Dedication

Parise, M., Gabrovsek, F., Kaufmann, G. & Ravbar, N. Recent advances in karst research: from theory to fieldwork and applications

Karst geology, geomorphology, and speleogenesis

Broughton, P. L. Orogeny and the collapse of the Devonian Prairie Evaporite karst in Western Canada: impact on the overlying Cretaceous Athabasca Oil Sands

Klimchouk, A. Tafoni and honeycomb structures as indicators of ascending fluid flow and hypogene karstification

Petrović, A. S., Ćalić, J., Spalević, A. & Pantić, M. Relations between surface and underground karst forms inferred from terrestrial laser scanning

Oberender, P. & Plan, L. A genetic classification of caves and its application in eastern Austria

Parise, M. & Benedetto, L. Surface landforms and speleological investigation for a better understanding of karst hydrogeological processes: a history of research in southeastern Italy

Badino, G., De Vivo, A., Forti, P. & Piccini, L. The Puerto Princesa Underground River (Palawan, Philippines): some peculiar features of a tropical, high-energy coastal karst system

Mylroie, J. E. & Mylroie, J. R. Role of karst denudation on the accurate assessment of glacio-eustasy and tectonic uplift on carbonate coasts

Frumkin, A. & Langford, B. Arid hypogene karst in a multi-aquifer system: hydrogeology and speleogenesis of Ashalim Cave, Negev Desert, Israel

Vaks, A., Bar-Matthews, M., Ayalon, A., Matthews, A. & Frumkin, A. Pliocene–Pleistocene palaeoclimate reconstruction from Ashalim Cave speleothems, Negev Desert, Israel

Karst hydrogeology

Stevanović, Z. Global distribution and use of water from karst aquifers

Jones, C. J. R., Springer, A. E., Tobin, B. W., Zappitello, S. J. & Jones, N. A. Characterization and hydraulic behaviour of the complex karst of the Kaibab Plateau and Grand Canyon National Park, USA

Iván, V. & Mádl-Szőnyi, J. Vulnerability assessment and its validation: the Gömör-Torna Karst, Hungary and Slovakia

Sánchez, D., Barberá, J. A., Mudarra, M., Andreo, B. & Martín, J. F. Hydrochemical and isotopic characterization of carbonate aquifers under natural flow conditions, Sierra Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain

Ravbar, N., Kovačič, G., Petrič, M., Kogovšek, J., Brun, C. & Koželj, A. Climatological trends and anticipated karst spring quantity and quality: case study of the Slovene Istria

Bonacci, O. Preliminary analysis of the decrease in water level of Vrana Lake on the small carbonate island of Cres (Dinaric karst, Croatia)

Karst modelling

Kresic, N. & Panday, S. Numerical groundwater modelling in karst

Hartmann, A. Experiences in calibrating and evaluating lumped karst hydrological models

Kaufmann, G. & Romanov, D. Geophysical observations and structural models of two shallow caves in gypsum/anhydrite-bearing rocks in Germany

Badino, G. Models of temperature, entropy production and convective airflow in caves

Karst hazards and management

Fiore, A., Fazio, N. L., Lollino, P., Luisi, M., Miccoli, M. N., Pagliarulo, R., Perrotti, M., Pisano, L., Spalluto, L., Vennari, C., Vessia, G. & Parise, M. Evaluating the susceptibility to anthropogenic sinkholes in Apulian calcarenites, southern Italy

Naughton, O., McCormack, T., Gill, L. & Johnston, P. Groundwater flood hazards and mechanisms in lowland karst terrains

Debevec, V., Peric, B., Šturm, S., Zorman, T. & Jovanovič, P. Škocjan Caves, Slovenia: an integrative approach to the management of a World Heritage Site

Kovarik, J. L. & van Beynen, P. E. Karst-specific composite model for informed resource management decisions on the Biosfera de la Reserva Selva el Ocote, Chiapas, Mexico

Auler, A. S., Souza, T. A. R., Sé, D. C. & Soares, G. A. A review and statistical assessment of the criteria for determining cave significance

Forti, P. What will be the future of the giant gypsum crystals of Naica mine?

Index