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DOI	10.3390/resources8020075
	Geoheritage Resource of Small Mud Lakes in the Semi-Arid Environments of the Russian South
	Fedoroy, Yuri A.; Ruban, Dmitry A.
通讯作者	Ruban, DA
来源期刊	RESOURCES-BASEL
EISSN	2079-9276
出版年	2019
卷号	8 期号:2
英文摘要	Lakes constitute a significant freshwater resource and are often regarded as being an important part of a country's natural heritage. However, their geological heritage (geoheritage) value remains significantly understudied. Three small lakes, namely the Salt Lake, the Gruzskoe Lake and the Big Yashalta Lake, located in the central part of the Russian South were studied in this paper. The main focus of this research was to search for relevant unique geological features. This paper established that these lakes are distinguishable from other lakes by the presence of dark-colored mud that is rich in sulfides and methane. As a result of excessive summer evaporation, the lakes desiccate (partly or even fully) and this results in exposure of the mud as well as the formation of salt crystals and crusts. This bottom mud (peloid, therapeutic mud) forms as a result of highly-complex biogeochemical processes in semi-arid environments. This mud is interpreted as being part of the lake's geoheritage as it belongs to sedimentary, geochemical and other types. Moreover, this geoheritage has a high ranking nationally. The most representative example can be found at the Big Yashalta Lake and for that reason, this lake is proposed as a geosite. Established sites of geoheritage importance are vital to geoscience research and geotourism activities and thus, these sites are considered to be a resource. Together with the development of local ecotourism and the use of peloids for the health industry purposes, the exploitation of this geoheritage resource would contribute to the sustainable development of the local area.
英文关键词	geosite Kalmykia natural heritage peloid resource Rostov Region sustainable development tourism
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000475302900018
WOS关键词	GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE ; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ; NATURAL-RESOURCE ; EQUUS-CABALLUS ; GEOTOURISM ; CLASSIFICATION ; TOURISM ; ISLAND
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/333675
作者单位	[Fedoroy, Yuri A.] Southern Fed Univ, Inst Earth Sci, Dept Phys Geog Ecol & Nat Protect, Zorge St 40, Rostov Na Donu 344090, Russia; [Ruban, Dmitry A.] Southern Fed Univ, Higher Sch Business, Dept Business Hospitality Sphere, 23 Ja Linija St 43, Rostov Na Donu 344090, Russia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Fedoroy, Yuri A.,Ruban, Dmitry A.. Geoheritage Resource of Small Mud Lakes in the Semi-Arid Environments of the Russian South[J],2019,8(2).
APA	Fedoroy, Yuri A.,&Ruban, Dmitry A..(2019).Geoheritage Resource of Small Mud Lakes in the Semi-Arid Environments of the Russian South.RESOURCES-BASEL,8(2).
MLA	Fedoroy, Yuri A.,et al."Geoheritage Resource of Small Mud Lakes in the Semi-Arid Environments of the Russian South".RESOURCES-BASEL 8.2(2019).