10.30486/gcr.2020.1904340.1026

Geoheritage Values of the Northeastern Carpathians, Transcarpathia, Ukraine

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  • Sándor Gönczy*1,
  • Gyula Fodor1,
  • Natalia Olah1,
  • Tibor Nagy1,
  • Zsuzsanna2 Ésik2,3,
  • János Szepesi4,5,
  1. Department of Geography and Tourism, Ferenc Rakóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, Berehove, Transcarpathia, Ukraine
  2. Department of Mineralogy and Geology, Debrecen, University of Debrecen Hungary
  3. . Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre (ICER), Institute for Nuclear Research, Debrecen, Hungary
  4. MTA–ELTE Volcanology Research Group Budapest, Hungary
  5. . Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre (ICER), Institute for Nuclear Research, Debrecen, Hungary
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Received: 2020-07-15

Accepted: 2020-09-16

Published in Issue 2020-10-24

Copyright (c) -1 Sándor Gönczy, Gyula Fodor, Natalia Olah, Tibor Nagy, Zsuzsanna2 Ésik, János Szepesi (Author)

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Gönczy, S. . ., Fodor, G., Olah, N., Nagy, T., Ésik, Z., & Szepesi, J. . (2020). Geoheritage Values of the Northeastern Carpathians, Transcarpathia, Ukraine. Geoconservation Research, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2020.1904340.1026
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Abstract

Transcarpathia is politically the westernmost county of Ukraine but geographically is the northeastern part of the Carpathian–Pannonian Region. The aim of our present work is to provide a brief overview and greater publicity about the geoheritage values of Transcarpathia using 45 documented geosites (stratigraphic, volcanic, geomorphological, mineralogical, tectonic) of the Ukrainian State Geological Survey. Four objects are located in national parks or nature reserves. The other 41 sites are only recommended for protection. The applied classification scheme includes thematic (primary and additional interest) and functional categories (e.g. natural outcrops, quarries). The preliminary qualitative site assessment involved the determination of integrity, geological diversity, use limitations, current observation conditions, vulnerability, safety, and association with other value parameters. This review is a good methodological starting point for expanding the database and emphasizing the importance of abiotic nature. Conserving geodiversity requires protection for nationally or regionally important objects and what includes active management of sites.

Keywords

  • Classification,
  • Geodiversity,
  • Geosite,
  • Transcarpathia
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