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World Karst Science Reviews VII World Karst Science Reviews Acta Carsologica of the Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU Volume 40(1), 2011 CONTENTS Hypogenic caves in western Umbria (central Italy). editorial: “Cave and Karst Science Menichetti M., 129-145 in Italy”. De Waele J., Forti P., 5-6 Towards a better knowledge of Cansiglio karst system (Italy): The Karst Mandhip Khol-python results of the first successful cave complex in the lenticular groundwater tracer test. limestone intercalations of the Vincenzi V., Riva A., Rossetti S., 147- matamorphic Chhatrela formation 159 (Chhattisgarh, India). Ruggieri R., Biswas J., 7-15 The study of Karstic aquifers geodetic measurements in Bus de la Preliminary U/Th dating and the Genziana station − Cansiglio plateau evolution of gypsum crystals in (northeastern Italy). Naica caves (Mexico). Grillo B., Braitenberg C., Devoti R., Sanna L., Forti P., Lauritzen S.-E., 17-28 Nagy I., 161-173 Shore grykes along the western Hypogean microclimatology and Istrian coast. hydrogology of the 800-900 m Furlani S., Chersicla D., Bressan G., asl level in the Monte Corchia Biolchi S., Cucchi F., 29-42 cave (Tuscany, Italy): Preliminary considerations and implications for Recent developments on paleoclimatological studies. morphometric analysis of karst Baneschi I., Piccini L., Regattieri E., caves. Isola I., Guidi M., Lotti L., Mantelli F., New knowledge on the Monte Conca Menichetti M., Drysdale R.N., Zanchetta gypsum karst system (central- G., 175-187 western Sicily, Italy). Madonia G., Vattano M., 53-64 Tanella cave (Monte Baldo – Verona, Italy): a record of environmental Laser Scanning Technology for the data on the Last Glacial period. Hypogean Survey: the case of Santa Zorzin R., Agostini L, Montecchi M.C., Barbara Karst System (Sardinia, Torri P., Accorsi C.A., 189-205 Italy). Canevese E.P., Forti P., Naseddu A., Potential impact of a proposed Ottelli L., Tedeschi R., 65-77 railway tunnel on the karst environment: the example of Surface and subsurface karst Rosandra valley, Classical Karst geomorphology in the Murge (Apulia, Region, Italy-Slovenia. southern Italy). Zini L., Visintin L., Cucchi F., Boschin Parise M., 79-93 W., 207-218 Collapse sinkholes distribution in In memoriam: prof. Dr. Heinz the carbonate massifs of central and Charles Kohler (1945-2010). southern Apennines. Kranjc A., 219-219 Santo A., Ascione A., Del Prete S., Di Crescenzo G., Santangelo N., 95-112 Surface and subsurface drainage evolution of the Corfino and Soraggio Karst areas (Tuscany, Italy). Mariannelli G., Piccini L., 113-128 VIII World Karst Science Reviews Carsologica Sinica of the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences 30(1), 2011 Study on hydrochemical features of Changes of organic C, N and hot springs in Langjiu geothermal Pinrhizosphere soil under various field, Tibet, China. dominant tree species in karst Wu K.,Shen L.,Wang X. et al., 8-14 rocky desertification area. Liu F., Wang S., Liu X. et al., 65-70 Distribution and migration of different forms of nitrogen among Comparative analysis on proline overlying water,porewater and content in the leaves of the ancient sediments in karst mountainstream trees in northwest of Guangxi Karst – A case in the Maixi River. Area. Xie W., Xia P., Lin T. et al., 15-20 Qin Y., Tan J., Liu X. et al., 71-76 Distribution characteristics of Landuse effect on soil aggregates in organochlorine pesticides in karst the karst hilly areas - A case study subterranean river in Liuzhou. in Qianjiang, Chongqing, China. Wei L., Guo F., Wang J. et al., 21-25 Yan N., Bai Z., Xu W. et al., 77-84 Regime of water quality in Jila Spatial distribution of rural Subterranean River in Liuzhou settlement in typical karst terrain based on automatic monitoring. in Guizhou Province - A case study Zou S., Yu X., Lu H., 26-32 on Hongfeng in Qinzhen City, Yachi in Bijie City and Huajiang River Tankmodel of the Jinci Karst between Zhenfeng County and Groundwater system under the Guanling County. conditions of simultaneous draining Zhou X., Zhou Y., 85-91 in mining. Long Y., Li W., Li Y. et al., 33-39 Tufa algae and biological karstification at huanglong, Analysis on