Cave & Karst Science (ISSN 1356-191X)

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Cave and Karst Science (iv + 40pp) (PDF 6.6MB)        Individual articles may be available below

GUNN, John and David LOWE (eds.). (2012). Cave and Karst Science 39(3). Buxton: British Cave Research Association. ISSN 1356-191X. iv + 40pp, A4, with photos, maps and diagrams.
This issue has a cover date of 2012 (December) and was published in January 2013.

The Transactions of the British Cave Research Association

Layman's Summaries

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Front cover photo (page i) (PDF 353KB)     

by Jerry WOOLDRIDGE.
Group of tourists (with park guides at the back) on what was then (1988) the bridge over the Clearwater Cave river in the Gunung Mulu National Park and World Heritage Site (Sarawak). The bridge was designed to float in high water but after around 10 years, with rot setting in and damage in a flood, it was deemed too dangerous to use. (Photograph by Jerry Wooldridge.).

 

Notes for Contributors (page ii) (PDF 248KB)     

 

Contents (p97) (PDF 276KB)     

 

Editorial Advisory Board (p98) (PDF 154KB)     

 

Editorial (p99) (PDF 114KB)     

by John GUNN and David LOWE.

 

Forthcoming BCRA Meetings (p100) (PDF 159KB)     

Cave Science Symposium, Cave Technology Symposium.

 

A history of cave explorations on the Cape Peninsula mountain chain of South Africa: 1709 et seq. (pp101-108) (PDF 1.3MB)     

by Stephen A CRAVEN.
An account is given of the early and recent exploration of the caves south of Cape Town.
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Classification: Paper.
Date: Received: 19 November 2012; Accepted: 10 December 2012.
Keywords: Cape Town, Table Mountain, Cape Peninsula, Wynberg, Elephant's Eye, Bats Cave, Giant's Workshop, Vivarium, Boomslang, Muizenberg Cave, Peers Cave.

Bibliograph: CRAVEN, Stephen A. (2012). A history of cave explorations on the Cape Peninsula mountain chain of South Africa: 1709 et seq.. Cave and Karst Science 39(3), pp101-108.

 

The Wenlock Edge, Shropshire: England's least-known karst (pp109-114) (PDF 1.3MB)     

by Mick DAY.
Not previously recognized as significantly karstic, the Wenlock Edge and adjacent View Edge are escarpments of Silurian limestone that constitute a restricted fluviokarst landscape in south Shropshire, UK. Although no enterable caves have been documented, there are a small number of shallow dolines and small, disorganized karren. There are extensive valley networks, particularly on the dip slopes; some of these are usually dry but others have intermittent spring-fed drainage. The chemical signatures of the spring water, particularly in Ape Dale, are indicative of ongoing carbonate dissolution. Karst development is restricted by the limited autogenic recharge area and the absence of allogenic inputs, but the hydrology is distinctly karstic and the springs have both historical and contemporary significance. The area might merit further investigation.
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Classification: Paper.
Date: Received: 28 August 2012; Accepted: 28 October 2012.

Bibliograph: DAY, Mick. (2012). The Wenlock Edge, Shropshire: England's least-known karst. Cave and Karst Science 39(3), pp109-114.

 

Pre-mineralization vadose scallops associated with hematite at Hodbarrow, South Cumbria, UK (pp115-118) (PDF 699KB)     

by Phillip MURPHY and Max MOSELEY.
The origin of 'pocketing' that has been observed on the walls of some mined-out hematite ore-bodies in the Morecambe Bay limestones was unclear. These morphological forms have sometimes been interpreted as a result of metasomatism but the known existence of cavity-fill deposits associated with the replacement ores suggests that they might instead represent fossilized pre-mineralization dissolution features. Examples preserved beneath hematite fill in a disused quarry at Hodbarrow, Cumbria, are clearly scallops. Morphometric analysis shows a mean boundary shear velocity of 1.1 metres per second at the time of formation. This is consistent with vadose flow in a karstic aquifer. The feasible age range of the mineralization episode, together with the known geomorphological history of the district, points to a late Carboniferous - early Permian date for the scallops.
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Classification: Paper.
Date: Received: 19 November 2012; Accepted: 10 December 2012.

Bibliograph: MURPHY, Phillip and Max MOSELEY. (2012). Pre-mineralization vadose scallops associated with hematite at Hodbarrow, South Cumbria, UK. Cave and Karst Science 39(3), pp115-118.

