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The article considers the high and low water content of rivers, water-erosion processes in the Upper Don basin in terms of undermined hydro-ecological safety. The underlying causes are the character of dangerous hydrologic phenomena and natural and socioeconomic consequences.
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Original Russian Text © V.A. Dmitrieva, 2014, published in Aridnye Ekosistemy, 2014, Vol. 20, No. 2(59), pp. 13–20.
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Dmitrieva, V.A. Extreme water content as a factor of inadequate hydro-ecological safety in the Upper Don Basin. Arid Ecosyst 4, 55–60 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079096114020048
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Keywords
- shortage of water
- high water content
- extreme hydrologic situation
- hydro-ecological safety