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The study is focused on the karst landscapes within the scope of the Besaparski ridges. The specifics concerning the part of the ridges are studied, which are characterized by the presence and running of karst processes. An analysis of the natural components in the investigated territory was made. The role of natural components in landscape differentiation is assessed. The specifics and degrees of anthropogenic load and the different types of anthropogenic activity have been taken into account. A classification and map of the karst landscapes of the Besaparski ridges were compiled. The investigation is based on the landscape-ecological approach. Morphometric, landscape-geophysical and landscape-geochemical characterization of the karst landscapes was made. Laboratory, terrain, analytical and cartographic methods are applied. Sampling of the soil cover and the bedrock was done for geochemical analysis of karst landscapes and for the presence of macro-elements contents like Ca, Mg and of CO2. With the help of terrestrial and remote databases integrated into GIS, a map of the karst landscapes was created. The analysis of the horizontal, vertical and geochemical structure of the karst landscapes in the studied area of the Besaparski ridges, as well as the realization of complex characterization of the different types of landscapes, is an original unique study of the specific territory.
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Tamburadzhiev, I., Cholakova, Z. (2020). Structure and Peculiarities of the Karst Landscapes in the Besaparski Ridges. In: Nedkov, S., et al. Smart Geography. Key Challenges in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28191-5_23
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