This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. In this paper the focus is on the surface landforms that are found on carbonate karst, on caves within carbonate karst, and on the springs ...

Caves and karst areas present complex challenges to land managers in terms of their geodiversity and biodiversity. The goal of the Caves and Karst Working Group is to facilitate the conservation of ...

These guidelines provide an update and expansion of the original Guidelines for Cave and Karst Protection, published in 1997. The original guidelines were primarily concerned with geoheritage, and ...

It is a karst cave system which extends around 2 kilometres. It was formed by the dissolution of limestone over millions of years and is known for its spectacular stalactites, stalagmites ...

Bat populations have been on the decline in the U.S. for decades due to climate change, habitat loss and a nasty fungal ...

The Waitomo Walkway has a variety of limestone features to view. Dolines (enclosed depressions), karren (fluted outcrops), arches tunnels and caves are collectively known as karst. This special ...

You will be redirected to our submission process. Soluble rocks, such as limestone and dolomite, can create karst formations, including caves, gullies, and troughs, due to long-term groundwater ...

A massive sinkhole in China, home to an ancient forest, could harbour species yet to be discovered.In 2022, Chinese scientists in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region uncovered the 630-foot-deep ...

The changing patterns of rainfall and snowmelt, when recharging ground water in karstified carbonate rocks, can be captured in speleothems via the hydrological behaviour of the drips. In many ...