Overview
- Explains developments from a leading international karstological research and study center
- Integrates interdisciplinary research on karst surface, caves, waters, and biological characteristics
- Details the use and development of the various research methods required by all karstologists
Part of the book series: Advances in Karst Science (AKS)
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This book presents the latest advances in karstology by researchers at the ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia – home of Classical Karst. It features interdisciplinary investigations carried out on the karst surface, subsurface, caves, and associated waters.
It covers various topics, such as analysis of karst processes, including the mineralogical and lithological characteristics of sediments and carbonate rocks; structural geological mapping; detecting the old traces of paleokarst; the formation of karst surfaces in a variety of types of rock and conditions; and the evolution of karst, which can aid in dating sediments, and in tracing aquifers using artificial and natural tracers.
In addition, the book provides detailed information on the use and development of various research methods, ranging from comprehensive field research, long-term measurements, and laboratory analyses to computer and laboratory modeling. Integrating karst geology, geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, speleobiology, and microbiology research, these methods provide readers with a far deeper understanding of karst terrains.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Karstology in the Classical Karst
Editors: Martin Knez, Bojan Otoničar, Metka Petrič, Tanja Pipan, Tadej Slabe
Series Title: Advances in Karst Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26827-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26826-8Published: 03 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26829-9Published: 11 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-26827-5Published: 02 May 2020
Series ISSN: 2511-2066
Series E-ISSN: 2511-2082
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 222
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 165 illustrations in colour
Topics: Hydrogeology, Physical Geography