Abstract
The coastal peloidis a peculiar and poorly-studied geological substance. Peloids occurin the Bugaz, Kiziltash, and Vityazevolimans and the Chemburka Lake on the southern coast of the Taman Peninsula. The studied peloids are dark-colored mud enriched in hydrogen sulfide and methane and constitute the uppermost 10–20 cm of bottom sediments. Being geologically unique, the coastal peloids of the Taman Peninsula can be recognized as ageoheritage site. Their uniqueness is linked to sediment type, biogeochemical processes, economic value, and depositional environment. The most typical peloids are found in the BugazLiman and the Chemburka Lake, proposed as geosites. The recognized coastal geoheritage site can be used for the purposes of science, education, and tourism, and its utility seems to be especially high because of its close location to the big resort area of Anapa. It appears to be important to balance management of this geoheritagesite with peloid extraction for balneological purposes. The studied coastal muds should be involved into the regional planning programs aimed at sustainable development (international experience and, particularly, some examples from the British coasts should be taken into consideration). Particularly, it is necessary to put peloid use into the context of regional planning and sustainable natural resource management.
Highlights
The coastal zones of seas and oceans are highly-dynamic environments where various geological and geomorphological processes, such as those linked to wave and wind activity, sediment discharge, rich ecosystem growth, anthropogenic pressure, interact
Brief characteristics of the bottom deposits the bottom deposits of the Bugaz, Kiziltash, and Vityazevolimans and the Chemburka Lake are of the Bugaz, Kiziltash, and Vityazevolimans and the Chemburka Lake are given below
The investigation undertaken of the coastal peloids of the Taman Peninsula permits the making
Summary
The coastal zones of seas and oceans are highly-dynamic environments where various geological and geomorphological processes, such as those linked to wave and wind activity, sediment discharge, rich ecosystem growth, anthropogenic pressure, interact. It is not surprising that coasts host numerous pieces of the world-class geological heritage (geoheritage), representing either very typical (almost textbook-looking) or, in contrast, highly-specific geological and geomorphological features of undisputable uniqueness. This issue was addressed by Brocx and Semeniuk [1] and was demonstrated with representative examples from the United Kingdom (southern coasts) [2,3], Australia (western coast) [4], Canada (Bonavista Peninsula) [5], and Egypt (Mediterranean coast to the west of Alexandria) [6]. The spectrum of coast-related geoheritage features and their world distribution are yet to be fully understood, and the relevant investigations remain on agenda.
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