The State of knowledge about wetlands and their future under aspects of global climate change: the situation in Russia

被引:14
|
作者
Robarts, Richard D. [1 ]
Zhulidov, Alexander V. [2 ]
Pavlov, Dmitry F. [3 ]
机构
[1] NWRI, UNEP GEMS WATER Programme, Saskatoon, SK S7N 3H5, Canada
[2] S Russian Reg Ctr Preparat & Implementat Int Proj, Rostov Na Donu 344090, Russia
[3] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Biol Inland Waters, Borok 152742, Yaroslavl Oblas, Russia
关键词
Bogs; Karst; Peatlands; Climate warming; Tundra; Siberia; LAKES; DDT;
D O I
10.1007/s00027-011-0230-7
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
About two-thirds of Russia's land area are flat lands, which contributes to the development of conditions favouring wetland formation. Wetlands cover vast areas, especially in the north. Wetlands in the former Soviet Union were not recognized as separate or distinct ecosystems and this is still the situation in Russia today. Bogs are one of the most abundant and typical wetlands and were treated as worthless wastelands. Beginning in the 17th century and continuing under the Soviet government there was an enforced policy to drain wetlands and reclaim the land, mainly for farming. After the collapse of the USSR, this practice was discontinued along with the Soviet model of agriculture and an end to the forced and unnecessary use of pesticides and fertilizers with the result that the toxic load on Russian aquatic systems decreased drastically. Industrial production was also greatly curtailed. While it is now recovering, many of these are turning to environmentally-friendly technologies. The intensity of land-use related impacts upon Russian wetlands is negligible compared to that in more densely populated countries and therefore the environmental conservation of wetlands in Russia may not currently be an urgent problem. There is currently no consensus on what the overall direct and indirect impacts of climate change on the number of Russian wetlands will be-in some areas they may increase but decrease in others. In Russia, the most urgent issue is not the preservation of wetlands but the development of proper wetland management practices. For effective plans, data and information on wetland status, trends and characteristics are required that are not currently available.
引用
收藏
页码:27 / 38
页数:12
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] The State of knowledge about wetlands and their future under aspects of global climate change: the situation in Russia
    Richard D. Robarts
    Alexander V. Zhulidov
    Dmitry F. Pavlov
    Aquatic Sciences, 2013, 75 : 27 - 38
  • [2] Current state of knowledge regarding South America wetlands and their future under global climate change
    Wolfgang J. Junk
    Aquatic Sciences, 2013, 75 : 113 - 131
  • [3] Current state of knowledge regarding South America wetlands and their future under global climate change
    Junk, Wolfgang J.
    AQUATIC SCIENCES, 2013, 75 (01) : 113 - 131
  • [4] Current state of knowledge regarding the world's wetlands and their future under global climate change: a synthesis
    Junk, Wolfgang J.
    An, Shuqing
    Finlayson, C. M.
    Gopal, Brij
    Kvet, Jan
    Mitchell, Stephen A.
    Mitsch, William J.
    Robarts, Richard D.
    AQUATIC SCIENCES, 2013, 75 (01) : 151 - 167
  • [5] Current state of knowledge regarding the world’s wetlands and their future under global climate change: a synthesis
    Wolfgang J. Junk
    Shuqing An
    C. M. Finlayson
    Brij Gopal
    Jan Květ
    Stephen A. Mitchell
    William J. Mitsch
    Richard D. Robarts
    Aquatic Sciences, 2013, 75 : 151 - 167
  • [6] Actual state of European wetlands and their possible future in the context of global climate change
    Cizkova, Hana
    Kvet, Jan
    Comin, Francisco A.
    Laiho, Raija
    Pokorny, Jan
    Pithart, David
    AQUATIC SCIENCES, 2013, 75 (01) : 3 - 26
  • [7] Actual state of European wetlands and their possible future in the context of global climate change
    Hana Čížková
    Jan Květ
    Francisco A. Comín
    Raija Laiho
    Jan Pokorný
    David Pithart
    Aquatic Sciences, 2013, 75 : 3 - 26
  • [8] The future of Iranian wetlands under climate change
    Sanjerehei, Mohammad Mousaei
    Rundel, Philip W.
    WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 2017, 25 (03) : 257 - 273
  • [9] The future of Iranian wetlands under climate change
    Mohammad Mousaei Sanjerehei
    Philip W. Rundel
    Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2017, 25 : 257 - 273
  • [10] The status of wetlands and the predicted effects of global climate change: the situation in Australia
    C. M. Finlayson
    J. A. Davis
    P. A. Gell
    R. T. Kingsford
    K. A. Parton
    Aquatic Sciences, 2013, 75 : 73 - 93