Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science

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advanced karst science reference
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Aragonite
Archaeological Caves
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British Cave Research Association
Carlsbad Cavern
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Cave And Karst Science
cave conservation
Cave Fauna
Cave System
Cone Karst
Dense
Dinaric Karst
Encyclopaedia Biospeologica
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fauna
Karst Aquifers
Karst Areas
karst geomorphology
lava
Lava Tube
Lechuguilla Cave
limestone dissolution
Mammoth
national
National Speleological Society
NSS Bulletin
paleoenvironmental reconstruction
Proteus Anguinus
society
speleogenesis processes
speleological
Subterranean Ecosystems
Subterranean Environment
Subterranean Fauna
Subterranean Habitats
subterranean hydrology
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Tony Waltham
Troglobitic Species
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781579583996
  • Weight: 2766g
  • Dimensions: 210 x 280mm
  • Publication Date: 11 Dec 2003
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management. The Encyclopedia is extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing.

An active caver and cave scientist, John Gunn is Professor of Geographical & Environmental Sciences and Director of the Limestone Research Group at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He is joint editor of the journal Caveand Karst Science and chairman of the International Geographical Union's Karst Commission. He is also a member of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and the WCPA Cave and Karst Protection Task Force.