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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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Elsevier/Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Waltham, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123838322 |
| Summary: |
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 for students and non-scientists. This large-format reference is enhanced with hundreds of full-color photographs, maps, and drawings from the authors' own work, which provide unique images of the underground environment. Global in reach--authors are an international team of experts covering caves fr |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvi, 945 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780123838322 0123838320 9780123838339 0123838339 |
| Index Number: | GB601 |
| CLC: | P931.5-61 |
| Contents: |
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 lan |