Karst Environment
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The book is a collection of 13 scientific articles presenting the problems of the weathering zone of anhydrite and gypsum rocks on the example of their exposures in western Ukraine, Poland, Spain, Canada and Russia. Most of the articles... more
Gypsum dissolves relatively quickly and gypsum karst can evolve on a rapid time scale that may be accelerated by human induced change, often resulting in severe subsidence damage. The area close to Inandık stream in Central Anato-lia,... more
A newly discovered phreatic cave system is described from Permian gypsum at Houtsay Quarry in the Vale of Eden, Cumbria. This is believed to be the first time gypsum caves have been described from England; the system has now been removed... more
In the course of time the legislation of protection caves is developed and specialized under a number of normative acts, but until today they do not relate to the caves as a basic object of protection. There are several present acts,... more
In response to unannounced herbicide spraying on electric line easements, Ozark Highlands' residents confronted their rural electric cooperative and requested they cease; and when that failed, they asked me to produce a documentary film... more
When illuminated by ultraviolet light, many calcite speleothems (stalagmites, stalactites, flowstones) display luminescence caused by the presence of organic (humic) substances oc- cluded in the calcite. The amplitude of... more
The article deals with the very special phenomenon of formation of the hydration or swelling caves (Quellungshöhlen in German), known also as the bubble or dwarf caves (Zwergenhöhlen in German), observed today in the weathering zone of... more
Hydrogeological studies were performed on two karst springs located in a mining area of soil-covered karst in the Lagoa Santa region, in subtropical southeastern Brazil. Although they are located close together, the Tadinho and Cafundó... more
This paper shows the thermic characterization of Underground Superficial Compartment (MSS) near Borna Maggiore di Pugnetto, a cave rich in subterranean fauna. We have found evidences that the thermic behavior of MSS is not similar to that... more