geologic-geophysical Sichuan. model and geophysical response of Li Y., Tian Y., Li Y., 92-98 groundwater reservoir in Longan County, Guangxi. Study on the genesis characteristics Zhu Q., Li W., Li F. et al., 40-45 and taxonomic classification of limestone soil under grassland Correlation analysis between low- ecosystem in Guizhou Karst Area. flow recession coefficient and Yang L., He T., Shu Y. et al., 99-117 surface landform characteristics in karst basin. Altitude effect on δ18O in stalagmite Xue X., Chen X., Qin N. et al., 46-50 from Mt. Shennongjia, central China. Division for drinking water source Duan F., Kong X., 118-121 protective zones in karst area-A casestudy at Yangjiaopuin Handan Collapse function of Furong City. Cave in Chongqing City and its Zhai L., 51-57 environmental effects. Huang B., 112-117 Study on chemical control to Eupatorium odoratum in karst area. Analysis on the characteristics of Pan Y., Tang S., Cen Y. et al., 58-64 underground gasoline pollutants migration in a certain karst region in Guiyang City. Luo B., 118-120 IX World Karst Science Reviews Helictite of the Australasian Speleological Federation inc. 40(2), 2011 PAPERS Tufas and Speleothems: Unravelling the Microbial and Physical Editorial Controls, by H.M. Pedley and M. Grimes K., White S., 26 Rogerson (editors) Grimes K.G., 50 Australia’s crystalline heritage: issues in cave management at Sand structures cemented by Jenolan Caves. focussed flow in dune limestone, Smith M. J., Burns G.L., 27-34 Western Australia. Grimes K. G., 51-54 White-rumped Swiftlet Breeding Colony Size and Colony Locations PUBLICATION REVIEW in Samoa. Tarburton M. K., 35-49 Rethinking Eastern Australian Caves by R.A.L. Osborne. BOOK REVIEW Grimes K., White S., 55 Journal of Cave and Karst Studies of the National Speleological Society Volume 73(1), April 2011 PAPERS A new species of the genus Plutomurus yossi, 1956 (Collembola, First records of polychaetous Tomoceridae) from Georgian caves. annelids from Cenote Aerolito Djanashvili R., Barjadze S., 28-30 (sinkhole and anchialine cave) in Cozumel Island, Mexico. Subglacial maze origin in low-dip Frontana-Uribe S.C., SolI´s-Weiss V., marble stripe karst: examples from 1-10 Norway. Øvrevik Skoglund R., Lauritzen S.-E., Determining geophysical properties 31-44 of a nearsurface cave through integrated microgravity vertical BOOK REVIEWS gradient and electrical resistivity tomography measurements. Groundwater Hydrology of Gambetta M., Armadillo E., Springs: Theory, Management, and Carmisciano C., StefanelliP., Cocchi L., Sustainability. Caratori Tontini F., 11-16 Field M.S., 44 Inversion for the input history of a Advances in hypogene Karst dye tracing experiment. Studies. Field M.S., Li G., 17-20 Palmer A.N., 45-46 The role of small caves as bat hibernacula in Iowa. Dixon J.W., 21-27 X World Karst Science Reviews Subterranean Biology of the International Society of Subterranean Biology Volume 8, March 2011 CONTENTS The Mexican cavernicolous Dandak: a mammalian Pseudosinella (Collembola: dominated cave ecosystem of Entomobryidae) with India. description of a new species. Biswas J., Shrotrya S., 1-8 J. G., Mejía Recamier B. E., 49-56 A New subgenus and Two New Observations on the biology Species of the Troglobitic of the endangered stygobiotic genus Dongodytes Deuve from shrimp Palaemonias alabamae, Guangxi, China (Coleoptera, with notes on P. ganteri Carabidae). (Decapoda: Atyidae). Tian M., 57-64 Composition and distribution of Scuttle flies (diptera: Phoridae) stygobionts in the Tafna alluvial from caves in Alabama and aquifer (north-western Algeria). Georgia, USA. Belaidi N., Taleb A., Mahi A. and Disney R. H. L. , Campbell J. W., Messana G., 21-32 65-68 The first record of external abnormalities in the OBITUARY subterranean Aegla marginata Sandro RUFFO, Remind of a Bond-Buckup & Buckup master (Crustacea: Decapoda: 69-70 Aeglidae), from a karst area of Southeastern Brazil. NEW TAXA DESCRIBED IN THIS VOLUME Fernandes C. S., Gregati R. A., 71 Bichuette M. E. WORLD KARST SCIENCE REVIEWS A new species of the 72 subterranean amphipod crustacean genus Stygobromus (Crangonyctidae) from a cave in Nevada, USA. Taylor S. J., Holsinger J. R., 39-48.
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