Rare Earth Elements as a Causal Factor of Geophagy among Herbivorous Animals

Doklady Earth Sciences - Extensive geological and hydrobiogeochemical studies were conducted for the first time in two Sikhote-Alin (Primorskii krai) areas, where geophagy among wild ungulates has...     

Schematic zoning of the region of the Caspian artesian basin with respect to the formation of the chemical composition of underground waters in the upper hydro-geodynamic zone

The hydrogeochemical zoning of the region of the Caspian artesian basin was considered on the basis of the corresponding revealed parameters. The consideration was based upon the natural-historic analysis of the landscape-climatic, geological, hydrogeological, and hydrogeochemical data. The subject of the study was the upper hydrogeodynamic zone of the Caspian artesian basin.     

Excess of Rare-Earth Elements in Plant Foods as a Cause of Geophagy among Ungulates in Gornyi Altai

Doklady Earth Sciences - Geological and hydrobiogeochemical studies carried out in two areas of active geophagy among herbivorous animals in the area of Teletskoye Lake in the Altai Mountains...     

On the borders of the upper hydrogeodynamic zone in the Caspian artesian basin

This article provides the results from studying the upper part of the section of the entire Caspian artesian basin. The stratification map, the profile section and the isohyps map of the roof of the upper hydrogeodynamic zone were compiled on the basis of generalization of geological and general hydrogeological data. Systematized hydrogeological data on the depositional conditions, structural features and nature of the distribution within the upper hydrogeodynamic zone of the Caspian artesian basin, as well as the supply zones and the areas of transit and discharge of underground waters are provided. The borders of the upper hydrogeodynamic zone of the basin have been drawn as a result.