 

On tourism in tropical karst (pp119-122) (PDF 1.1MB)     

by Mick DAY and Andrea HALL.
Tourism is a very significant human activity in tropical karst landscapes, with global annual visitor numbers probably exceeding 40 million. Particularly heavily visited locations include Guilin and the Lunan Stone Forest in China, Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, the Batu Caves of Malaysia, and the Caribbean coastlines of the Yucatan Peninsula, Jamaica and other islands. These levels of tourism have wide-ranging societal and environmental implications, but these have not received the attention that they warrant. Whereas much tourism is incidental to the tropical karst landscapes, some is karst-specific and merits particular attention.
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Classification: Paper.
Date: Received: 15 October 2012; Accepted: 05 December 2012.

Bibliograph: DAY, Mick and Andrea HALL. (2012). On tourism in tropical karst. Cave and Karst Science 39(3), pp119-122.

 

The response of Gammarus pulex to fine sedimentation and vertical hydraulic exchange: an experimental investigation (pp123-126) (PDF 578KB)     

by Kate L MATHERS and Paul J WOOD.
This report outlines the effect of sedimentation and vertical hydraulic exchange (upwelling versus downwelling water) on the distribution of the freshwater shrimp, Gammarus pulex, in experimental benthic and hyporheic sediment columns. The results demonstrate that the distribution of individuals was markedly different in experiments subject to upwelling and downwelling flow and that as the volume of fine sediment within the benthic and hyporheic sediments increased, the number of G. pulex individuals within the hyporheic zone was reduced.
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Classification: Paper.
Date: Received: 11 October 2012; Accepted: 10 December 2012.
Keywords: Mesocosm, hyporheic zone, experimental facility, Gammarus pulex, sedimentation, upwelling and downwelling water.

Bibliograph: MATHERS, Kate L and Paul J WOOD. (2012). The response of Gammarus pulex to fine sedimentation and vertical hydraulic exchange: an experimental investigation. Cave and Karst Science 39(3), pp123-126.

 

The visit of Lieutenant Walter Stanhope Sherwill (1815-1890) to Cango Cave, South Africa, on 9 November 1840 (pp127-131) (PDF 669KB)     

by June M HARVEY and Stephen A CRAVEN.
An account is given of the 1840 visit of an Indian Army officer who spent his long leave in the Cape Colony. This paper elaborates on his published description of Cango Cave, with additional comments on the geology of the area, and on the subsequent publicity that encouraged visitors during the following half century.
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Classification: Paper.
Date: Received: 28 June 2012; Accepted: 18 July 2012.
Keywords: Walter Sherwill, Cango Cave.

Bibliograph: HARVEY, June M and Stephen A CRAVEN. (2012). The visit of Lieutenant Walter Stanhope Sherwill (1815-1890) to Cango Cave, South Africa, on 9 November 1840. Cave and Karst Science 39(3), pp127-131.

 

Scientific Note: Grayrigg Main Rising (p132) (PDF 378KB)     

by John CORDINGLEY and David LOWE.
Classification: Forum.

 

Thesis Abstract. The classification and management of limestone pavements - an endangered habitat (p132)  For download see previous item

by Sue WILLIS.
Classification: Forum.

 

Abstracts from the BCRA Cave Technology Symposium, 9-10 June 1012 (pp133-135) (PDF 449KB)     

Classification: Forum.

 

Report of a joint QRA and BCRA field meeting. 21-24 June 1012 (pp135-137) (PDF 1.0MB)     

Classification: Forum.

 

World Karst Science (pp137-139) (PDF 994KB)     

1) Journal of Cave and Karst Studies of the National Speleological Society. Volume 73(3), December 2011.
2) Journal of Cave and Karst Studies of the National Speleological Society. Volume 74(1), April 2012.
3) Journal of Cave and Karst Studies of the National Speleological Society. Volume 74(2), August 2012.
4) International Journal of Speleology. Volume 41(1), January 2012.
Classification: Forum.

 

Research Fund and Grants (p140) (PDF 43KB)     

 

New Book: Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales (page iii) (PDF 296KB)     

 

Back cover photos (page iv) (PDF 400KB)     

A selection of images on the theme of ‘tourism in tropical karst' (see Paper by Day and Hall in this Issue) and see contents page for list of photos and credits.