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155 the Formation of Impact Territories the Basins Of L.G.Namzhilova., Journal of agricultural sciences №11 (02):155-158, 2013 155 THE FORMATION OF IMPACT TERRITORIES THE BASINS OF TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER SELENGA L.G. Namzhilova Baikal Institute of Nature Management SB RAS (BNM SB RAS), Ulan-Ude, Russia ABSTRACT We consider the impact territories of a regional system of nature management, which are centers of environmental stress in the Selenga River basin. Their studies involve assessing the pollution of natural environments and aims to develop measures to minimize their impact on the environment that will promote a regional system of ecological optimization of nature (RSPP), in general. KEY WORDS: Formation, impact territory, Selenge river basin INTRODUCTION We consider the impact territories of a regional system of nature management, which are centers of environmental stress in the Selenga River basin. Their studies involve assessing the pollution of natural environments and aims to develop measures to minimize their impact on the environment that will promote a regional system of ecological optimization of nature (RSPP), in general. METHODS AND MATERIAL Analysis of the national experience of nature territorial-industrial complex, which as a result of management study (NM) shows that the study of the negative anthropogenous impact have occurred functioning of the subsystems of the RSNM [3] negative changes in the environment that led to the indicating the nature management conflict, as well as emergence and development of critical ecological complex of ecological problems will provide in the situations. For the first time there were allocated to studied territory to distinguish impact territories the North of Russia. Impacted areas in the RSNM are (areas), which are characterized by a number of sources of ecological stress, and their emergence and natural and ecological and socio-economic indicators expansion is one of the most important contemporary for ecological optimization of the RSNM. problems of regional nature management (figure 1). By Evseev A.V. and Krasovskaya T.M. [2] under the impact territories (areas) refers to areas within the RESULTS If, before the beginning of the XX century, nature (gathering, hunting), there has been extensive in management of the BNT, representing mainly the nature and did not cause significant adverse natural combination of the background types of nature changes, but in the period of industrialization of the management: agricultural, forestry and utilitarian country, from the 30th years of the XX century, here, 156 L.G.Namzhilova., Journal of agricultural sciences №11 (02):155-158, 2013 as well as throughout Russia, began to form an fluttering (mobile) sands of barkhan form, which is a industrial (industrial) type of nature management testament of reducing natural resource potential of the associated with mineral extraction and development territory. These territories are characterized by the of industrial centers. Industrial type of NM "quickly development of a strong (maximum) degree of entered into conflict with the adaptive potential of the erosion on the most fertile areas of the region. natural environment development," causing adverse On the transformation of the landscape shows the alteration and destruction of components of natural results of geobotanical survey: plant communities in landscapes, and thus began the formation of impact key plots are characterized by sparse and focus [2]. Characteristically, the occurrence of impact heterogeneity of vegetation, reduction of a projective area is also associated with the development of other surface and a pronounced digression appearance. types of nature management, such as agriculture. These centers of desertification, in our opinion, are a With the development of productive forces, from the typical example of the development of impact 50th of the last century intensive study of virgin and territories caused by the development of the agrarian fallow lands has caused the most significant nature management. They are characterized primarily transformation of natural landscapes, including those for the Selenga River valley, where historically are associated with the emergence of huge amounts of the main agricultural areas (figure 2, 3). DISCUSSION A current analysis of the ecological situation in the - large areas of lands occupied by technogenic sand Baikal region shows that the continuing degradation tailings, mine and quarry waters of mines of the of the natural component due to increasing Dzhida Mining - Zakamensk impacted area; anthropogenic pressures and ineffective operation of - estuary of the Selenga River - Nizhneselenginskaya nature management. impact territory associated with the development of In general, in the RSNM the development of certain Nizhneselenginsk industrial center. Ecological types of NM: agricultural, especially subsoil condition of the given territory is defined by management and others led to the formation of large emissions from various types of industrial facilities. areas of space, which is not suitable for further use or The main air pollutants are the Selenga Pulp and taken out of economic circulation, but have a negative Paper Mill, Timlyuisky cement factory, automobile impact on the environment, this impact territories. and railway transport. There is danger of They are characterized by varying degrees of contamination of soil for a number of chemical transformation of natural complexes, indicating the elements throughout: the concentration of lead, zinc, presence of critical ecological situations. copper, chromium above the MPC in 2-5 times, These include problem areals in the studied territory: higher than background for mercury in 2 orders and - Khilok-Chikoyskaya sink, Tugnui-Sukharinskaya other areas characterized by varying degrees of sink, lower reaches of the Dzhida River, concerning transformation of natural complexes, indicating the to the basin of the Selenga River, which are centers of presence of acute ecological situations [1]. desertification; CONCLUSIONS Designation (selection) of impact territories are (selection), including the natural-ecological and dictated by the desire to arrange the RSNM research socio-economic indicators. from the view of ecological tension centers arising Currently, the clearest example of impact area, from the different types of nature management. existing in the valley of the transboundary Selenga Because a perspective development, improvement of River is the territory of the city of Zakamensk. This is the RSNM is inevitably linked to its ecological a major center of ecological tension, which is optimization, it is necessary to know the presence of characterized as a zone of ecological disaster (in the ecological tension centers, which are designated by us part of storage stale tailings of ore material) and as a as impact territory, in order to minimize negative zone of ecological emergency situation (the whole of impacts on the environment. the territory surrounding the city and its surroundings Impacted territories are characterized by the up to 2/3 area). The study of this impact territory is following main features: the beginning of the very relevant in the context of ecological issues and formation, the causes, the criteria for designation operation of NMPP in the BNT. Ecological and geographical approach to the designation of the given L.G.Namzhilova., Journal of agricultural sciences №11 (02):155-158, 2013 157 as well as throughout Russia, began to form an fluttering (mobile) sands of barkhan form, which is a impact area, located in the Selenga River basin, and hundreds of kilometers in the dissolved and industrial (industrial) type of nature management testament of reducing natural resource potential of the reached its greatest development, based on available suspended condition. During this period there is a associated with mineral extraction and development territory. These territories are characterized by the data on the transformation of the environment, using significant area of contamination of soil and of industrial centers. Industrial type of NM "quickly development of a strong (maximum) degree of the stock, statistics, literature and empirical data. vegetation of floodplain meadows and the formation entered into conflict with the adaptive potential of the erosion on the most fertile areas of the region. The beginning of the formation of the given impact of buried layers of fluvial deposits - a secondary natural environment development," causing adverse On the transformation of the landscape shows the area, which we call "Zakamenskaya" associated with source in the future [4]. The main scattering processes alteration and destruction of components of natural results of geobotanical survey: plant communities in industrial type of NM (Zakamensk industrial center), of technological materials are now the wind spacing, landscapes, and thus began the formation of impact key plots are characterized by sparse and namely the activities of the Dzhida tungsten- plane wash by time streams, anthropogenic scattering focus [2]. Characteristically, the occurrence of impact heterogeneity of vegetation, reduction of a projective molybdenum complex (DTMC) that existed during (dumping of roads, building dams, etc.). area is also associated with the development of other surface and a pronounced digression appearance. the period from 1934 to 2001 in the Selenga River It is obvious that the whole Zakamensk impact types of nature management, such as agriculture. These centers of desertification, in our opinion,
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