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Subterranean Biology journal on Speleogenesis
Thanks to efforts of Dr. Oana Moldovan from the Institutul de Speologie "Emil Racovita" (Romania), the entire content of the “Subterranean Biology” journal is now represented at the KarstBase and its “World Cave and Karst Science journals” sub-system
Thanks to efforts of Dr. Oana Moldovan from the Institutul de Speologie "Emil Racovita" (Romania), the entire content of the “Subterranean Biology” journal is now represented at the KarstBase and its “World Cave and Karst Science journals” sub-system
CavesID - mapping Indonesian caves
Currently, the Indonesian cavers running the mini project to show the distribution of caves in Indonesian karst. The project, so called CavesID, is a voluntary project gathering all the information about the caves in Indonesia.
Currently, the Indonesian cavers running the mini project to show the distribution of caves in Indonesian karst. The project, so called CavesID, is a voluntary project gathering all the information about the caves in Indonesia.
The Journal "Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers" ceased publication with the Issue 12, 2012
The Journal "Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers" ceased publication with the Issue 12, 2012
The Journal "Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers" ceased publication with the Issue 12, 2012
Featured Articles in KarstBase
A special ‘Featured Articles” section, a part of the online KarstBase bibliography database, is now organized in a separate page
A special ‘Featured Articles” section, a part of the online KarstBase bibliography database, is now organized in a separate page
Cave Collapse Evolution Graduate Student Research Positions
Long-term rock behavior is important for understanding the degradation and failure of rock slopes, underground excavations, dam and bridge foundations, national monuments, and other critical rock structures.
Long-term rock behavior is important for understanding the degradation and failure of rock slopes, underground excavations, dam and bridge foundations, national monuments, and other critical rock structures.
Did you know?
That neuromast is one of the individual sense organs that make up the lateral line systems of fishes and amphibians [23]. see also cupula.?
Checkout all 2699 terms in the KarstBase Glossary of Karst and Cave Terms
Featured articles from Cave & Karst Science Journals
Characterization and conceptualization of a relict karst aquifer (Bilecik, Turkey), Aydin, H.; Ekmekci, M.; Soylu, M.E.
Hypogenic origin of Provalata Cave, Republic of Macedonia: a distinct case of successive thermal carbonic and sulfuric acid speleogenesis, Temovski, Marjan; Audra, Philippe; Mihevc, Andrej; Spangenberg, Jorge E. ; Polyak, Victor; McIntosh, William; Bigot, Jean-Yves.
Incision history of Glenwood Canyon, Colorado, USA, from the uranium-series analyses of water-table speleothems, Polyak, V.J.; DuChene, H.; Davis, D.G.; Palmer, A.N., Palmer, M.V., Asmerom, Y.
Comparative microbial community composition from secondary carbonate (moonmilk) deposits: implications for the Cansiliella servadeii cave hygropetric food web, Summers Engel, A.; Paoletti, M.G.; Beggio, M.; Dorigo, L.; Pamio, A.; Gomiero, T.; Furlan, C.; Brilli, M.; Leandro Dreon, A.; Bertoni, R.; Squartini, A.
Layer-bounding surfaces in stalagmites as keys to better paleoclimatological histories and chronologies, Railsback, L.B.; Akers, P.D.; Wang, L.; Holdridge, G.A.; Riavo Voarintsoa, N.
Featured articles from other Geoscience Journals
Pennsylvanian paleokarst and cave fills from northern Illinois, USA: a window into Late Carboniferous environments and landscapes, Plotnick, R. E.; Kenig, F.; Scott, A. C;. Glasspool, I. J;. Eble, C. F.; Lang, W. J.
Die Erdfälle von Layla und Al-Kharj – Einblicke in die Karst-Hydrogeologie des oberen Jura von Saudi-Arabien, Schleusener, Florian; Kempe, Stephan; Dirks, Heiko; Rausch, Randolf; Göbel, Patricia
Comment on “Sandstone caves on Venezuelan tepuis: Return to pseudokarst?” by R. Aubrecht, T. Lánczos, M. Gregor, J. Schlögl, B. Smída, P. Liscák, Ch. Brewer-Carías, L. Vlcek, Geomorphology 132 (2011), 351–365, Sauro, Francesco; Piccini, Leonardo; Mecchia, Marco; De Waele, Jo
The weathered Carboniferous limestone at Bullslaughter Bay, South Wales: the first example of ghost-rock recorded in the British Isles, Rowberry, Matt D.; Battiau-Queney, Yvonne; Walsh, Peter; Błażejowski, Błażej; Bout-Roumazeilles, Viviane; Trentesaux, Alain; Křížová, Lenka; Griffiths, Hywel
Geomorphology and natural hazards in karst areas: A review, De Waele, Jo; Gutiérrez, Francisco; Parise, Mario; Plan, Lukas
Glossary of Karst and Cave Terms
Based on "A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special to Environmental Karst Hydrology" EPA/600/R-02/003, 2002, EPA: Washington, DC., Speleogenesis Glossary includes 2699 cave & karst terms
Example of the Karst & Cave Glossary:
spring, gravity
A spring flowing as a result of gravity [16].
desiccation crack
A crack formed in soil as a result of shrinkage to a drying volume [16].