Karst Landscapes of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, 1957, Doerr Ah, Hoy Dr,

Proposed Development Plan for Rio Camuy Cave, Puerto Rico - Trails, 1967, Burch, Jack

Proposed Development Plan for Rio Camuy Cave, Puerto Rico – Lighting, 1967, Davis, Roy

The Rio Camuy Cave Project, Puerto Rico, 1967, Gurnee, Russell H.

Proposed Development Plan for Rio Camuy Cave, Puerto Rico - Surface Facilities, 1967, Gurnee, Russell H.

Proposed Development Plan for Rio Camuy Cave, Puerto Rico - Guides, 1967, Gurnee, Russell H.

Summary and Recommendations for the Development of Rio Camuy Cave, Puerto Rico, 1967, Gurnee, Russell H.

Proposed Development Plan for Rio Camuy Cave, Puerto Rico - Financial Plan, 1967, Herschend, Jack

Ecology of the Rio Camuy Cave Area, Puerto Rico, 1967, Nicholas, Brother G.

Geology of the Rio Camuy Cave Area, Puerto Rico, 1967, Thrailkill, John V.

The Karst Features of Northern Puerto Rico, 1968, Monroe, Watson H.

Geology and hydrogeology of the El Convento cave-spring system, Southwestern Puerto Rico., 1974, Beck Barry F.

Whereas the North Coast Tertiary Limestones of Puerto Rico are classic karst locales, their southern counterparts are almost devoid of karst development. The El Convento Cave-Spring System is the most prominent feature of the only large scale karst area developed on the South Coast Tertiary limestones. The karst topography is localized on the middle Juana Diaz Formation, which is a reef facies limestone, apparently because of the high density and low permeability of this zone as compared to the surrounding chalks and marls. In the El Convento System a sinking ephemeral stream combines with the flow from two perennial springs inside the cave. The surface drainage has been pirated from the Rio Tallaboa to the east into El Convento's subterranean course. The climate is generally semi-arid with 125-150 cm of rain falling principally as short, intense showers during Sept., Oct., and Nov. Sinking flood waters are absorbed by a small sinkhole and appear two to three hours later in the cave. In the dry season this input is absent. The two springs within the cave have a combined inflow to the system of 1.0 m3/min at low flow but half of this leaks back to the groundwater before it reaches the resurgence. The spring waters are saturated with CaCO3 and high in CO2 (26.4 ppm). As the water flows through the open cave it first becomes supersaturated by losing CO2 and then trends back toward saturation by precipitating CaCO3.

Biology and ecology of the El Convento cave-spring system (Puerto Rico)., 1974, Nicholas Brother G.

The El Convento Cave-Spring System is located at the head of the Quebrada de Los Cedros, approximately 20 km. west of Ponce, southwestern Puerto Rico. Although situated in an arid environment, the gorge receives sufficient moisture from the cave-spring system to support an abundant flora, with Bucida buceras and Bursera simaruba as the dominant trees. The cave is frequently flooded and possesses a rich nutrient substrate in the form of bat guano. Numerous orthopterans (Aspiduchus cavernicola and Amphiacusta annulipes), decapoda (Macrobrachium carcinus and Epilobocera sinuatifrons), and chiroptera (Brachyphylla cavernarum and Artebius jamaicensis) are present. In addition, approximately a dozen other species of invertebrates are found in lesser abundance throughout the system. None of the forms collected demonstrated specific cavernicolous adaptations. Because of the numerous entrances and frequent flooding the possibility of the presence of troglobites is minimal.

The Aguas Buenas Caves, Puerto Rico: Geology, Hydrology, and Ecology WIth Special Reference to the Histoplasmosis Fungus, 1976, Beck Barry F. , Fram Mitchell, Carvajal Juan R.

Stygiomysis major, a new troglobitic Mysid from Jamaica, and extension of the range of S. holthuisi to Puerto Rico (Crustacea, Mysidacea, Stygiomysidae)., 1976, Bowman Thomas E.

Stygiomysis major, new species, the third species of the genus, is described from Jackson Bay Cave, Jamaica. It is up to twice the length of the other known species. S. holthuisi, until now known only from its type-locality in St. Martin, is reported from 2 caves in Guànica State Forest, Puerto Rico. It differs slightly from St. Martin specimens in the armature of the uropods.