Encyclopedia of Caves
- 1st Edition - October 21, 2004
- Editors: David C. Culver, William B. White
- Language: English
Encyclopedia of Caves is a self-contained, beautifully illustrated work dedicated to caves and their unique environments. It includes more than 100 comprehensive articles from l… Read more
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Description
Description
Encyclopedia of Caves is a self-contained, beautifully illustrated work dedicated to caves and their unique environments. It includes more than 100 comprehensive articles from leading scholars and explorers in 15 different countries. Each entry is detailed and scientifically sound, yet accessible for students and non-scientists. This large-format reference is enchanced with hundreds of full-color photographs, maps, and drawings from the authors' own work, which provide unique images of the underground environment.
The Encyclopedia of Caves is an essential interdisciplinary resource for scientists, students, and caving enthusiasts.
The Encyclopedia of Caves is an essential interdisciplinary resource for scientists, students, and caving enthusiasts.
Key features
Key features
* Presents a cross-section of contemporary knowledge of caves ranging from biology, geology, and human uses to exploration techniques
* Brings together 107 in-depth articles from respected international authors
* Showcases hundreds of color and black & white photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations
* Highlights many of the great caves of the world
* Makes information easy to find with alphabetical listings, cross references, suggestions for further reading, plus a full glossary and index
* Brings together 107 in-depth articles from respected international authors
* Showcases hundreds of color and black & white photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations
* Highlights many of the great caves of the world
* Makes information easy to find with alphabetical listings, cross references, suggestions for further reading, plus a full glossary and index
Readership
Readership
Scientists and students whose research and study touches on caves or their ecosystems, including biologists, geologists, hydrologists, environmental scientists, mineralogists, etc. Also recreational cavers and the educated general public with an interest in caves.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Adaptation to Darkness
Elke Aden
Adaptation to Low Food
Kathrin Hüppop
Adaptation to Low Oxygen
Frédéric Hervant and Florian Malard
Adaptive Shifts
Francis G. Howarth and Hannelore Hoch
Anchialine Caves
Boris Sket
Anchialine Cave, Biodiversity in
Thomas M. Iliffe
Bats
Thomas H. Kunz and Susan W. Murray
Beetles
Oana Teodora Moldovan
Behavioral Adaptations
Jakob Parzefall
Breakdown
Elizabeth L. White
Burnesville Cove, Virginia
Gregg S. Clemmer
Camps
Gregg S. Clemmer
Castleguard Cave, Canada
Derek Ford
Cave, Definition of
David Culver and William B. White
Cave Dwellers in the Middle East
Paul Goldberg and Ofer Bar-Yosef
Chemoautotrophy
Annette Summers Engel
Clastic Sediments in Caves
Gregory S. Springer
Closed Depressions
Ugo Sauro
Coastal Caves
John Mylroie
Contamination of Cave Waters by Heavy Metals
Dorothy J. Vesper
Contamination of Cave Waters by Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NPALs)
Caroline L. Loop
Cosmogenic Isotope Dating
Darryl Granger
Crustacea
Horton H. Hobbs III
Databases
Keith Wheeland
Dinaric Karst, Diversity in
Boris Sket
Diversity in the Tropics
Louis Deharveng
Diversity in the United States
Horton H. Hobbs III
Diversity Patterns in Australia
