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Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science

John Gunn
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The entries include: Africa, South: Archaeological Caves Art in Caves: History Australia: Biospeleology Biodiversity in Terrestrial Cave Habitats Cave Minerals Chemistry of Natural Karst Waters Dating of Karst Landforms Disease Environmental Impact Assessment Exploration Societies Films in C caves Folklore and Mythology Human Occupation of Caves Karst Evolution Literature: Caves in Fiction Military Uses of C caves Music about and in Caved Organisms: Classification Paleontology: Animal Remains in Caving Recreational Caving Religious Sites Soil Eros
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Entries include: Africa, South: Archaeological Caves Art in Caves: History Australia: Biospeleology Biodiversity in Terrestrial Cave Habitats Cave Minerals Chemistry of Natural Karst Waters Dating of Karst Landforms Disease Environmental Impact Assessment Exploration Societies Films in Caves Folklore and Mythology Human Occupation of Caves Karst Evolution Literature: Caves in Fiction Military Uses of Caves Music about and in Caves Organisms: Classification Paleontology: Animal Remains in Caves Recreational Caving Religious Sites Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Subterranean Ecology Tourism and Caves: History Villa Luz, Cueva de, Mexico Volcanic Caves World Heritage Sites and many more.

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Can we agree on an ecological classification of subterranean animals

TL;DR: After a review of historic classifications, standardized definitions of the most widely used terms are proposed and four categories are proposed which are terminological approximations of the classic Schiner‐Racovitza terminology.
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A genetic classification of sinkholes illustrated from evaporite paleokarst exposures in Spain

TL;DR: In this paper, a new genetic classification of sinkholes applicable to both carbonate and evaporite karst areas is proposed, with the exception of solution dolines, by use of two terms that refer to the material affected by downward gravitational movements (cover, bedrock or caprock).
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Spheres of discharge of springs

TL;DR: In this paper, 12 spheres of discharge of springs are defined, sketched, displayed with photographs, and described relative to their hydrogeology of occurrence, and the microhabitats and ecosystems they support.
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Identification, prediction, and mitigation of sinkhole hazards in evaporite karst areas

TL;DR: Sinkhole identification, investigation, prediction, and mitigation using field surveys and geomorphological mapping combined with accounts from local people and historical sources is studied in this paper, where detailed sinkhole maps can be constructed from sequential historical maps, recent topographical maps, and digital elevation models (DEMs) complemented with building-damage surveying, remote sensing, and high-resolution geodetic surveys.
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The mid-latitude biodiversity ridge in terrestrial cave fauna

TL;DR: It is hypothesize that a ridge (ca 42°–46° in Europe and 34° in North America) of high biodiversity occurs in temperate areas of high productivity and cave density, which may reflect a strong dependence of cave communities on long term surface productivity.