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Estuarine Response of the Pechora River to the External Ecological Impacts from Oil and Mining Activities
The Pechora Sea and Pechora
river are parts of the Barents Sea located in the Russian Arctic. The
unique environment of the Pechora Sea ecosystems should be maintained
and protected for nature conservation. However, the negative impacts
caused by the excessed anthropogenic activities cause serious
environmental consequences. Current paper reported geographic
characteristics of this geographic area, detailed some of the current
environmental challenges and contributed to the monitoring of the
vulnerable Russia Arctic region. Among all Arctic seas, the Barents Sea
is singled out for its unique environment and its high biodiversity. At
the same time, parts of the Gulf Stream current transfers its waters
directly into this area bringing along different contaminants from
Northern Sea.