Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
Published:11th Dec '03
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The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include 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. The Encyclopedia is extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing.
"The first on caves and karst, includes a wealth ofinformation, references, and additional readingsuggestions... Entries are concise, well written, welledited, easy to read and filled with superbinformation... Highly recommended. All collections." -- Choice
"The first on caves and karst, includes a wealth ofinformation, references, and additional readingsuggestions... Entries are concise, well written, welledited, easy to read and filled with superbinformation... Highly recommended. All collections." -- Choice
"The content is scientific but clearly written and the bibliographies are impressive, reflecting the scholarly nature of the work... Is a natural choice for any academic library supporting courses in geology, hydrology and their related sciences." -- Against the Grain
"This scholarly encyclopedia is the first to treat thesetwo subjects together in English... Public libraries inareas where spelunking is popular will want to acquirethis title. For academic libraries supporting programs ingeology, it is an essential purchase." -- Lawrence Looksat Books, Gale Reference Reviews
"Exploring a multidisciplinary range of topics." -- SciTech Book News
"an exceptional reference book... Truly unique... Wide andfascinating range of topics... Surprising in its breadth and depth of coverage... Highly recommended." -- Reference & User Services Quarterly
ISBN: 9781579583996
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 2766g
928 pages