Azov-type spits: long-term monitoring of morphodynamics and vegetation in response to changing environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Azov-type spits (ATS) are unique landforms located along the Northern coast of the Sea of Azov (NA) that have no global analogs. They play a vital role in delivering essential ecosystem services and significantly contribute to the economy of southern Ukraine. ATS are highly sensitive and dynamically responsive to environmental changes, including global and local climate changes, rising sea levels, geological shifts in the Ukrainian crystalline shield, internal shifts in the Sea of Azov and various anthropogenic influences. These factors significantly shape the ATS, influencing their capacity to accumulate biogenic material and sediments, thereby impacting vegetation cover, resilience and functioning within their ecological context.

Methods

Our study on ATS morphod

SUBMITTER: Tyshchenko O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12009029 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature