Keywords:
Ecology.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (550 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783319721651
Series Statement:
The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Series ; v.65
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6298983
DDC:
574.5
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Also Available Electronically -- Series Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geological Structure and Mineral Resources -- 3 Landscapes -- 4 Water Bodies -- 5 Hydrobiology of Water Bodies -- 6 Nature Management and Protection -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Mineral Resources of the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Stratigraphy -- 2.1 Archean and Proterozoic -- 2.2 Paleozoic -- 2.3 Mesozoic -- 2.4 Cenozoic -- 3 Mineral Resources -- 3.1 Fossil Fuels -- 3.2 Metallic Minerals -- 3.3 Nonmetallic Minerals -- 4 Building Materials -- 5 Sapropel and Therapeutic Mud -- 6 Groundwater -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Amber Deposits in the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Paleogene Sea-Beach Amber Placers -- 3 Neogene and Quaternary Amber Placers -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Composition of Pre-Quaternary Surface and Quaternary Sediments Allocation on the Territory of the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 The History of Studies of Pre-Quaternary Relief and Quaternary Sediments -- 2 Pre-Quaternary Sediments, Their General Profile and Surface Zonation -- 3 Characteristic Features of Paleoincision Structure and Origin -- 4 Allocation of Quaternary Sediments Thickness on the Territory of the Kaliningrad Region -- 5 Pre-Quaternary Relief Influence on Quaternary Sediments Allocation and the Contemporary Relief of the Kaliningrad Region -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Pleistocene Deposits in the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 An Overview of Pleistocene Studies -- 3 Stratigraphy and Geology of Pleistocene Deposits in the Kaliningrad Region -- 4 Description of the Geological Structure of Selected Denudations on the Northern Coast of the Sambia Peninsula, Based on Fiel... -- 5 Some Problems of the Origin of Pleistocene Deposits -- 6 Conclusions -- References.
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Modern Landscapes in the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Research Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Characteristics of Landscapes´ Major Natural Components: Relief, Climate, Soils, and Vegetation -- 4.1.1 The Region´s Geomorphological Features and Quaternary Deposits -- 4.1.2 Climate -- 4.1.3 Vegetation -- 4.1.4 Soils -- 4.2 Metachronicity of Regional Landscapes -- 4.3 Genetic Typology of the Landscape´s Natural Basis: The Territory´s Landscape Structure -- 4.4 Characteristics of Modern Landscape´s Anthropogenic Components: The Impact of Agricultural Cultivation of Regional Territo... -- 4.5 Landscape-Dependent Settlement in the Kaliningrad Region -- 4.5.1 The Neman´s Ancient Delta District -- 4.5.2 Modern Valleys of Large Rivers -- 4.5.3 Flat Plains of Glaciolacustrine Origin -- 4.5.4 Terminal Moraine Uplands with a Rugged Relief -- 4.5.5 Rolling Plains of the Ground Moraine -- 4.5.6 Ancient Alluvial Sand Massifs -- 4.5.7 Coastal Area of the Baltic Sea and the Lagoons -- 4.6 Modern Landscapes as Polygenetic Systems of Areal and Network Environmental Components -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- The History and Pattern of Forest and Peatland Formation in the Kaliningrad Region During the Holocene -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Sites and Methods -- 2.1 Geographical Location -- 2.2 Analysis of the Botanical Composition of Peat and Peat Bed Structure -- 2.3 Pollen Analysis -- 2.4 Radiocarbon Dating -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 The History of Forest and Peatland Formation on Pregolya Glaciolacustrine Plain During the Holocene -- 3.2 The History of Forest and Wetland Formation on Lower Neman Lowland During the Holocene -- 3.3 Comparison of the Palaeoreconstructions in the Study Areas of the Kaliningrad Region with the Environmental Development in... -- 4 Conclusions -- References.
