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Volume XXIII |
Geomorphology

Gully erosion processes and their management in the Trivale Forest Park, Pitești city, Romania

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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to analyze gully erosion processes and their management in the Trivale Forest Park. Although the inclusion of gullies in the category of risk phenomena is still debated, due to their spatial extent and evolution, both longitudinally and vertically, they can pose concern to woody vegetation by altering slope stability. This is the case of the Trivale Forest Park, situated in Pitești city, where gully erosion has been affecting tree growth and recreational activities, such as hiking or cycling, which has led to the implementation of erosion control measures and hydrotechnical structures. By carrying out field observations and cartographic analyses, the research has/proposes/seeks to support two objectives: firstly, to establish the impact of erosion processes on the valleys’ and slopes’ balance by evaluating the type of erosion processes and resulting features and secondly, to assess the exposure of the Trivale Forest area to erosional forms, by using GIS and the frequency ratio (FR) techniques. The results of the multicriteria analysis highlighted, in good agreement with the field observations, the areas most susceptible to slope erosion processes.

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Full article 10.5775/fg.2024.1.3606Dates:
Received: 26-03-2024 Accepted: 25-06-2024 Printed: 30-07-2024 Online: 07-08-2024
Affiliations:
  • 1 University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, Romania
  • 2 Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Corresponding author:
  • steff.mihnea@yahoo.com
Author contributions: Conceptualization, Costache M. Ș. and Moroșanu G. A.; methodology, Costache M. Ș. and Moroșanu G. A.; formal analysis, Costache M. Ș.; investigation, Costache M. Ș.; writing—original draft preparation, Costache M. Ș. and Moroșanu G. A.; writing—review and editing, Costache M. Ș. and Moroșanu G. A. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.Declaration of interests: The authors state that they have no conflict of interests.
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Funding: This research received no external funding.Acknowledgements: We gratefully acknowledge Dr. Marta Jurchescu for her valuable suggestions on consulting additional litera-ture resources related to the scientific terminology of gully erosion.
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Volume XXII |
Geomorphology

Major and minor elements contribution to discriminate between karst drainage watersheds and to outline underground hydrological connections. An example from Sohodol Valley (Vâlcan Mountains, Romania)

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Abstract: Water samples for chemical analyses have been collected from impenetrable karst springs and from water flows intercepted by caves within the area of Sohodol valley. The analyzed inorganic constituents were noticed to belong to two distinct categories. One category included solutes of variable concentrations, likely related to local allochtonous inputs (Al, NO3) and to local occurrences of decaying organic matter (PO4, NO3), such solutes being hence irrelevant in terms of regional patterns of rock weathering. The other category of solutes (Ca, Mg, Na, K, Sr, Ba, Rb, Fe, HCO3 and SiO2) proved to have concentrations that did not differ between two interconnected water flows (e.g., impenetrable karst springs that discharged from a common water body; a cave stream connected to an impenetrable karst spring). Accordingly, the concentrations of this second group of constituents represented reliable chemical fingerprints of a particular karst watershed. And implicitly, water flows having contrasting concentrations of such solutes were conjectured to belong to distinct karst watersheds, which likely differed in terms of chemical composition of the karstifiable rocks, and/or of the impervious rocks which provided allochtonous recharge to the concerned karst drainage systems.

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Full article 10.5775/fg.2023.2.3602Dates:
Received: 08-10-2023 Accepted: 15-12-2023 Printed: 30-12-2023 Online: 19-02-2024
Affiliations:
  • 1 "Emil Racoviță" Institute of Speleology, Romanian Academy, 13 Calea 13 Septembrie, 050711 Bucharest, Romania
  • 2 “Sabba S. Ştefănescu” Institute of Geodynamics, Romanian Academy, 19-21 J.L. Calderon, 020032 Bucharest, Romania
  • 3 Independent caver, Bucharest, Romania
  • 4 Silex Brașov Caving Club, 39 Ştefan Baciu, 500170 Brașov, Romania
  • 5 Vulcan Craiova Caving Club, 41 Henri Coandă, Craiova, Romania
Corresponding author:
  • marius.vlaicu@iser.ro
Author contributions: Conceptualization, H.M., N.C., M.V., G.C., C.N., A.C.M.; methodology, N.C., H.M., C.M., M.V., G.C., C.N., A.T., A.C.M., M.P., L.N., M.C., E.S.; formal analysis, N.C., H.M., C.M., G.C., A.T., A.C.M., L.N., M.V.; investigation, N.C., H.M., G.C., A.C.M., M.V.; writing – original draft preparation, H.M., N.C., M.V., G.C., A.C.M., L.N.; writing – review and editing H.M., N.C., M.V. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.Declaration of interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Funding: This research received no external funding.Acknowledgements: The valuable support provided by Agata Teodorescu and Mircea Vlădulescu during field operations, as well as the dedicated assistance of Floarea Răducă in the laboratory work are kindly acknowledged.
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Volume XXI |
Geomorphology

Characteristics of volcanic mountains morphostructure of Transcarpathia, Ukraine

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Abstract: The study presents a detailed geomorphological characterization of the volcanic mountains of Transcarpathia. Materials of previous geological researches, including the Transcarpathian geological exploration expedition, supplemented by the results of our own field researches, are systematized. Based on the analysis of relief forms and taking into account geomorphological and tectonic factors, Vyhorlat-Gutyn morphostructure of the second order is divided into morphostructures of the third order: Poprychny, Antaliv-Synyatska, Velykyi Dil, Tupy and Oash, which in turn are divided into morphostructures of lower orders. The Mukachevo morphostructure of the second order is composed of the following morphostructures of the third order: Beregovo hills, Kosino-Biganski hills, volcanic remains (Shalanka, Chorna Gora). Based on a detailed analysis of the collected materials, it was determined that the main role in shaping the modern relief of volcanic mountains belongs to channel and temporary water flows and weathering processe; consequently, river valleys and weathering surfaces were formed, which are the most important morphosculptures. On the basis of morphological and structural-lithological approach, as well as own field research, a geomorphological map of the volcanic mountains mountains of Transcarpathia on a scale of 1: 100,000 was compiled.

