Substantial areas of tropical forests, including those within nine tropical biodiversity
hotspots, contain karst landscapes that have developed on soluble carbonate rocks. Here …

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 …

Commonly used speleothem-based paleoclimate proxies such as δ 18 O, δ 13 C, and trace
element ratios are capable of high temporal resolution, but their interpretations are often …

The use of geophysical characterization of karst systems can provide an economical and
non-invasive alternative for extracting information about cavities, sinkholes, pathways for …

The geochronology and taphonomy of internationally important fossil bearing cave deposits
were studied, both in the semi-arid Northern Bahia area and the subtropical southeastern …

Subterranean ecosystems are among the most fragile and threatened worldwide. Among
organisms living in the subterranean domain, source populations restricted to subterranean …

Traditionally, the concept of tourist carrying capacity has been understood as a tool for
planning tourism in natural areas. As such it has focused on quantifying impacts that are …

The Água Clara Cave System (ACCS) in Brazil is the richest hotspot of subterranean
biodiversity in South America. In this study, we present an updated list of cave-restricted …

Identifying endemic species and the areas of endemism delimited by them is central to
biogeography. However, the impact of distinct taxonomic approaches on these patterns is …

Abstract This work presents a 1: 10,000 geomorphological map** of an area in
southeastern Brazil, based on morphometric analysis of Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) …