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Eolian Coastal-Marine Natural Systems in the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Factors and Patterns of Current Development of Territorial Units in the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Research Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Retrospective Analysis of Settlement System Development over the Past 100 Years and Its Results: Evidence from Landscapes -- 4.2 Factors Causing Changes in the Settlement System in the Territory of the Kaliningrad Region -- 4.3 Spatial Features of the Current Settlement System in the Territory of the Kaliningrad Region -- 4.4 Retrospective Analysis of Land-Use System Over the Past 100 Years and Its Result: Evidence from Landscapes -- 4.5 Current State of the Land-Use System of the Kaliningrad Region -- 4.6 Current State of Areal-Networking Components of Landscape Environment -- 4.7 Current State of Network Components of Landscape Environment -- 4.8 The Influence of Borders on Other Components of Landscape Environment (Historical, Functional, and Spatial Aspects) -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Specific Features of Urban Geosystems in the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Urban System: Types and Specific Features -- 1.1 Structure of Urban Geosystems -- 1.2 Functioning of Urban Geosystems -- 1.3 Functional Zoning of the Area -- 1.4 Urban Frames -- 2 Retrospective Analysis of Urban Settlement Evolution in the Area Over the Past 100 Years -- 3 Review of Components in Urban Environment -- 3.1 Natural Host Landscapes -- 3.2 Relief, Grounds, and Soils -- 3.3 Water Bodies and Air Masses -- 3.4 Vegetation -- 4 Methodology of Urban Environment Quality Assessment Using Satellite Data -- 5 Evaluation of Degrees in Development of Urban Transportation Systems (Transport Accessibility Chart of Kaliningrad) -- References.
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Environmental Features of Watercourses in the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Formation and Re-Distribution of the River Runoff in the Catchment of the Pregolya River -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background Information, Tools and Techniques -- 3 Discussion of Results -- 3.1 Water Discharge in the Outlet Sections of the Pregolya River -- 3.2 Surface Runoff as an Indicator of the Hydrological Basin Structure -- 3.3 Cross-Border Discharge Value Assessment -- 4 Main Conclusions -- References -- Hydrobiological Characteristics of Water Bodies in the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Zooplankton Conditions in Inland Waters -- 3.2 Zoobenthos in the Inland Waters -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- The Structure and Composition of Biological Communities in the Pregolya River (Vistula Lagoon, the Baltic Sea) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Case Study 1: Pollution and Water Quality in the Pregolya River -- 3.2 Case Study 2: Phytoplankton -- 3.3 Case Study 3: Higher Aquatic Plants and Macroalgae -- 3.4 Case Study 4: Zooplankton -- 3.5 Case Study 5: Zoobenthos -- 4 Conclusions -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- References -- Phytoplankton Community of Small Rivers of the Pregolya River Basin -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Case Study 1: Pregolya River -- 3.2 Case Study 2: Tributaries of the Pregolya River -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Flora and Vegetation of the Small Rivers of the Pregolya River System in the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Case Study 1: The Composition of Macrophyte Flora and Vegetation.
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3.2 Case Study 2: The Botanical Description -- 4 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- The Protection Conditions of the Groundwater Against Pollution in the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 The Concept of ``Protection/Vulnerability´´ of the Groundwater from Pollution: Basic Approaches to Protection Assessment and... -- 2 The History of the Groundwater Protection Studies in the Russian Federation and the Kaliningrad Region -- 3 Methods of Assessing the Protection of Groundwater of the Upper Subsurface Pressure (the Top Intermoraine) Aquifer -- 4 Characteristics of the Upper Intermoraine (the Moscow-Valdai) Aquifer -- 5 Characteristics and Regularities of Spatial Distribution of the Factors That Determine the Protection of the Upper Intermora... -- 6 Territorial Differentiation of the Kaliningrad Region on the Degree of the Upper Intermoraine Aquifer Protection -- 7 Possible Areas of Water-Use Conflicts -- References -- Current Status of the Lake Vistytis in Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Characteristics of the Lake -- 3 Hydrology and Hydrochemistry -- 4 Zooplankton and Zoobenthos -- 5 Ichthyofauna -- 6 Fish Community Structure -- 7 Evaluation of Fish Concentration Density Using Hydroacoustics -- 8 Fisheries -- 9 Fishery Characteristics of the Main Fish Species of Lake Vistytis Vendace -- 10 Parasite Fauna of European Vendace -- 11 Whitefish -- 12 Roach -- 13 Perch -- 14 Pike -- 15 Burbot -- 16 Tench -- 17 Bream -- 18 Eel -- 19 Conclusions -- References -- Specially Protected Natural Areas of the Kaliningrad Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The National Park ``Curonian Spit´´ -- 3 The Natural Park ``Vishtynetsky´´ -- 4 State Partial Nature Complex (Landscape) Reserves ``Dyunny´´ and ``Gromovsky´´ -- 5 State Partial Nature Geological Reserves -- 6 Natural Monuments -- 7 Conclusions -- References.
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The Reduction in the Beach Area as the Main Limiting Factor for Sustainable Tourism Development (Case for the Kaliningrad Obla.
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