The Place of Erosional Slope Landscapes in the Organization of Basin Geosystems in the Voronezh Region

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to determine the place of erosional slope landscapes in the territorial organization of basin geosystems for the scientifically sound identification of elements of the landscape-ecological framework and the optimization of the structure of nature use. Materials and methods. As a methodological basis for the research, the concepts of slope landscapes as an object of study were used. The subject of research was the dynamic-genetic systems of slope landscapes (primary and second- ary tectonic, terraced, erosional-deluvial, and erosional). For the purposes of structuring basin geosystems, the method of landscape-morphological decomposition was applied, which includes the identification of structural-morphological subsystems, as well as their analysis in terms of the structure and relationship between various types of dynamic-genetic systems of slope landscapes. Results and discussion. The basin geosystem was divided into three subsystems: hydrographic, flat and slope. The iden- tification of different types of flat and slope landscapes was justified. Within the divisions (upper, middle, and lower) of the basin geosystems, their structural and morphological organization as a whole was studied, and the location of erosional slope landscapes, in particular, was identified. Conclusion. Using the example of the Devitsa River basin, the place of erosional slope landscapes was determined both in the basin geosystem as a whole and in structural and morphological zones, in particular, which allows more objective approach to the process of managing the natural use of basin dynamic genetic systems of slope landscapes.