Environmental aspects of relief transformation (Silesian Upland, Southern Poland)
Authors:
- Jolanta Joanna Pełka-Gościniak
Abstract
The geological structure and the occurrence of mineral resources in the Silesian Upland in a significant way influenced the development of industry and caused transformation of every landscape element, among others changes in relief and therefore the formation of anthropogenic landforms. The paper focuses on environmental aspects of relief transformation in the Silesian Upland. The author described aesthetic, geomorphological, hydrological, climatological, pedological and biological aspects on the base of representatives of two groups of landforms– consciously created by human being and being an unintentional effect of human activity (of secondary character). All analysed landforms are new elements in relief, in majority of cases being in disharmony with their neighbourhood. They are alien to the landscape and disturb the equilibrium in the nature. It was proved that they strongly influence water and climatological conditions and soil cover. But sometimes the anthropogenic landforms can be perceived as advantageous for the nature, especially in case of subsidence depressions because of development of aquatic and hydrophilous species and in case of spoil tips due to spontaneous development of vegetation cover. The nature easily adapts to new environmental conditions (process of natural succession and independent introduction of species for new habitats). In these terrains the increase in biodiversity was observed.
- Record ID
- USL1668d9ebef1e44488766a880d948747f
- Author
- Journal series
- Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, ISSN 2354-0079, e-ISSN 2354-0079
- Issue year
- 2014
- Vol
- 2
- No
- 4
- Pages
- 13-20
- Keywords in English
- sandpit; spoil tip; subsidence depression; relief; Silesian Upland
- DOI
- DOI:10.1515/environ-2015-0045 Opening in a new tab
- Handle.net URL
- hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/16433 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/environ.2014.2.issue-4/environ-2015-0045/environ-2015-0045.xml?format=INT Opening in a new tab
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
- File
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- File: 1
- Environmental aspects of relief transformation (Silesian Upland, Southern Poland), File Pelka-Gosciniak_Environmental_aspects.pdf / 1 MB
- Pelka-Gosciniak_Environmental_aspects.pdf
- publication date: 06-02-2024
- Environmental aspects of relief transformation (Silesian Upland, Southern Poland), File Pelka-Gosciniak_Environmental_aspects.pdf / 1 MB
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- Not used for evaluation
- yes
- Score (nominal)
- 0
- Score source
- BIBLIOGRAFIA DOROBKU PRACOWNIKÓW UŚ
- Publication indicators
- = 5
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://opus.us.edu.pl/info/article/USL1668d9ebef1e44488766a880d948747f/
- URN
urn:uni-kat-prod:USL1668d9ebef1e44488766a880d948747f
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