Terrestrial and Inland Water Environment of the Kaliningrad Region: Environmental Studies in the Kaliningrad Region (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (65))

This volume concisely and systematically presents our current knowledge of the terrestrial environment and inland water resources in the Kaliningrad Region. The 22 chapters, including an introduction and a conclusion, are based on observational data; scientific literature, mainly published in Russian; and the authors’ long-standing experience in this area of research. The book is intended for specialists working in various fields of environmental sciences and ecology; water resources and management; land reclamation and agriculture; and international cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region.

This is the first of four volumes on Environmental Studies in the Kaliningrad Region. The other three volumes, to be published in the coming years, will be devoted to the physical oceanography, geoecology and bioecology of the Southeastern Baltic Sea.

Vladimir A. Gritsenko

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia

Vadim V. Sivkov

Atlantic Branch, P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Prospekt Mira 1, 236022 Kaliningrad, Russia

Artem V. Yurov

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia

Andrey G. Kostianoy

P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Nakhimovsky pr. 36, 117997 Moscow, Russia