Landform Dynamics and Evolution in Romania

1. Introduction
Maria Rădoane, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe

Part I. Background of Landform Evolution

2. Tectonics and Exhumation of Romanian Carpathians: Inferences from Kinematic and Thermochronological Studies
Liviu Mațenco

3. Climate Evolution During the Late Glacial and the Holocene
Aurel Perşoiu

4. The Evolution of Vegetation from the Last Glacial Maximum Until the Present
Angelica Feurdean, Ioan Tanţău

Part II. Glacial and Periglacial Landforms

5. Deglaciation History of High Massifs from the Romanian Carpathians: Towards an Integrated View
Răzvan Popescu, Petru Urdea, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe

6. Spatial Distribution and Main Characteristics of Alpine Permafrost from Southern Carpathians, Romania
Răzvan Popescu, Alexandru Onaca, Petru Urdea, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe

7. Present-Day Periglacial Processes in the Alpine Zone
Alexandru Onaca, Petru Urdea, Adrian C. Ardelean, Raul Șerban, Florina Ardelean

8. Thermal Weathering and Distribution of Mountain Rockwalls
Mirela Vasile, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe

9. Glacial Cirques in the Romanian Carpathians and Their Climatic Implications
Marcel Mîndrescu, Ian S. Evans

10. Geomorphosites Assessments of the Glacial and Periglacial Landforms from Southern Carpathians
Laura Comănescu, Alexandru Nedelea

Part III. Hillslope Evolution by Mass Movement Processes

11. The Systematic of Landslide Processes in the Conditions of Romania’s Relief
Mihai Micu

12. Landslide Type and Pattern in Moldavian Plateau, NE Romania
Mihai Ciprian Mărgărint, Mihai Niculiţă

13. Landslide Types and Spatial Pattern in the Subcarpathian Area
Mihai Micu

14. Debris Flows in Călimani Mountains and Lotrului Valley
Olimpiu Traian Pop, Viorel Ilinca, Titu Anghel, Ionela-Georgiana Gavrilă, Răzvan Popescu

Part IV. Soil Erosion

15. Sheet and Rill Erosion
Nelu Popa

16. Gully Erosion
Maria Rădoane, Nicolae Rădoane

17. Soil Erosion Modelling
Cristian Valeriu Patriche

Part V. Rivers

18. Geomorphological Evolution and Longitudinal Profiles
Maria Rădoane, Ionuț Cristea, Dan Dumitriu, Ioana Perșoiu

19. River Behavior During Pleniglacial–Late Glacial
Ioana Perşoiu, Maria Rădoane, Petru Urdea

20. Fluvial Activity During the Holocene
Ioana Perșoiu, Maria Rădoane

21. Styles of Channel Adjustments in the Last 150Years
Maria Rădoane, Ioana Perșoiu, Francisca Chiriloaei, Ionuț Cristea, Delia Robu

Part VI. Black Sea Coast and Danube Delta

22. The Evolution of Danube Delta After Black Sea Reconnection to World Ocean
Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe, Luminiţa Preoteasa, Florin Zăinescu, Florin Tătui

23. Danube Delta Coastline Evolution (1856–2010)
Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe, Florin Tătui, Ștefan Constantinescu, Florin Zăinescu

24. Soft Cliffs Retreat Under the Shadow of Three Ports on the Southern Romanian Coast
Ștefan Constantinescu

25. Foredunes Dynamics on the Danube Delta Coast
Luminiţa Preoteasa, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe

26. Evolution and Morphodynamics of Danube Delta Shoreface
Florin Tătui, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe

Part VII. Dynamics of the Sediment System

27. Sediment Sources and Delivery
Dan Dumitriu, Maria Rădoane, Nicolae Rădoane

28. River Channel Sediments
Maria Rădoane, Nicolae Rădoane, Dan Dumitriu, Crina Miclăuș

29. The Lower Danube Loess, New Age Constraints from Luminescence Dating, Magnetic Proxies and Isochronous Tephra Markers
Alida Timar-Gabor, Cristian Panaiotu, Daniel Vereș, Cristian Necula, Daniela Constantin

30. Lakes, Lacustrine Sediments, and Palaeoenvironmental Reconstructions
Marcel Mîndrescu, Gabriela Florescu, Ionela Grădinaru, Aritina Haliuc

Part VIII. Geomorphologic Hazards

31. Snow Avalanche Activity in Southern Carpathians (Romanian Carpathians)
Mircea Voiculescu

32. Mass Movements
Mihai Micu, Marta Jurchescu, Ionuț Şandric, Mihai Ciprian Mărgărint, Zenaida Chiţu, Dana Micu, Roxana Ciurean, Viorel Ilinca, Mirela Vasile

33. Floods and Flash-Floods Related to River Channel Dynamics
Florina Grecu, Liliana Zaharia, Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac, Iuliana Armaș

34. Storm Climate and Morphological Imprints on the Danube Delta Coast
Florin I. Zăinescu, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe

Keywords: Geography, Geomorphology