Effect of changes in the Caspian Sea level on ecological-ameliorative status of lands of the Mugan–Salyan massif

Abstract

The effect of rising Caspian Sea level on the environment has been studied. The changes in the work of the collecting-drainage network and in the ecological-ameliorative status of lands in the affected zone have been analyzed. The sea transgression has resulted in the groundwater rise at a distance of 20–30 km from the sea, which caused the disturbance of the work of the collecting-drainage system in the Mugan–Salyan massif located in the Caspian Sea zone. The modified groundwater regime initiated quick soil salinization.