Geographia Polonica (2023) vol. 96, iss. 1

Debris flow activity in the Slovak part of the High Tatras in the light of lichenometric dating

Stanisław Kędzia, Juraj Hreško, Gabriel Bugár

Geographia Polonica (2023) vol. 96, iss. 1, pp. 69-77 | Full text
doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/GPol.0246

Abstract

Rock walls and talus slopes, which are the most common features of high-mountain relief, have been researched for many years. Geomorphologists have taken particular interest in debris flows, which play a major role in the development of talus slopes. This paper presents the results of the first lichenometric dating of debris flows on the southern slopes of the Tatra Mountains. The greatest debris flow activity took place in the Little Ice Age and in the last two decades.

Keywords: lichenometric dating, debris flow, High Tatra Mts.

Stanisław Kędzia [kedzia@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences ul. św. Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków: Poland
Juraj Hreško [jhresko@ukf.sk], Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Nature Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra Trieda Andreja Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra: Slovakia
Gabriel Bugár [gbugar@ukf.sk], Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Nature Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra Trieda Andreja Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra: Slovakia