William F. Humphreys
Diversity Patterns in Europe
Janine Gibert
Early Humans in the Mammoth Cave Area
Patty Jo Watson
Ecotones
David Culver
Entranceless Caves, Discovery of
Nevin W. Davis
Entranceless Caves, Geophysics of
William B. White
Entrances
William B. White
Epikarst
Michel Bakalowicz
Epikarstic Communities
David Culver and Anton Brancelj
Evolution of Lineages
Eleonora Trajano
Exploration and Light Sources
William B. White
Fish
Horst Wilkens
Flooding
Joe Meiman and Christopher Groves
Food Sources
Thomas Poulson
Friars Hole System, West Virginia
Stephen R. H. Worthington and Douglas M. Medville
Glacier Caves
Andrew G. Fountain
Guano Communities
Pedro Gnaspini
Gypsum Caves
Alexander Klimchouk
Gypsum Flowers and Related Speleothems
William B. White
Hydrogeology of Karst Aquifiers
William B. White
Hydrothermal Caves
Yuri Dublyansky
Huautla System, Mexico
C. William Steele and James Smith
Invasion, Active vs. Passive
Dan L. Danielopol and Raymond Rouch
Jewel Cave, South Dakota
Michael E. Wiles
Karren
Joyce Lundberg
Karst Waters Tracing
William K. Jones
Kazumura Cave, Hawaii
Kevin Allred
Krubera (Voronja) Cave
Alexander Klimchouk
Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico
Patricia Kambesis
Life History, Evolution
David Culver
Mammoth Cave System
Roger Brucker
Mapping Subterranean Biodiversity
Mary Christman
Marine Regressions
Claude Boutin
Maya Caves
Andrea Stone and James Brady
Microbes
Charles R. Crumly
Minerals
Bogdan P. Onac
Modeling Karst Aquifers
Carol M. Wicks
Molluscs
David Culver
Morphological Adaptations
Kenneth Christiansen
Multilevel Caves and Landscape Evolution
Darlene M. Anthony
Mulu Caves, Malaysia
Joel Despain
Myriapods
David Culver
Myth and Legend, Caves in
Paul Jay Steward
Natural Selection
Thomas C. Kane and Robert C. Richardson
Neutral Mutation
Horst Wilkens
Nitrate Contamination in Karst Ground Water
Brian G. Katz
Nullabor Caves, Australia
Julia James, Annalisa K. Contos, and Craig M. Barnes
Paleomagnetic Record in Cave Sediments
Ira D. Sasowsky
Paleontology of Caves: Pleistocene Mammals
Kazimierz Kowalski
Passages
George Veni
Passages, Growth and Development
Arthur N. Palmer
Pits and Shafts
John W. Hess
Population Structure
Valerio Sbordoni, Giuliana Allegrucci, and Donatella Cesaroni
Postojna-Planinska Cave System, Slovenia
Stanka Sebela
Protecting Caves and Cave Life
William R. Elliot
Recreational Caving
John M. Wilson
Rescues
John C. Hempel
Root Communities in Lava Tubes
Fred D. Stone, Francis G. Howarth, Hannelore Hoch, and Manfred Asche
Salamanders
Jacques Durand
Salpetre Mining
David A. Hubbard, Jr.
Show Caves
Arrigo A. Cigna
Siebenhengste Cave System, Switzerland
Pierre-Yves Jeannin and Philipp Häuselmann
Sinking Streams and Cave Systems
Joseph A. Ray
Soil Piping and Sinkhole Failures
Barry F. Beck
Solution Caves in Regions of Moderate Relief
Arthur N. Palmer
Solutional Sculpturing
Phillip J. Murphy
Species Interactions
David Culver
Speleothem Deposition
Wolfgang Dreybrodt
Speleothems
Donald Davis
Spiders and Related Groups
James Reddell
Springs
William B. White
Stalactites and Stalagmites
Silvia Frisia
Sulfuric Acid Caves
Arthur N. Palmer and Carol A. Hill
Ukranian Caves
Alexander Klimchouk
Vertebrate Visitors
Nikoa Tvrtkovi_
Vicariance and Dispersalist Biogeography
John R. Holsinger
Volcanic Caves
William B. White
Wakulla Spring Underwater Cave System, Florida
Barbara Anne Am Ende
Water Chemistry in Caves
Janet Herman
Worms
Elzbieta Dumnicka
Elke Aden
Adaptation to Low Food
Kathrin Hüppop
Adaptation to Low Oxygen
Frédéric Hervant and Florian Malard
Adaptive Shifts
Francis G. Howarth and Hannelore Hoch
