapserves as a valuable tool for Quaternary research in the Durmitor Mountains, and serves as an example on theinteraction between glacial and karst processes.Keywords: Debeli Namet glacier, Dinaric Alps, Geographic Information System (GIS), Glacial landforms,Karst.

The impact of the Quaternary glaciations on the Durmitor mountains (Montenegro) as understood from detailed geomorphological mapping

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