Caves and Karst of the Greenbrier Valley in West Virginia

Caves and Karst of the Greenbrier Valley in West Virginia
Author: William B. White
Publsiher: Springer
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2017-11-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783319658018

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The focus of this book is on the more than 2000 caves of the Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia of which the 14 with lengths greater than 10 km have an aggregate length of 639 km. The major caves form the core part of sub-basins which drain to big springs and ultimately to the Greenbrier River. Individual chapters of this book describe each of the major caves and its associated drainage basin. The caves are formed in the Mississippian Greenbrier Limestone in a setting of undulating gentle folds. Fractures, lineaments and confining layers within the limestone are the main controlling factors. The caves underlie an extensive sinkhole plain which may relate to a major erosion surface. The caves are habitat for both aquatic and terrestrial organisms which are cataloged and described as are the paleontological remains found in some of the caves. The sinkhole plain of the Greenbrier karst and the underlying complex of cave systems are the end result of at least a ten million year history of landscape evolution which can be traced through the evolving sequence of cave passages and which is described in this book.

Caves of the Organ Cave Plateau

Caves of the Organ Cave Plateau
Author: Paul J. Stevens
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1988
Genre: Science
ISBN: PSU:000024611923

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The Caves and Karst of the Buckeye Creek Basin Greenbrier County West Virginia

The Caves and Karst of the Buckeye Creek Basin  Greenbrier County  West Virginia
Author: George R. Dasher,William M. Balfour
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1994
Genre: Caves
ISBN: LCCN:93060761

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Hydrology of Limestone Karst in Greenbrier County West Virginia

Hydrology of Limestone Karst in Greenbrier County  West Virginia
Author: William K. Jones
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1973
Genre: Groundwater
ISBN: UIUC:30112026935954

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The Caves of Burnsville Cove Virginia

The Caves of Burnsville Cove  Virginia
Author: William B. White
Publsiher: Springer
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2015-04-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783319143910

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This book highlights some of the most difficult and persistent exploration ever undertaken in the United States – in Burnsville Cove, a small limestone valley in west-central Virginia – while at the same time reviewing the scientific discoveries made in the area’s 116 km of caves in the course of 50 years. Overall, the book offers a unique combination of exploration and science by a conservation organization specifically dedicated to the preservation and study of the caves.

Encyclopedia of Caves

Encyclopedia of Caves
Author: William B. White,David C. Culver,Tanja Pipan
Publsiher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 1250
Release: 2019-05-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780128141250

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Encyclopedia of Caves, Third Edition, provides detailed background information to anyone with a serious interest in caves. This includes students, both undergraduate and graduate, in the earth, biological and environmental sciences, and consultants, environmental scientists, land managers and government agency staff whose work requires them to know something about caves and the biota that inhabit them. Caves touch on many scientific interests in geology, climate science, biology, hydrology, archaeology, and paleontology, as well as more popular interests in sport caving and cave exploration. Case studies and descriptions of specific caves selected for their special features and public interest are also included. This book will appeal to these audiences by providing in-depth essays written by expert authors chosen for their expertise in their assigned subject. Features 14 new chapters and 13 completely rewritten chapters Contains beautifully illustrated content, with more than 500 color images of cave life and features Provides extensive bibliographies that allow readers to access their subject of interest in greater depth

Caves

Caves
Author: David Shaw Gillieson
Publsiher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2021-06-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781119455622

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People have been interested in caves for a very long time. Our distant ancestors used them for shelter, as sources of water, and as places in which to conduct essential rituals. They adorned their walls with quite sophisticated artwork depicting both their existential and spiritual concerns. Caves feature in our mythology, they are used as places of worship in many cultures, and they are used throughout the world as places in which to store prized foodstuffs and wine. For at least two hundred years they have attracted scientists, artists, photographers, and recreational cavers. This book aims examines how caves form, the light they shed on past environments and climates, and the values, both environmental and cultural, that they provide to humanity. This second edition of Caves: Processes, Development, and Management is a welcome revision of the author’s earlier treatment released over twenty years ago. It has been updated, significantly expanded, and largely rewritten. The intervening years have seen a dramatic increase in karst and cave research globally, with significant advances in our understanding of fundamental processes, in our ability to extract proxy climatic and environmental data from cave deposits, and in our understanding of the breadth of cave values and as a result the complexity of their management needs. This new edition adopts a broad international perspective in the research examples used and the cited literature, and has actively sought out material from the tropical world and the southern continents, thus avoiding the European and North American bias frequently found in speleological publications. Caves: Processes, Development, and Management, Second Edition, is organised into four sections. In the first section, contemporary processes of cave formation are examined. The second section of the book deals with past processes and their physical manifestation. In the third section, the use of caves by various organisms from bacteria to humans is explored. The final section of the book reviews our changing approaches to cave management and to catchment management on karst terrains. The book will be of use to anyone who is interested in caves and karst, or who wants to understand about cave formation, development, values and management.

Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science

Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
Author: John Gunn
Publsiher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 1971
Release: 2004
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781579583996

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The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science examines cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management.