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Informationen zum Autor David Gillieson is Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography and Oceanography! University College! University of New South Wales. He has previously held appointments at the University of Queensland and the Australian National University. Over the last twenty five years he has explored and studied caves in Australasia! Europe! North America! Oceania and Southeast Asia. Klappentext This book is aimed at students of the natural environment, but it will also appeal to those - cavers, environmental managers and field naturalists - who are curious about the underground world and its inhabitants. it is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and line diagrams, almost all of which are original to the book. Zusammenfassung This text looks at caves as physical! geological and biological phenomena! and provides explanations of how they form! what can be learnt from them and how they can best be managed for the benefit of future generations. It is aimed at the undergraduate reader and all those interested in caves. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements. List of Figures. List of Plates. List of Tables. 1. The Cave System and Karst. 2. Cave Hydrology. 3. Processes of Cave Development. 4. Cave Formations. 5. Cave Sediments. 6. Dating Cave Deposits. 7. Cave Deposits and Past Climates. 8. Cave Ecology. 9. Cave Management. 10. Catchment Management in Karst. References. Further Reading. Glossary. Index.
