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Encyclopedia of caves and karst science / John Gunn, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science (Online)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caves--Encyclopedias.
- Caves.
- Karst--Encyclopedias.
- Karst.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 902 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Annotation The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management. The Encyclopediais extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing. The essays, written by an international team of specialists, progress from general concepts to deeper understanding with jargon explained for the non-specialist. Each essay is fully referenced, with suggestions for further reading and cross-references to related articles. The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Scienceis an up-to-date reference work for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and professional hydrogeologists, planners, environmental scientists and conservationists. It is also the ideal place for the keen amateur cave scientist to begin finding out about unfamiliar topics. While not intended as an atlas, cavers and the wider public will find discussion of all the world's important cave and karst areas.
- Contents:
- Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science; Copyright; Contents; Board of Advisers; Editor's Introduction; Alphabetical List of Entries; Thematic List of Entries; Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science; Notes on Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-45508-2
- 1-135-45509-0
- 1-280-34852-6
- 9786610348527
- 0-203-48385-5
- 9780203483855
- OCLC:
- 252813655
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