Encyclopedia of Caves - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128141247 ISBN 13: 9780128141243

Publisher: Academic Press, 2019

Synopsis

Encyclopedia of Caves, Third Edition, provides detailed background information to anyone with a serious interest in caves. This includes students, both undergraduate and graduate, in the earth, biological and environmental sciences, and consultants, environmental scientists, land managers and government agency staff whose work requires them to know something about caves and the biota that inhabit them. Caves touch on many scientific interests in geology, climate science, biology, hydrology, archaeology, and paleontology, as well as more popular interests in sport caving and cave exploration. Case studies and descriptions of specific caves selected for their special features and public interest are also included.

This book will appeal to these audiences by providing in-depth essays written by expert authors chosen for their expertise in their assigned subject.

• Features 14 new chapters and 13 completely rewritten chapters
• Contains beautifully illustrated content, with more than 500 color images of cave life and features
• Provides extensive bibliographies that allow readers to access their subject of interest in greater depth

About this title

Review:

A comprehensive reference featuring cave science research from a multidisciplinary viewpoint

About the Author:

William B. White is Professor Emeritus of Geochemistry at The Pennsylvania State University. He holds a BS degree in chemistry from Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA) and a PhD in geochemistry from Penn State. His 40-year teaching career included a course in the geology of caves and karst. His research has produced 446 technical papers of which 131 deal with aspects of caves and karst. He is author or co-editor of 7 cave-related books including the first two editions of the Encyclopedia of Caves. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Speleological Society, and the Mineralogical Society of America.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0128141247
• ISBN 13: 9780128141243
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1250
• Editor: White William B., Culver David C., Pipan Tanja