Description
Book SynopsisThis book delivers the present state-of-the-art of scientific characteristics of the unique Ciomadul volcano (Romania, East-Central Europe) from as many aspects as possible.. Multidisciplinary research results obtained on this geologically young volcanic complex are presented to a wider audience (geologists, volcanologists, botanists, archaeologists, historians and teachers). Moreover, the book provides information at a general level for interested laypersons and decision-makers. The first part of the book, after summarizing the research history of Ciomadul, presents the details of the volcanism and related topics (volcanology, geology, landscape evolution, minerals, post-volcanic activity and spa culture) in eight chapters; the second part deals with the palaeo-environmental issues of the larger area, along with human history, in nine chapters.
Table of ContentsForeword (Dávid Karátson)
Acknowledgements (Dávid Karátson, Daniel Veres, Ralf Gertisser, Enikő Magyari, Csaba Jánosi, Ulrich Hambach)
Part I
1 History of Research: Geoscientific Exploration of Ciomadul Hills (Csaba Jánosi,
Dávid Karátson, Ferenc Wanek)
2 Introduction to the Tectonic Evolution of the South-East Carpathians (Liviu Matenco)
3 Evolution of the Ciomadul Volcanic Field – Lava Domes and Explosive Eruptions
(Dávid Karátson, Daniel Veres, Pierre Lahitte, Tamás Telbisz, Sabine Wulf, Ralf Gertisser,
Stéphane Dibacto, Enikő Magyari, Ágnes Novothny, Csaba Jánosi)
4 Petrology of Ciomadul volcano: the rock record (Alexandru Szakács, Ágnes Gál)
5 Gone with the Wind: Dispersal of Ciomadul Tephra (Sabine Wulf, Daniel Veres, Ralf
Gertisser, Ulrich Hambach, Enikő K. Magyari, Dávid Karátson)
6 Paleogeography of Syn- and Post-Eruptive Landscape Evolution around Ciomadul (Daniel Veres, Dávid Karátson, Sabine Wulf, Ulrich Hambach, Ágnes Novothny, Ralf Gertisser, Enikő Magyari6, Frank Lehmkuhl)
7 Ciomadul Volcano: Dormant or Extinct? (Alexandru Szakács)
8 Minerals, Mofettas, Mineral Waters and Spa Culture at Ciomadul (Csaba Jánosi, Sándor Szakáll, Boglárka-Mercédesz Kis, Ferenc Kristály, Szabolcs Harangi, Éva Péter)
Part II
9 Paleoenvironmental Changes during the Last Glacial Period in the Ciomadul Hills (Enikő Magyari, Ildikó Vincze, Mónika Tóth, Katalin Hubay, Daniel Veres, Aritina Hialiuc, Mihály Molnár, Gusztáv Jakab, Mihály Braun, Frank Schäbitz, István Máthé, Krisztina Buczkó)
10 Limnological Changes in Lake Sf. Ana
(Krisztina Buczkó, János Korponai, István Máthé, Gusztáv Jakab, Mónika Tóth, Mihály
Braun, Éva Ács, Dávid Karátson, Enikő Magyari)
11 Vegetation History and Human Impact in the Ciomadul Area during the Holocene
(Ioan Tanţău1, Roxana Grindean2, Enikő Magyari)
12 Hydroclimate Variability and Pollution History of the Mohoș Peatbog
(Jack Longman, Daniel Veres, Aritina Haliuc, Vasile Ersek)
13 Modern Flora and Fauna of the Ciomadul Region (Zoltán-Róbert Para, Krisztina
Tóth)
14 The Paleolithic in the Karst Aarea of Vârghiș (Vargyas) Gorges (Marian Cosac,
Daniel Veres, Loredana Niţă, George Murătoreanu, ştefan Vasile, Valentin Dumitraşcu,
Alexandru Petculescu, Dan Lucian Buzea)
15 Prehistory of the Ciomadul Region from the Neolithic to the Late Iron Age
(Sándor-József Sztáncsuj, József Puskás)
16 Migration period and Medieval History of the Ciomadul Region (István Botár)
17 Landscape History, Land Use, and Tourism of the Ciomadul–Balvanyos Region
(Ágnes Herzeg, Levente Dósa, Péter Szmolka)
