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Speleology in Kazakhstan
Shakalov on 04 Jul, 2018
Hello everyone!
I pleased to invite you to the official site of Central Asian Karstic-Speleological commission ("Kaspeko")
There, we regularly publish reports about our expeditions, articles and reports on speleotopics, lecture course for instructors, photos etc. ...New publications on hypogene speleogenesis
Klimchouk on 26 Mar, 2012
Dear Colleagues, This is to draw your attention to several recent publications added to KarstBase, relevant to hypogenic karst/speleogenesis: Corrosion of limestone tablets in sulfidic ground-water: measurements and speleogenetic implications Galdenzi,The deepest terrestrial animal
Klimchouk on 23 Feb, 2012
A recent publication of Spanish researchers describes the biology of Krubera Cave, including the deepest terrestrial animal ever found:
Jordana, Rafael; Baquero, Enrique; Reboleira, Sofía and Sendra, Alberto. ...Caves - landscapes without light
akop on 05 Feb, 2012
Exhibition dedicated to caves is taking place in the Vienna Natural History Museum
The exhibition at the Natural History Museum presents the surprising variety of caves and cave formations such as stalactites and various crystals. ...Did you know?
That rill is 1. small solution groove on surface exposures of limestone; most common in arid or semiarid areas [10]. 2. small channel cut by flowing water in the floor, wall, or ceiling of a cave [20]. 3. the smallest category of stream in any terrane [20]. synonyms: (french.) traces de ruissellement; (german.) rinne, kerbe; (greek.) riakion; (italian.) solchi di ruscellamento; (spanish.) arroyuelo; (turkish.) kucuk dere, oluk, ark.?
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