Anchialine Caves
Boris Sket
Anchialine Cave, Biodiversity in
Thomas M. Iliffe
Bats
Thomas H. Kunz and Susan W. Murray
Beetles
Oana Teodora Moldovan
Behavioral Adaptations
Jakob Parzefall
Breakdown
Elizabeth L. White
Burnesville Cove, Virginia
Gregg S. Clemmer
Camps
Gregg S. Clemmer
Castleguard Cave, Canada
Derek Ford
Cave, Definition of
David Culver and William B. White
Cave Dwellers in the Middle East
Paul Goldberg and Ofer Bar-Yosef
Chemoautotrophy
Annette Summers Engel
Clastic Sediments in Caves
Gregory S. Springer
Closed Depressions
Ugo Sauro
Coastal Caves
John Mylroie
Contamination of Cave Waters by Heavy Metals
Dorothy J. Vesper
Contamination of Cave Waters by Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NPALs)
Caroline L. Loop
Cosmogenic Isotope Dating
Darryl Granger
Crustacea
Horton H. Hobbs III
Databases
Keith Wheeland
Dinaric Karst, Diversity in
Boris Sket
Diversity in the Tropics
Louis Deharveng
Diversity in the United States
Horton H. Hobbs III
Diversity Patterns in Australia
William F. Humphreys
Diversity Patterns in Europe
Janine Gibert
Early Humans in the Mammoth Cave Area
Patty Jo Watson
Ecotones
David Culver
Entranceless Caves, Discovery of
Nevin W. Davis
Entranceless Caves, Geophysics of
William B. White
Entrances
William B. White
Epikarst
Michel Bakalowicz
Epikarstic Communities
David Culver and Anton Brancelj
Evolution of Lineages
Eleonora Trajano
Exploration and Light Sources
William B. White
Fish
Horst Wilkens
Flooding
Joe Meiman and Christopher Groves
Food Sources
Thomas Poulson
Friars Hole System, West Virginia
Stephen R. H. Worthington and Douglas M. Medville
Glacier Caves
Andrew G. Fountain
Guano Communities
Pedro Gnaspini
Gypsum Caves
Alexander Klimchouk
Gypsum Flowers and Related Speleothems
William B. White
Hydrogeology of Karst Aquifiers
William B. White
Hydrothermal Caves
Yuri Dublyansky
Huautla System, Mexico
C. William Steele and James Smith
Invasion, Active vs. Passive
Dan L. Danielopol and Raymond Rouch
Jewel Cave, South Dakota
Michael E. Wiles
Karren
Joyce Lundberg
Karst Waters Tracing
William K. Jones
Kazumura Cave, Hawaii
Kevin Allred
Krubera (Voronja) Cave
Alexander Klimchouk
Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico
Patricia Kambesis
Life History, Evolution
David Culver
Mammoth Cave System
Roger Brucker
Mapping Subterranean Biodiversity
Mary Christman
Marine Regressions
Claude Boutin
Maya Caves
Andrea Stone and James Brady
Microbes
Charles R. Crumly
Minerals
Bogdan P. Onac
Modeling Karst Aquifers
Carol M. Wicks
Molluscs
David Culver
Morphological Adaptations
Kenneth Christiansen
Multilevel Caves and Landscape Evolution
Darlene M. Anthony
Mulu Caves, Malaysia
Joel Despain
Myriapods
David Culver
Myth and Legend, Caves in
Paul Jay Steward
Natural Selection
Thomas C. Kane and Robert C. Richardson
Neutral Mutation
Horst Wilkens
Nitrate Contamination in Karst Ground Water
Brian G. Katz
Nullabor Caves, Australia
Julia James, Annalisa K. Contos, and Craig M. Barnes
Paleomagnetic Record in Cave Sediments
Ira D. Sasowsky
Paleontology of Caves: Pleistocene Mammals
Kazimierz Kowalski
Passages
George Veni
Passages, Growth and Development
Arthur N. Palmer
Pits and Shafts
John W. Hess
Population Structure
Valerio Sbordoni, Giuliana Allegrucci, and Donatella Cesaroni
Postojna-Planinska Cave System, Slovenia
Stanka Sebela
Protecting Caves and Cave Life
William R. Elliot
Recreational Caving
John M. Wilson
Rescues
John C. Hempel
Root Communities in Lava Tubes
Fred D. Stone, Francis G. Howarth, Hannelore Hoch, and Manfred Asche
Salamanders
Jacques Durand
Salpetre Mining
David A. Hubbard, Jr.
