NATURAL AND ANTHROPIC RISKS IN THE AREA OF DURGĂUVALEA SĂRATĂ TURDA SALT LAKES

Mircea Alexe, Paula-Roxana Furtună

Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Romania

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze and emphasize the risks induced to the area of salt lakes from Valea Sărată-Durgău by the natural and anthropic factors. In time these factors have generated massive transformations of the entire area, even leading to the disappearance of one lacustrine units and structure modifications in the case of other ones. The main risks are caused by the dynamics of the geomorphologic prosesses and touristic exploitation of waters. The compared analysis of lakes highlights the modifications of the morphometric parameters, the main characteristics being depth reduction and growth of water volumes and surfaces. Because of intense water exploitations by an increasing number of tourists and uncontrolled bathing we can observe a great diminishment of heliotherm phenomenon.

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