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Highway runoff in areas of karst topography.
Karst terrain is characterized by sinkholes, depressions, caves, and underground drainage, generally underlain by soluble rocks such as limestone and dolomite.
Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC) +3 more
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ABSTRACT We present the application of a new quantitative approach to space study in Palaeolithic cave art. Using GIS, we analysed the distribution and position of hand stencils in El Castillo cave to track the gestures and behaviours of Palaeolithic societies.
Olga Spaey +7 more
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Metabriggsia ovalifolia W. T. Wang (Gesneriaceae), a national key protected plant endemic to Karst areas in China. [PDF]
Tian X, Wariss HM.
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National Cave And Karst Museum
Caves are natural museums housing ancient relics, unusual life forms, and amazing discoveries- wrapped in a shell of geologic history. Karst landscapes are spectacular, their aquifers provide hundreds of millions of people worldwide with drinking water ...
National Cave and Karst Research Institute
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New materials for the flora of karst areas in Guangxi
The proposed Southwest Karst National Park(Guangxi area), has a strong original subtropical karst forest ecosystem and karst cave ecosystem, and breeding rich and diverse wildlife plant resources.
SU Min1,2, CHANG Shili1,2, MO Minglin1,2, LU Zhaocen2, CHEN Hailing2*
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Scientists’ warning on the global destruction of rock outcrop ecosystems
Abstract Rock outcrops are geological formations that harbor a highly specialized biota adapted to harsh environmental conditions that differ from their surrounding landscapes. They are globally distributed, especially in old, highly weathered landscapes, and can function as habitat islands containing high levels of endemism and distinct evolutionary ...
Luiza F. A. de Paula +19 more
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Drying crisis under greening: a study on the drought trigger thresholds of vegetation carbon fixation loss in karst areas. [PDF]
Shuai N, Hu Y, Wang Y.
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On a national level within the National Park Service (NPS), basic knowledge of cave resources has increased significantly over the last 30 years. With karst resources, while there have been some advances, knowledge of these very complex and hidden ...
National Cave and Karst Research Institute
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Fertile Soils Increase Susceptibility of Pinus sylvestris to Cronartium pini
ABSTRACT Cronartium pini, Scots pine blister rust, is a rust fungus that has caused severe damage in both old and young Scots pine (P. sylvestris) forest stands in northern Fennoscandia. To understand the many drivers of these outbreaks we examined putative factors and their explanatory power of C.
Juha Kaitera +5 more
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<i>Pittosporum qibainongense</i> (Pittosporaceae), a new species from karst areas of southwest China. [PDF]
Huang YS, Lu ZC, Liu Y, Deng YF.
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