Estuarine Response of the Pechora River to the External Ecological Impacts from Oil and Mining Activities

The Pechora Sea and Pechora river are parts of the Barents Sea located in the Russian Arctic. The unique environment of the Pechora Sea ecosystems should be maintained and protected for nature conservation. However, the negative impacts caused by the excessed anthropogenic activities cause serious e...

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Main Author: Polina Lemenkova
Format: Conference Object
Language:unknown
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/2295226
https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7211528
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Summary:The Pechora Sea and Pechora river are parts of the Barents Sea located in the Russian Arctic. The unique environment of the Pechora Sea ecosystems should be maintained and protected for nature conservation. However, the negative impacts caused by the excessed anthropogenic activities cause serious environmental consequences. Current paper reported geographic characteristics of this geographic area, detailed some of the current environmental challenges and contributed to the monitoring of the vulnerable Russia Arctic region. Among all Arctic seas, the Barents Sea is singled out for its unique environment and its high biodiversity. At the same time, parts of the Gulf Stream current transfers its waters directly into this area bringing along different contaminants from Northern Sea. P. Lemenkova. "Estuarine Response of the Pechora River to the External Ecological Impacts from Oil and Mining Activities". In: Oil and Gas in Western Siberia. Exploration, estimation and geological basis of oil, gas and groundwater development. Innovative geodetic technologies in the oil and gas industry. Problems of ecology, safety of objects and territories. Proceedings of the International Conference (Tyumen State Oil and Gas University (TSOGU), Oct. 15–16, 2015). Ed. by P. V. Evtin, D. V. Pyalchenkov, and A. R. Kurchikov. Vol. 1. Tyumen, Russia: TSOGU Press, 2015, pp. 118–123. isbn: 978-5-9961-1112-1. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.7211528. url: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=24290333.