Caves and Karst of Kentucky
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Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Caves |
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Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Caves |
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Author | : Annette Summers Engel |
Publisher | : Karst Waters Institute |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0978997646 |
Author | : Horton H. Hobbs III |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2017-06-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319537180 |
This book reveals the science and beauty of Mammoth Cave, the world's longest cave, which has played an important role in the natural sciences. It offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary treatment of the cave, combining insights from leading experts in fields ranging from archeology and cultural history to life science and geosciences. The first animals specialized for cave life in North America, including beetles, spiders, crayfish, and fish, were discovered in Mammoth Cave in the 1840s. It has also been used and explored by humans, including Native Americans, who mined its sulfate minerals and later African-American slaves, who made a map of the cave. More recent stories include 'wars' between commercial cave owners, epic exploration trips by modern cave explorers, and of course tourism. The first section of the book is an extensive description including maps and photos of the cave, its basic structural pattern, and how it relates to the surface landscape. The second section covers the human history of utilization and exploration of the cave, including mining, tourism, and medical experiments. Cave science is the topic of the third section, including geology, hydrology, mineralogy, climatology, paleontology, ecology, biodiversity, and microbiology. The fourth section looks to the future, with an overview of environmental issues facing Mammoth Cave managers. The book is intended for anyone interested in caves in general and Mammoth Cave in particular, experts in one discipline seeking information about other areas, and researchers and students interested in the many avenues of pursuit possible in Mammoth Cave.
Author | : W.B. White |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2013-04-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1461573173 |
This volume has its roots in the distant past of more than 20 years ago, the International Hydrologic Decade (IHD), 1964-1974. One of the stated goals of the IHD was to promote research into groundwater situations for which the state of knowledge was hopelessly inadequate. One of these problem areas was the hydrology of carbonate terrains. Position papers published early in the IHD emphasized the special problems of karst; carbonate terrains were supposed to receive a substantial amount of attention during the IHD. There were indeed many new contributions from European colleagues but, unfortunately, in the United States the good intentions were not backed up by much in the way of federal funding. Some good and interesting work was published, particularly by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), but in the academic community the subject languished. About this same time the Cave Research Foundation (CRF), organized in 1957 to promote the systematic exploration, survey, and scientific study of the great cave systems of Mammoth Cave National Park, was casting about for a broader scope for its research activities. Up until that time, CRF research had been largely restricted to detailed mineralogical and geological investigations within the caves, with the main part of the effort concentrated on exploration and survey. The decision to investigate the hydrology required a certain enlargement of vision because investigators then had to consider the entire karst drainage basin rather than isolated fragments of cave passage.
Author | : Kentucky Geological Survey |
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Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Geology |
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Author | : Emily Line |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Kentucky |
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Growing up in Kentucky, I have seen and heard of the geologic wonders that a karst landscape has to offer. I have been to Mammoth Cave several times throughout the years. I remember watching the news as a teenager when a large sinkhole opened inside the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. More recently, I watched the news in 2019 when an unoccupied and underdeveloped area on the Louisville Zoo’s property sunk in. Stories like these are not uncommon when you live on a karst landscape. A karst landscape is underlain by soluble, carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. On this landscape, you can find sinkholes and caves that have formed as acidic groundwater dissolves the rocks, allowing sediment to fall downward or underground streams and rivers to flow creating tunnels. For my thesis, I want to discuss karst in Kentucky and touch on Mammoth Cave. After that, I plan to talk about sinkholes in further detail.
Author | : James C. Currens |
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Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Geology |
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Author | : George Veni |
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Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Science |
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"Nearly 25% of the world's population lives in karst areas -- landscapes that are characterized by sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage. Living with Karst, the 4th booklet in the AGI Environmental Awareness Series, vividly illustrates what karst is and why these resource-rich areas are important. The booklet also discusses karst-related environmental and engineering concerns, guidelines for living with karst, and sources of additional information."--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Kentucky Geological Survey |
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Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Geology |
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Author | : Helen Fitz Randolph |
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Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Caves |
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