Dissertation submitted to obtain the scientific degree of Candidate of Geographical Sciences in the specialization 11.00.01 - Physical Geography, Geophysic and Geochemical of Landscape. Odessa, National Mechnikovs University of Odessa, Ukraine, 2015. The PhD-thesis is devoted to the identification and assessment of physico-geographical patterns and the development of coastal limans "tuzlovskaya group" on the North-western coast of the Black Sea. The author worked on this subject during the period 2006-2014 pp. Dissertation materials systematized, and the analysis carried out about the content and sequence of the study of limans as a source of natural resources for the whole time of the Sea development. The results of the physical-geographical conditions research of the limans were received. It is necessary for the understanding of their natural structure, acting factors, and based on this detected regularities of the natural evolution of the limans under the influence of Holocene transgression of the Black Sea. On the dissertation, on base of physico-geographic survey of limans, datum were received on the composition of the structure of their water mass under the influence of climatic factors, water exchange with the Sea, bottom and aquatory. At the same time, revealed regularities of development of limanic sandbars as integral parts of the limanic system and the general regularities of the morphology and dynamics of sandbars. The main attention was paid to the modern degradation of sandbars, reduction of the power load, push on the limanic sediment layer, the valuation role of wave and aeolian as a components of the natural limanic system evolution. The interaction between individual elements of limanic natural system was installed and evaluated as the current genetic population of rivers, limans, their bottom and beach-barriers with the participation of the surrounding Sea. The author performed physical-geographical analysis of individual natural characteristics of several limans and evaluated their properties. Maps of the main natural components of the researched limans (bottom depth, relief, suspended sediment content, turbidity, composition of bottom sediments, temperature, salinity, water density, and others) were carried out for optimizing resource usage and minimize the negative effects for the coastal nature. Modern method of researches was utilized for developing a database "Tuzla group of limans" for these. The concept was developed for construction of database for limanic nature on the North-Western coast of the Black Sea. That was based on information from scientific publications, maps and performed by the author's personal research. According to evolution peculiarities of the coastal zone, firstly distinguished morphological vertical and horizontal elements of relief. Separation was began with element morphological complexes on horizontal shore surfaces. Its represented facies (series of facies) and its associations according to principles of structure of geographical rank.
