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Geology and Ecosystems

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Igor S. Zektser

    1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

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  2. Brian Marker

    1. Minerals and Waste Planning Division, UK

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  3. John Ridgway

    1. British Geological Survey, UK

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  4. Liliya Rogachevskaya

    1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

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  5. Genrikh Vartanyan

    1. Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Russia

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  • Crosses disciplines and integrates different areas of science into a resource for environmental scientists working in the multidisciplinary areas including water and resource management
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Geological Environment as a Basement for the Formation of Ecosystems

    1. Contemporary Conceptions of the Geological Environment: Basic Features, Structure and System of Links

      • G. Vartanyan
      Pages 1-8

    2. The Geological Environment and Ecosystems

      • G. Vartanyan
      Pages 9-14

    3. Influence of Modern Geological Processes on Evolution of Ecosystems

      • G. Vartanyan
      Pages 15-19

    4. Geological and Geochemical Influences on Estuarine Ecosystems

      • W. Langston, J. Ridgway
      Pages 21-47

    5. The Role of Tectonic Processes in the Interaction Between Geology and Ecosystems

      • Roy J. Shlemon, Richard E. Riefner Jr
      Pages 49-60

    6. Karst and Ecosystems

      • Julius Taminskas, Ricardas Paskauskas, Audrius Zvikas, Jonas Satkunas
      Pages 61-76

  3. Environmental Impacts of the Extractive Industries

    1. Geoenvironmental Problems of Mineral Resources Development

      • A. I. Krivtsov
      Pages 77-90

    2. Groundwater as a Component of the Environment

      • Igor S. Zektser
      Pages 91-105

    3. Groundwater Use and Public Health

      • Leonid I. Elpiner, Andrey Ye. Shapovalov
      Pages 107-111

    4. Methods of Groundwater Pollution Risk Estimation for Ecosystem Sustainability

      • Anna P. Belousova
      Pages 113-121

  4. Anthropogenic Development, Geology and Ecosystems

    1. Urbanisation and the Geoenvironment

      • Brian Marker
      Pages 123-147

    2. Assessment of Effects of Discharged Waters Upon Ecosystems

      • Zhanna V. Kuz’mina, S.Y. Treshkin
      Pages 149-160

    3. Impact of Technogenic Disasters on Ecogeological Processes

      • L.M. Rogachevskaya
      Pages 161-169

    4. Exogenic Geological Processes As a Landform-Shaping Factor

      • Marek Graniczny
      Pages 171-181

    5. Environmental Aspects of Groundwater Pollution

      • Roald G. Dzhamalov
      Pages 183-193

  5. Medical Problems Related to Geology and Ecosystem Interaction

    1. Human Health and Ecosystems

      • Olle Selinus, Robert B. Finkelman, Jose A. Centeno
      Pages 197-218

    2. Medical and Ecological Significance of the Water Factor

      • Leonid I. Elpiner
      Pages 219-227

  6. Prediction of the Geoenvironmental Evolution of Ecosystems

    1. Prediction of Exogenic Geological Processes

      • Arkady I. Sheko, Vladimir S. Krupoderov
      Pages 229-246

    2. Prediction of Endogenic Geological Processes

      • G. Vartanyan
      Pages 247-249
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About this book

This book was prepared for publication by an International Working Group of experts under the auspices of COGEOENVIRONMENT - the Commission of the International Union of Geological Sciences (lUGS) on Geological Sciences for Environmental Planning and lUGS-GEM (Commission on Geosciences for Environmental Management). The main aim of the Working Group "Geology and Ecosystems" was to develop an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the mechanisms and special features within the "living tissue - inert nature" system under different regional, geological, and anthropogenic conditions. This activity requires international contributions from many scientific fields. It requires efforts from scientists specializing in fields such as: environmental impacts of extractive industries, anthropogenic development and medical problems related to geology and ecosystem interaction, the prediction of the geoenvironmental evolution of ecosystems, etc. The Working Group determined the goal and objectives of the book, developed the main content, discussed the parts and chapters, and formed the team of authors and the Editorial Board. The Meetings of the Working Group (Vilnius, Lithuania, 2002 and Warsaw-Kielniki, Poland, 2003) were dedicated to discussion and approval of the main content of all chapters in the Book.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

    Igor S. Zektser, Liliya Rogachevskaya

  • Minerals and Waste Planning Division, UK

    Brian Marker

  • British Geological Survey, UK

    John Ridgway

  • Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Russia

    Genrikh Vartanyan

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