@article{2-s2.0-105035795002,

title = {The Tarnowskie Góry UNESCO World Heritage Site, Poland – preliminary results from the understudied historical industrial centre with great potential for dendrochronological dating},

author = { M. Wistuba and M. Opała-Owczarek and I. Malik and A.M. Bieniasz},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105035795002?origin=resultslist},

doi = {10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126521},

issn = {11257865},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-01-01},

journal = {Dendrochronologia},

volume = {97},

publisher = {Elsevier GmbH},

abstract = {The Tarnowskie Góry UNESCO World Heritage Site in Poland has a long history of international significance in metal mining and smelting. Lead, zinc, and silver were extracted from shallow shafts and extensive underground mines, while iron mining and processing developed in water-powered plants along rivers. Charcoal production supported iron metallurgy. Despite recognition of the region’s historical and technological value, much of its industrial past remains poorly understood, and dendrochronology has been applied only sporadically. The industrial legacy includes abundant tree-ring-datable monuments, such as timber mine casings, wooden artefacts and miners’ equipment, charcoal from hearth remains, construction timber from river dams and factories, and preserved wooden machines. Thus, in this study, we present preliminary tree-ring datings for selected industrial monuments in the Tarnowskie Góry area. Our results demonstrate that dendrochronology can validate, correct, and complement archival records, providing new chronological insights. For example, the Regolowiec Site was found to predate historical documents, Brusiek hearths reveal extended charcoal production periods, and shafts at the Segiet Site were dated for the first time. Successful dating was achieved despite poor timber preservation and a short ring series. These findings highlight the potential of tree-ring research to address existing gaps in the industrial and geoarchaeological history of the Tarnowskie Góry. Given the abundance of datable monuments and local tree-ring chronologies, comprehensive, long-term dendrochronological research can significantly refine the chronology of mining, smelting, and charcoal production in this UNESCO-protected area. © 2026 Elsevier GmbH.},

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@article{2-s2.0-105039154994,

title = {Reconstruction of tension cracks evolution for geomorphological hazard assessment using wood anatomy of olive and pine roots– example from Monóvar (SE, Spain)},

author = { I. Malik and R. Tomas and A.M. Bieniasz and M. Wistuba and K. Tomaszewski and M. Maerker},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105039154994?origin=resultslist},

doi = {10.1016/j.catena.2026.110246},

issn = {03418162},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-01-01},

journal = {Catena},

volume = {271},

publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},

abstract = {Tension cracks in the ground are an early warning sign of active geological processes, such as landslides. This study introduces a novel approach using roots of Aleppo pine ( Pinus halepensis Mill.) and olive ( Olea europaea L.) to date the formation and widening of tension cracks of a landslide located in Monóvar, SE Spain. We evaluated the utility of wood anatomy features for geomorphological hazard assessment. Additionally, we examined the suitability of olive and pine roots for analysing the formation and widening of cracks. Particularly useful features of wood anatomy allowing for the reconstruction of crack formation in the terrain substrates are the decrease in cell lumen size that occurs after root exposure. Additionally, compression wood, documents the widening of the crack after root exposure. The cracks on the studied landslide were formed in 1984 and widened during several successive episodes at a rate of 0.66–2.15 cm/year, providing values very similar to those measured by InSAR. In recent years, the cracks widened intensively, indicating an increasing hazard susceptibility of the studied landslide. The anatomy of pine root wood allows for the dating of crack formation. Moreover, subsequent episodes of crack widening were identified with an accuracy of one year. In contrast, the analysis of olive wood anatomy reveals only the timing of crack formation and widening. The study shows that the wood anatomy of roots growing in tension cracks may serve to assess natural hazards such as landslides. Copyright © 2026. Published by Elsevier B.V.},

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@article{2-s2.0-105015675780,

title = {Corrigendum to “Tree rings indicate hazards related to a waterside landslide in the Northern Apennines, Italy–A preliminary step towards forecasting landslides and related tsunami” (Dendrochronologia, (2025), 92, C, (126379), (S1125786525000931), 10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126379)},

author = { I. Malik and M. Maerker and M. Wistuba and E. Gorczyca and P. Torrese and M. La Licata and Ya. Yu and B. Woskowicz-Ślęzak and A.M. Bieniasz},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105015675780?origin=resultslist},

doi = {10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126403},

issn = {11257865},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

journal = {Dendrochronologia},

volume = {94},

publisher = {Elsevier GmbH},

abstract = {There is a change in affiliation; Michael Marker is also affiliated to: Working Group on Soil Erosion and Feedbacks, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany After adding the second affiliation to Michael Maerker it will be: Ireneusz Malika, Michael Maerkera,b,c, Małgorzata Wistubaa, Elżbieta Gorczycaa,d, Patrizio Torresea,b, Manuel La Licataa,b, Yang Yua,e, Beata Woskowicz-Ślęzaka,b, Anna Bieniasza a - Polish-Chinese Centre for Environmental Research, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, 60 Będzińska, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland b - Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy. c - Working Group on Soil Erosion and Feedbacks, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany d - Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland e - State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused. © 2025 Elsevier GmbH.},

