%0 Journal Article %A Romanenko, V. D. %D 2003 %I Begell House %N 5 %P 6 %R 10.1615/HydrobJ.v39.i5.10 %T V. I. Vernadsky’s Doctrine on Natural Waters and its Role in Development of the Present-day Hydroecology %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/38cb2223012b73f2,4d6214807927e552,6028dded35575201.html %V 39 %X The conceptual approaches of V.I. Vernadsky concerning the role of the hydrosphere in biospheric processes are considered. The significance of the Earth water cover in forming the living matter as a geological factor is analyzed. The knowledge of mechanisms of functioning of aquatic ecosystems in a context of the integral biosphere concept is emphasized as an important task of the hydroecological science. %8 2003-10-01