December 2012 Volume 74, Number 3 Journal of ISSN 1090-6924 A Publication of the National Cave and KArSt Speleological Society Journal of Cave and Karst Studies Volume 74 Number 3 December 2012 StudieS Journal of Article 235 Cave Electrical Resistivity Imaging of Cave Div Aska Jama, Slovenia Mihevc Andrej and Stepisnik Uros and Karst Article 243 A Survey of the Algal Flora of Anthropogenic Caves of Campi Flegrei (Naples, Italy) Archeological District Studies Paloa Cennamo, Chiara Marzano, Claudia Ciniglia, Gabriele Pinto, Piergiulio Cappelletti, Palolo Caputo, and Antonino Pollio Article 251 Assessment of Spatial Properties of Karst Areas on a Regional Scale using GIS and Statistics – The Case of Slovenia Marko Komac and Janko Urbanc Article 262 Lizards and Snakes (Lepidosauria, Squamata) from the Late Quaternary of the State of Ceará in Northeastern Brazil Annie Schmaltz Hsiou, Paulo Victor De Oliveira, Celso Lira Ximenes, and Maria Somália Sales Viana Article 271 Diet of the Newt, Triturus Carnifex (Laurenti, 1768), in the Flooded Karst Sinkhole Pozzo Del Merro, Central Italy Antonio Romano, Sebastiano Salvidio, Roberto Palozzi, and Velerio Sbordoni Article 278 Human Urine in Lechuguilla Cave: The Microbiological Impact and Potential for Bioremediation Michael D. 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