Steppe landscapes of the Ural–Volga region in response to oil and gas production: Evaluation and minimization of direct geoecological aftereffects

This paper reports on the geoecological state of landscapes of oil and gas fields in the Ural–Volga steppe zone. Large-scale direct disturbances and impacts with dramatic aftereffects have been revealed on the basis of field research using the geographic information system (GIS) and data from remote...

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Published inDoklady earth sciences Vol. 474; no. 2; pp. 709 - 712
Main Authors Myachina, K. V., Chibilev, A. A., Dubrovskaya, S. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.06.2017
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Earth
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Evaluation
Fields
Gas fields
Gas production
Geographic information systems
Geographical information systems
Geography
Information systems
Land use
Landscape
Natural gas
Natural gas exploration
Natural gas fields
Oil and gas fields
Oil and gas production
Remote sensing
Satellite navigation systems
Steppes
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Summary:This paper reports on the geoecological state of landscapes of oil and gas fields in the Ural–Volga steppe zone. Large-scale direct disturbances and impacts with dramatic aftereffects have been revealed on the basis of field research using the geographic information system (GIS) and data from remote sensing of the Earth. It has been shown that the current land-use pattern in oil and gas production areas is in need of professional control to protect and recover the landscapes in the steppe zone.
ISSN:1028-334X
1531-8354
DOI:10.1134/S1028334X17060228