RESEARCH FRONTIERS IN SPELEOGENESIS. DOMINANT PROCESSES,
HyDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTING CAVE PATTERNS NOVA …

Fractures, karstic cavities, and calcite precipitates are analysed on Mesozoic, carbonate
strata from the Cornicolani Mountains, central Italy, to quantify the relationships between …

This interdisciplinary article argues that ancient Greek and Roman representations of
Okeanos, Tartaros, and the underworld demonstrate an observational awareness of the …

The origin of fluids in the Hranice Karst containing the deepest flooded abyss in the world
has been investigated using hydrogeological, hydrogeochemical, and isotopic data. At least …

Karst habitats host a high number of specialized organisms that contribute to complex and
peculiar food webs. In underground aquatic habitats, vertebrates are the top predators that …

Hypogene speleogenesis (HS) describes cave development by rising fluids independent of
recharge from the overlying or adjacent areas. Dissolution includes deep-seated acidic …

Little is known about water mixing in deep underwater cave shafts of hypogene karst. The
Hranice Abyss (HA) in Czechia is currently the deepest underwater cave in the world. It …

The Pozzo del Merro (Merro sinkhole), a few kilometres away from Rome, Italy, is the
deepest flooded karstic cavity known in the world. Over the last two years, a multi …

W obliczu wciąż kurczącego się świata turystyka szuka sobie nowych przestrzeni
eksploracji. Redefiniuje te znane, sięga po nowe, często znajdujące się wprost na …

Numerous geologic conditions facilitate a setting for hypogenic karst processes to evolve,
including the interaction of igneous rocks and groundwater in carbonate rocks …