Cave and Karst Systems of Romania

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ponta, Gheorghe M. L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Onac, Bogdan P. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Cave and Karst Systems of the World,
• Subjects: Hydrogeology.; Geomorphology.; Climatology.; Archaeology.; Mineralogy.

This book focuses on Romania's more than 12,000 caves, which developed in limestone (including thermal water caves), salt, gypsum, and occasionally in sandstone. It examines these caves and related topics in a format suitable for cavers, while also addressing a broad range of aspects useful for...

Table of Contents:

• History of Speleology, Biospeleology, Endangered Caves/Legislation
• Geology, hydrogeology, and tectonics of karstic terrains-Romania
• Subcarphatians Mountains
• Caves and Karst Systems of Romania
• Mine galleries, artificial caves
• Paleoclimate
• Speleothems
• Mineralogy
• Archeology/Anthropology, Rupestrian paintings.