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Advances in Hypogene Karst Studies includes multiple examples of hypogene processes that demonstrate the variability and breadth of hypogene cave and karst systems with respect to speleogenetic evolution. The first section focuses on general theories of hypogene speleogenesis. The second section provides detailed studies of hypogene processes at specific sites, either individual caves or limited areas. The third section investigates hypogene processes from a broader perspective and regional-scale processes. The final section discusses the relationship between natural resources and hypogene processes. This report also marks the beginning of the new NCKRI Symposium publication series, collections of peer-reviewed manuscripts focused on a common theme in cave and karst science.
This book, the first in a new series by the National Cave and Karst Research Institute, draws on international examples and the international experience of author Dr. Alexander Klimchouk to firmly establish hypogene speleogenesis as a major and wide-spread phenomenon. This book carefully outlines the characteristics of hypogenic karst aquifers, independent of their varied geochemistry, and provides practical guidance in recognizing such systems through more than 60 figures and 19 pages of color photos. Dr. Klimchouk concludes his book with a chapter that reevaluates karst management problems and economic resources relative to hypogenic processes. Hypogene Speleogenesis will be the starting point of many karst investigations for many years to come.
This children’s book, by Dr. Kevin Stafford and Lisa Majkowski, centers on a puzzling pollution problem with the water quality in Black Water Cave, with a group of cave animals solving the mystery. The book is geared toward elementary-aged students and introduces them to trogloxenes Randy Raccoon and Jake Snake, troglophiles Bethie Bat and Penny Packrat, troglobites Mrs. Fish and Sally Salamander, and several other cave creatures. Questions at the end reinforce learning and test comprehension; a companion teacher guide is digitally available.
NCKRI’s karst groundwater hazards placemat clearly illustrates the many pollutant sources and routes into karst aquifers. It is fully laminated, dual-sided, with English on one side and Spanish on the other; for field, classroom, and dinner table use.