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@article{2-s2.0-105008888370,

title = {Tree rings indicate hazards related to a waterside landslide in the Northern Apennines, Italy – A preliminary step towards forecasting landslides and related tsunami},

author = { I. Malik and M. Maerker and M. Wistuba and E. Gorczyca and P. Torrese and M. La Licata and Ya. Yu and B. Woskowicz-Ślęzak and A.M. Bieniasz},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105008888370?origin=resultslist},

doi = {10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126379},

issn = {11257865},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

journal = {Dendrochronologia},

volume = {92},

publisher = {Elsevier GmbH},

abstract = {We analysed landslide activity on a slope above the Lago di Trebecco reservoir (Northern Apennines; Italy) and indicated a hazard of future destructive landslide reactivation. We used dendrochronology in a variant of eccentric growth analysis to indicate the hazard of sudden slope failure, which could reach the water reservoir and form a tsunami. We use the previous pattern of eccentric growth of trees, found in the case of two landslides reactivated in a landslide catastrophe in Poland in 2010. Before the disaster, trees formed a specific eccentric growth pattern which preceded and can predict landslide catastrophe (sudden slope failure). This pattern was compared to trees growing on the Lago di Trebecco landslide to estimate the hazard of future destructive landslide occurrence. Trees sampled on the landslide above the Lago di Trebecco have recorded a gradual increase in activity over the last few decades. This means the landslide has become increasingly active. On the other hand, in the last two years, a significant decrease in landslide activity has been recorded on the Lago di Trebecco landslide; activity of landslides located in Poland increased significantly two years before the landslide catastrophe in 2010. This means no dendrochronological records indicate that the Lago di Trebecco landslide will be triggered in a short time, but the landslide should be monitored because of the increasing activity over the past decades. Dendrochronology can be a useful indicator for the hazard of a landslide catastrophe (sudden slope failure), which can enter lakes and induce tsunamis. © 2025 Elsevier GmbH},

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@article{2-s2.0-105024626755,

title = {Assessment of Landslide Activity and Hazard Recorded in Tree Rings—Examples from the High-Risk Vernazza Catchment (Liguria, Italy)},

author = { I. Malik and M. Maerker and M. Wistuba and E. Gorczyca and P. Torrese and P. Niyokwiringirwa and Ya. Yu and B. Woskowicz-Ślęzak and A.M. Bieniasz},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105024626755?origin=resultslist},

doi = {10.3390/s25237304},

issn = {14248220},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

journal = {Sensors},

volume = {25},

number = {23},

publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},

abstract = {Highlights: What are the main findings? For two landslides in one catchment, dominant landslide events occurred in different years, but the general trend of landslide activity is the same. There is no high risk of sudden triggering of the studied landslides. What are the implications of the main findings? Information on landslide activity and hazard should be generalised with caution, even within a single catchment. Dendrochronology allow to estimate landslide activity and hazard. In the Vernazza catchment located in Italian Liguria, we studied the activity and hazard of two deep-seated landslides using tree rings. Knowledge of the deep-seated landslide movements in terms of their temporal activation is still scarce in the Vernazza catchment, as well as in similar catchments. To determine the hazard of the studied landslides, we compared the landslide activity for landslides under study with landslides from Poland that activated in 2010. Within the two studied Italian landslides, increased landslide activity occurred at similar times, but the dominant episodes occurred in different years. It means that the information on landslide activity and hazard should be generalised with caution, even within a single catchment. The studied deep-seated landslide activity was significantly higher after the landslide catastrophe in 2011, when many shallow landslides were activated in the studied catchment. The increase in landslide activity in 2011 was accompanied by a substantial transformation of the catchment’s relief. These changes may have resulted in a loss of stability of deep-seated landslides. The landslide activity recorded by trees did not show an increase, unlike what was reported for the Polish landslides. This indicates that there is no high risk of sudden triggering of the studied landslides. © 2025 by the authors.},

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