Show Caves
Arrigo A. Cigna
Siebenhengste Cave System, Switzerland
Pierre-Yves Jeannin and Philipp Häuselmann
Sinking Streams and Cave Systems
Joseph A. Ray
Soil Piping and Sinkhole Failures
Barry F. Beck
Solution Caves in Regions of Moderate Relief
Arthur N. Palmer
Solutional Sculpturing
Phillip J. Murphy
Species Interactions
David Culver
Speleothem Deposition
Wolfgang Dreybrodt
Speleothems
Donald Davis
Spiders and Related Groups
James Reddell
Springs
William B. White
Stalactites and Stalagmites
Silvia Frisia
Sulfuric Acid Caves
Arthur N. Palmer and Carol A. Hill
Ukranian Caves
Alexander Klimchouk
Vertebrate Visitors
Nikoa Tvrtkovi_
Vicariance and Dispersalist Biogeography
John R. Holsinger
Volcanic Caves
William B. White
Wakulla Spring Underwater Cave System, Florida
Barbara Anne Am Ende
Water Chemistry in Caves
Janet Herman
Worms
Elzbieta Dumnicka
Review quotes
Review quotes
"Culver and White have aimed at a broad span of topics, inlcuding some like caves in myths, show caves, Mayan caves and saltpetre mining, which might not be the ones that instantly come to mind...If there is any bias it might be towards cave biology, which is no bad thing as this is an area where infomration is not easily available." —John Goodier, in REFERENCE REVIEWS, VOL. 19, 2005
"...an excellent addition to the very limited currently available literature on caves and karst."—Andy Baker, Department of Geography, University of Birmingham, in JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE, 2005
"Although scientifically rigorous, the articles are readily approachable by the nonprofessional and at times include the reader in the 'hows' of cave exploration. Truly international in both geography and contributors, this encyclopedia is one for browsing-the perfect assemblage of 15- to 20-minute intellectual diversions."—AMERICAN SCIENTIST
"This book is an exciting and significant contribution to the field of caves and karst. It represents an exceptionally handy reference for experts in specific aspects of caves and karst but it is also an excellent reference for those individuals who are less expert because technical jargon has been minimized. The sound scholarship...is a credit to the field and will make this a much sought after book for many years."—Malcolm S. Field, Editor, Journal of Cave and Karst Studies
"Caves, caves and more caves! This book is for anyone and everyone with an interest in caves… This encyclopedia brings the mystique and science of caves to life and covers all types of caves, including those you might not have known existed…"—Journal of Sedimentary Reseach
"Culver and White have brought together a truly international team of world-class experts—almost as international as caves themselves—to contribute to the Encyclopedia of Caves. But this work is more than an encyclopedia, and it covers more than just caves. It offers in-depth accounts of all important topics concerning caves and life in caves. Students of biology, geography and geology will value it for its textbook-style clarity...For cavers and professionals it will serve as the most comprehensive state of the art reference in the multidisciplinary field of subterranean sciences."—Peter Trontelj, Univ. of Ljubljana, Slovenia
"This monumental and attractively presented reference book belongs on the bookshelf of every person with an interest in caves, endangered species, or the biological diversity of our planet. The hundred or so chapter authors are a Who’s Who of the world’s cave experts...This book will be an invaluable reference for students, teachers, scientists, and anyone interested in learning more about the remarkable diversity of life and geology that lies hidden beneath our feet."—Larry Master, Chief Zoologist, NatureServe
"The construction of the items from 'Adaptation to Darkness' to 'Worms' gives a deep, accurate insight on the cave’s world. Several points of view are considered, from exploration techniques to history and archaeology, from geology to hydrogeology, from biology to taxonomy and evolution...Encyclopedia of Caves will be one of the landmarks for the sciences of cave studies from now and for many years onward..."—Giuseppe Messana, CNR - Institute of Ecosystem Study , Firenze, Italy
"The Encyclopedia of Caves, edited by Culver and White, with over 100 articles by world-wide experts on caves, is quite unique with contributions from multi-disciplines and a great variety of subject matter: academic, as well as practical...This volume is a must for researchers, cave enthusiasts, teachers, and developers." —Philip LaMoreaux, Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Geology and Water Science, from the Foreword
