THE NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE LANDSCAPES OF CURONIAN AND VISTULA SPITS

T. V. Shaplygina; I. I. Volkova

doi:10.15356/0435-4281-2013-1-95-103

THE NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE LANDSCAPES OF CURONIAN AND VISTULA SPITS

T. V. Shaplygina, I. I. Volkova

https://doi.org/10.15356/0435-4281-2013-1-95-103

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Abstract

Landscapes of Curonian and Vistula spits have been formed throughout the last several hundred years under the infl uence of natural and anthropogenic factors and represent eolian coastal-marine type. The methodology of assessment of digression levels in natural complexes is based on complex component-wise analysis of 15 categorized indicators covering various aspects of natural and anthropogenic genesis. The analysis of natural complexes digression of the Curonian and Vistula spits led to the following differentiation: I stage of digression was found in 55% and 52% accordingly; II stage – in 38% and 27%; III stage – in 6% and 20%; IV and V stage – in about 1% of the areas.

Keywords

landscape transformation, relief transformation, Curonian Spit, Vistula Spit

About the Authors

T. V. Shaplygina

Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad
Russian Federation

I. I. Volkova

Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad
Russian Federation

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Shaplygina T.V., Volkova I.I. THE NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE LANDSCAPES OF CURONIAN AND VISTULA SPITS. Geomorfologiya. 2013;(1):95-103. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15356/0435-4281-2013-1-95-103