Preface 1 Geoarchives - why the view into the past? 1.1 Introduction and objectives 1.2 Reasons and scales for climate changes 1.3 Archives and methods 2 The Pirin Mountains as a model region 2.1 Location and Ecosystem Characteristics 2.2 Geology and Morphodynamic 2.3 Water in the Pirin Mountains 2.4 Soil and Biosphere 2.5 Pirin National Park - potentials...