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Sustainability of the Marine Environment Towards the Anthropogenic Impacts in the Ecosystem of the Barents Sea
Among all Arctic seas, the
Barents Sea is characterized by its unique environment and high level of
the biodiversity. At the same time the Gulf Stream waters transport
large amounts of pollutants in the Barents Sea bringing various
contaminants and substances from the North Sea. Nowadays, there are in
Timan Pechora-Carboniferous basin located in the Barents Sea with 76 oil
and gas subsidies, which store a quarter of all Russian oil. The
ecological stress on the Barents environment is extremely high. As a
result of contamination, the current state of the Arctic environment in
the unique area of the Barents Sea may become threatening provided human
impact remains at the same level. This article demonstrates the problem
of nature resistance towards human impact. It shows negative human
impact on the environment. Current geo-ecological situation in the
Barents Sea as a unique hydrodynamic system is analyzed. The
consideration is given both to the level of negative human impacts on
the marine ecosystem as well as to the resistance of nature, i.e. the
ability to deal with environmental stress, multiplied by their
geographical location in the Arctic climate.