"...an excellent addition to the very limited currently available literature on caves and karst."—Andy Baker, Department of Geography, University of Birmingham, in JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE, 2005
"Although scientifically rigorous, the articles are readily approachable by the nonprofessional and at times include the reader in the 'hows' of cave exploration. Truly international in both geography and contributors, this encyclopedia is one for browsing-the perfect assemblage of 15- to 20-minute intellectual diversions."—AMERICAN SCIENTIST
"This book is an exciting and significant contribution to the field of caves and karst. It represents an exceptionally handy reference for experts in specific aspects of caves and karst but it is also an excellent reference for those individuals who are less expert because technical jargon has been minimized. The sound scholarship...is a credit to the field and will make this a much sought after book for many years."—Malcolm S. Field, Editor, Journal of Cave and Karst Studies
"Caves, caves and more caves! This book is for anyone and everyone with an interest in caves… This encyclopedia brings the mystique and science of caves to life and covers all types of caves, including those you might not have known existed…"—Journal of Sedimentary Reseach
"Culver and White have brought together a truly international team of world-class experts—almost as international as caves themselves—to contribute to the Encyclopedia of Caves. But this work is more than an encyclopedia, and it covers more than just caves. It offers in-depth accounts of all important topics concerning caves and life in caves. Students of biology, geography and geology will value it for its textbook-style clarity...For cavers and professionals it will serve as the most comprehensive state of the art reference in the multidisciplinary field of subterranean sciences."—Peter Trontelj, Univ. of Ljubljana, Slovenia
"This monumental and attractively presented reference book belongs on the bookshelf of every person with an interest in caves, endangered species, or the biological diversity of our planet. The hundred or so chapter authors are a Who’s Who of the world’s cave experts...This book will be an invaluable reference for students, teachers, scientists, and anyone interested in learning more about the remarkable diversity of life and geology that lies hidden beneath our feet."—Larry Master, Chief Zoologist, NatureServe
"The construction of the items from 'Adaptation to Darkness' to 'Worms' gives a deep, accurate insight on the cave’s world. Several points of view are considered, from exploration techniques to history and archaeology, from geology to hydrogeology, from biology to taxonomy and evolution...Encyclopedia of Caves will be one of the landmarks for the sciences of cave studies from now and for many years onward..."—Giuseppe Messana, CNR - Institute of Ecosystem Study , Firenze, Italy
"The Encyclopedia of Caves, edited by Culver and White, with over 100 articles by world-wide experts on caves, is quite unique with contributions from multi-disciplines and a great variety of subject matter: academic, as well as practical...This volume is a must for researchers, cave enthusiasts, teachers, and developers." —Philip LaMoreaux, Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Geology and Water Science, from the Foreword
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 16, 2004
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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David C. Culver
Affiliations and expertise
American University, Washington DC, USAWW
William B. White
William B. White received a B.S. degree in chemistry from Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA) in 1954. Following four years at Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh, he entered Penn State and received a Ph.D. in geochemistry in 1962. In 1963, he joined the Penn State faculty, rising to full professor in 1972. White’s research interests cover a wide range of topics in geosciences and materials science including crystal chemistry, infrared and Raman spectroscopy, mineral physics, and aqueous geochemistry as well as extensive research on the hydrogeology and geomorphology of caves and karstic terrains. At Penn State he taught an undergraduate course on the Geology of Caves and Karst for many years. His research work has resulted in nearly 400 technical papers. He is author or editor of seven books including the widely used textbook Hydrology and Geomorphology of Karst Terrains.
Affiliations and expertise
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA