Includes bibliographical references. Errata slip inserted.
Contents:
The science of caves and karst : from the beginning of the geological society of America to about 1960 / Derek Ford -- The science of caves and karst : a half century of progress / William White -- Karst mapping in the United States : past, present and future / David Weary and Dan Doctor -- A historical review and forward view of cave and karst research in Texas / George Veni and Nico Hauwert -- Morphometric analysis of cave patterns using fractal indices / Patricia Kambesis -- Geologic history of the Black Hills caves, South Dakota, USA / Arthur Palmer -- Depth and timing of calcite spar and "spar cave" genesis : implications for landscape evolution studies / David Decker -- The importance of advection for CO2 dynamics in the karst critical zone : an approach from dimensional analysis / Matt Covington -- Initial pipe development within epikarst micro-fractures / Maria Dragila -- On the efficacy of monitoring wells in karstic carbonate aquifers / Ralph Ewers -- Hydrogeology and groundwater flow of the Morrell Cave springshed, Sullivan County, Tennessee / Taylor Burnham -- Geochemistry of cave pools connected to an alpine epikarst aquifer : Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah / Lee Florea -- Analysis of hydrologic and geochemical time series data at James Cave, Virginia : implications for epikarst influence on recharge in Appalachian karst aquifers / Sarah Eagle, William Orndorff, Benjamin Schwartz, Daniel Doctor, Jonathan Gerst, and Madeline Schreiber -- Caves, hills, and caches : the importance of karst landscapes for the pre-Hispanic and contemporary Maya / Brent Woodfill -- Bat-induced modification of cave microclimate / Joyce Lundberg -- High-resolution rainfall records for middle and late holocene based on speleothem annual UV fluorescent layers integrated with stable isotopes and U/TH dating, Raccoon Mountain Cave, Tennessee, USA / Steven Driese -- Pleistocene glaciofluvial records of karst poljes / Kathryn Adamson -- Paleomagnetic constraints on the atapuerca karst development (n Spain) / Josep M. Pares -- Long-distance sediment transport and episodic re-sedimentation of Pennsylvanian dust (eolian silt) in cave passages of the Mississippian leadville limestone, southwestern Colorado, USA / James Evans.
Summary:
"Knowledge and understanding of cave and karst systems have evolved dramatically since the creation of the Geological Society of America in 1888. This book, which came out of a session during GSA's 2013 Annual Meeting, highlights the changes in the study and application of cave and karst systems since GSA's origin, while looking ahead to future advancements"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Special paper / The Geological Society of America ; 516
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