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Full article 10.5775/fg.2022.081.dDates:
Received: 30-04-2022 Accepted: 07-10-2022 Printed: 30-12-2022 Online: 09-03-2023
Affiliations:
  • 1 Faculty of Geography, Department of Physical Geography and Environmental Management, Uzhhorod National University, Universytetsʹka street, 14, Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Corresponding author:
  • vasyl.leta@uzhnu.edu.ua
Author contributions: Conceptualization, methodology, writing – original draft, Mykhailo Mykyta; writing - review & editing, validation, Maryana Salyuk, Roman Slavik and Mykola Karabiniuk; data curation, Vasyl Leta. All authors have read and agreed to the published.Declaration of interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Funding: This research received no external funding.
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Volume XXI |
Geomorphology

Features of the morphology and dynamics of the shallow-island part of the Dolgaya Spit (the Sea of Azov)

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Abstract: The relief of large coastal accumulative bodies, including cuspate spits, is an important subject in scientific and applied research. A characteristic feature of similar accumulative bodies is a shallow underwater part. The aim of this work is to study the shallow-island part structure of the Dolgaya Spit (the Sea of Azov) and to identify the natural mechanism that determines both the variability of accumulative body over short time intervals and the high stability of the geosystem as a whole. Digital elevation models (DEM) for the studied area were built on the basis of remote sensing data (Sentinel-2). It is established that the length of the shallow-island part is about 20 km. There are shelly shoals and islands with a complex configuration and relief. Sea level, the wind-wave regimes and the sediment load are the main factors that determine the dynamic equilibrium of the shallow-island part of the Dolgaya Spit and its relief. The Dolgaya Spit has distinctive features of a free accumulative body influenced by longshore sediment flow. The configuration of its surface part is characteristic of many cuspate spits formed by two sediment streams. But the shallow-island part develops under the influence of alternating transverse movements of water masses and waves from opposite sectors. The coexistence of signs of the near-shore bar and cuspate spit provides grounds for classifying the Dolgaya Spit not as a cuspate accumulative body (in particular as Azov-type spit) but as a separate type developing under joint action of transverse and longshore sediment flows.

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Full article 10.5775/fg.2022.175.dDates:
Received: 20-04-2022 Accepted: 10-10-2022 Printed: 30-12-2022 Online: 09-03-2023
Affiliations:
  • 1 Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997, 36 Nakhimovskiy pr., Moscow, Russia
Corresponding author:
  • krylenko@mail.ru
Author contributions: Conceptualization, Viacheslav Krylenko and Marina Krylenko; methodology, Viacheslav Krylenko; formal analysis, Viacheslav Krylenko; investigation, Viacheslav Krylenko and Marina Krylenko; writing—original draft preparation, Viacheslav Krylenko and Marina Krylenko; writing—review and editing, Marina Krylenko. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.Declaration of interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Funding: Research (part of relief analysis) was funded by Russian Science Foundation grant number 20-17-00060. Research on the dynamics of individual coastal sections was funded by State program № FMWE-2021-0013.Acknowledgements: Information on the dynamics of individual coastal sections was obtained within the framework of the State program № 0128-2021-0013.
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Volume XXI |
Biogeography, Geomorphology

Geodiversity Assessment by Application of Geoinformation Approach (on the Example of Golo Bardo Mountain, Western Bulgaria)

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Abstract: Geodiversity is considered as a complex indicator of the abiotic environment. On the example of information about Golo Bardo Mountain (Western Bulgaria), the article emphasizes the need to develop methods for quantitative assessment of the geodiversity of an area to minimize the subjective nature of the assessment by defining clear criteria that can be quantified. The complex geodiversity assessment of the investigated area was made based on the analysis of lithology, soils, topographic features and drainage network. The analysis is done in a GIS environment. Topographic settings are analysed on the base of digital elevation model with a cell size of 30 m using Spatial Analyst Tools. The elevation model is used for calculating the terrain roughness, slope gradients and aspects of the slopes. Geological component is evaluated considering the petrographic composition of the area. The variety of the abiotic components is calculated by application of grid method (cell size 1000 x 1000 m), using Focal statistics tool, neighborhood type “Variety”. Fuzzy logic is suggested to be used for comparison of areas located in different regions and with different landscape conditions.The results of the geodiversity assessment show that most of the area of the Golo Bardo mountain has moderate geodiversity index. The method used in the article gives reliable results with minimal subjectivity, that can be used for assessment of the distribution of the geodiversity on a particular area and allow to compare different territorial units. The results obtained in the current study show good correlation between areas with high and moderate geodiversity index, and areas with high biodiversity values. The applied methodology and the visualization of the geodiversity index allow for easy understanding of geodiversity by a wide range of stakeholders, even non-geoscientists, and can be successfully applied in the planning of geotourism activities.

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Full article 10.5775/fg.2022.137.iDates:
Received: 21-02-2022 Accepted: 14-04-2022 Printed: 30-06-2022 Online: 07-08-2022
Affiliations:
  • 1 Faculty of Geo-Exploration, University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski”, Prof. Boyan Kamenov Str., 1, Sofia 1700, Bulgaria
Corresponding author:
  • v.nikolova@mgu.bg
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