Encyclopedia of caves

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. Global in reach--authors are an international team of experts covering caves from around the world Includes 24 new articles commissioned especially for this 2nd edition Articles contain extensive bibliographies cross-referencing related essays Hundreds of color photographs, maps, charts and illustrations of cave features and biota A-Z sequence and a comprehensive index allow for easy location of topics Glossary presents definitions of all key vocabulary items.

Machine generated contents note: A -- Adaptation to Low Food / Kathrin Huppop -- Adaptive Shifts / Hannelore Hoch -- Anchihaline (Anchialine) Caves and Fauna / Boris Sket -- Ancient Cavers in Eastern North America / Patty Jo Watson -- Asellus aquaticus: A Model System for Historical Biogeography / Rudi Verovnik -- Astyanax mexicanus: A Model Organism for Evolution and Adaptation / William R. Jeffery -- B -- Bats / Nathan W. Fuller -- Beetles / Oana Teodora Moldovan -- Behavioral Adaptations / Jakob Parzefall -- Breakdown / Elizabeth L. White -- Burnsville Cove, Virginia / Gregg S. Clemmer -- C -- Camps / Gregg S. Clemmer -- Castleguard Cave, Canada / Derek Ford -- Cave Dwellers in the Middle East / Ofer Bar-Yosef -- Cave Ecosystems / Kevin S. Simon -- Cave, Definition of / David C. Culver -- Cavefish of China / Ya-hui Zhao -- Chemoautotrophy / Annette Summers Engel -- Clastic Sediments in Caves / Gregory S. Springer -- Closed Depressions in Karst Areas / Ugo Sauro

Note continued: Coastal Caves / John E. Mylroie -- Contamination of Cave Waters by Heavy Metals / Dorothy J. Vesper -- Contamination of Cave Waters by Nonaqueous Phase Liquids / Caroline M. Loop -- Cosmogenic Isotope Da…