Geology and Ecosystems

Part I. Geological Environment as a Basement for the Formation of Ecosystems: The Contemporary Conceptions on the Geological Environment: Basic Features, Structure and System of Links.- The Geological Environment and Ecosystems.- The Influence of Modern Geological Processes on The Evolution of Ecosystems.- Geological and Geochemical Influences on Estuarine Ecosystems.- The Role Of Tectonic Processes in The Interaction Between Geology and Ecosystems.- Part II. Environmental Impacts of The Extractive Industries: Karst and Ecosystems.- Environmental Aspects of The Exploitation of Mineral Resources.- Groundwater as a Component of The Environment.- Groundwater use and Public Health.- Part III. Anthropogenic Development, Geology and Ecosystems: Ways of Groundwater Pollution Risk Estimation for Ecosystems Sustainability.- Urbanisation and The Geoenvironment.- Assessment of The Discharged Waters Effect Upon Ecosystems.- The Impact of Technogenic Catastrophes on Ecogeological Processes.- Exogenic Geological Processes as A Landforms Shaping Factor.- Part IV. Medical Problems Related to Geology and Ecosystem Interaction: Environmental Aspects Of Groundwater Pollution.- Human Health and Ecosystems.- Part V. Prediction of The Geoenvironmental Evolution of Ecosystems: Medical Ecological Significance of The Water Factor.- Prediction of Exogenic Geological Processes.- Prediction of Endogenic Geological Processes.- Mathematical Models of The Interaction Between The Geological and Ecological Environment.- Part VI. Newest Ecogeological Processes Within River Basins: The Influence of Climate Change on Geology and Ecosystem Interaction.- Ecosystems Monitoring Under Desertification Within Interior See-Lakes And Deltas.- Part VII. Main Directions For Ecogeological Studies: Ecosystems Forming on The Fresh River Deposition.- Ecogeological Mapping.- Monitoring Geological Processes As Part of General Environmental Monitoring.- Geology And High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal - A BriefOverview.- Monitoring Endogenic Geological Processes.- Permafrost Monitoring.- Ecological Education of Geology Students.