Open AccessDegradation processes and their influence on ecological condition of land resources of Ukraine
Author(s) -
Myroslav Voloschuk
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vìsnik lʹvìvsʹkogo unìversitetu. serìâ geografìčna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-7201
pISSN - 2078-6441
DOI - 10.30970/vgg.2013.44.1191
Subject(s) - karst , land degradation , landslide , erosion , subsidence , environmental science , natural (archaeology) , pollution , degradation (telecommunications) , natural resource , environmental degradation , geography , ecology , land use , environmental resource management , environmental protection , geology , geotechnical engineering , geomorphology , engineering , archaeology , structural basin , telecommunications , biology
On the basis of the generalized pilot studies, scientific references, share and instructive materials the current state of the degraded lands, their quantitative and qualitative characteristics is given, influence of degradation processes on an ecological condition of natural resources is revealed. It was found that the quality of land resources significantly affect meteorological phenomena and dangerous exogenous geological processes (landslides, karst, subsidence of soil, erosion etc.) that are common to more than half of the territory of Ukraine. Key words: degradation, dehumification, erosion, pollution, marshiness, acidity,