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Encyclopedia of caves /

Encyclopedia of Caves is a self-contained, beautifully illustrated work dedicated to caves and their unique environments. It includes more than 100 comprehensive articles from leading scholars and explorers in 15 different countries. Each entry is detailed and scientifically sound, yet accessible fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Culver, David C., 1944-, White, William B. (William Blaine), 1934-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waltham, MA : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2012.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents by subject areas: Types of Caves
  • Cave features
  • Surface karst features
  • Hydrology and hydrogeology
  • Speleothems and other cave formations
  • Cave ages and paleoclimate
  • Exceptional caves
  • Ground water contamination and land use hazards in cave regions
  • Historical use of caves
  • Contemporary use of caves
  • Exploration of Caves
  • Biology of particular organisms in caves
  • Communities and habitats
  • Ecology
  • Biogeography and dispersal
  • Diversity
  • Evolution and Adaptation.
  • The Encyclopedia of Caves presents 128 separate articles on the entire range of speleological study. Articles in the Encyclopedia fall within 15 general subjects areas, as follows: 1. Types of Caves 2. Cave features 3. Hydrology and Hydrogeology 4. Speleothems and other cave deposits 5. Cave ages and paleoclimate 6. Exceptional caves 7. Biology of particular organisms in caves 8. Ecology 9. Cave invasion 10. Biogeography and Diversity 11. Evolution and Adaptation in Caves 12. Exploration of Caves 13. Contemporary use of caves 14. Historical use of caves 15. Ground water contamination and land use hazards in cave regions.