Geological and ecological assessment of the exposure degree of the Zăton-Bulba karst system (Mehedinţi Plateau) to the anthropogenetic hazards: intrinsic vulnerability and biodiveresity study

Abstract

The Mehedinţi Plateau represents an area highly marked by the intensity of the karst processes and by the diversity of the exokarst and endokarst features. The analyzed area includes two parallel limestone bars, developed on the Carpathian structures direction (NNE-SSW). In addition to the results obtained following the EPIK method protocol, we bring forward data concerning the water quality, performing hydrogeochemical analyses on water samples collected from the main sources in the region

Keywords

• intrinsic vulnerability
• epik
• karst groundwater
• opiliones
• mehedinti plateau
• karst
• zaton-bulba