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| Titel |
Development and evolution of an Alpine sulphuric acid cave: Kraushoehle (Austria) |
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J. De Waele, Lukas Plan, Ph. Audra, A. Rossi, Christoph Spötl, V. Polyak, W. McIntosh |
| Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2009
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| Digitales Dokument |
PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 11 (2009) |
| Datensatznummer |
250019220
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| Schlagwörter |
Höhle, Karst, Hypogene Karsthöhle, Nördliche Kalkalpen |
| Geograf. Schlagwort |
Österreich, Steiermark, Liezen (Bezirk), Kraushöhle, Gams bei Hieflau, Hochschwab |
| Blattnummer |
100 [Hieflau] |
| Blattnummer (UTM) |
4209 [Hieflau] |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The number of known active and fossil hypogene cave systems is increasing rapidly
thanks to recent advances in our understanding of this type of karst. Many cave
systems previously thought to be of epigene origin have undergone more or less
important phases of hypogene development. Epigene overprinting tends to obliterate
hypogene features rendering identification of caves of multiphase speleogenesis a
challenge.
Among hypogene caves the sulphuric acid ones are the most interesting for a number of
reasons: they host important bacterial and arthropod communities, they have peculiar and
typical morphologies, and contain a variety of mineralisations.
Sulphuric acid caves have been described from the Americas (Lechuguilla and Carlsbad in
New Mexico, Cueva de Villa Luz in Mexico, Kane caves in Wyoming), but examples
are also known in Europe (Movile cave in Romania, Frasassi and Monte Cucco in
Italy). Until recently, the Serpents cave (Aix-les-Bains, northern Prealps) was the
only sulphuric acid cave described in the international literature from the Alpine
belt.
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