Overview
- Features a vast array of illustrations and spectacular pictures for explanation
- The processes of covered karsts are presented by various perspectives
- It gives a lot of information about covered karsts of special areas
- Contains useful information for experts 'in the field' (engineers, foresters, environmentalists)
Part of the book series: Springer Geology (SPRINGERGEOL)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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About this book
This book provides an overview of covered karst types, covered karst features, functioning of covered karst features, the evolution of covered karst features and the development of covered karst reliefs. The introductory chapters present the characteristics of karst, the investigated areas and the applied methods. The covered karsts are categorized according to the quality and development of the superficial deposit and its geomorphological position and environment. The morphology, development, functioning, sediment development and the transformation of the karst features are presented. The relationship between the covered karst formation and climate is analyzed; including the covered karst formation of the tundra climate, taiga climate, temperate zone climate, subtropical, tropical climate and the high mountains. The manifestation of the human activity on covered karsts is presented.
Reviews
“This is a comprehensive guide for use in the field, lab, and class. The readers will applaud the author for the breadth of his vision, the depth of his understanding, and the clarity of his explanations. This reviewed book is an example of how complex Earth-related phenomena should be described in the best possible manner. It is recommended to the broad circle of geoscientists, and it is must read to specialists in karst.” (Dmitry a. ruban, Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie, iss. 5 - 6, 2016)
Selected by Choice magazine as an "Outstanding Academic Title" for 2016
“This book addresses all aspects of covered karst terrains, a subject area that is often overlooked or lightly touched upon in other karst textbooks. … This book is highly recommended for anyone studying general geomorphology and karst (in particular). This title covers a long-neglected subject in the scientific literature. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals and practitioners.” (M. S. Field, Choice, Vol. 54 (2), October, 2016)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Covered Karsts
Authors: Márton Veress
Series Title: Springer Geology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7518-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7516-8Published: 09 March 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1367-0Published: 07 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-7518-2Published: 26 February 2016
Series ISSN: 2197-9545
Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 536
Number of Illustrations: 273 b/w illustrations, 90 illustrations in colour
Topics: Physical Geography, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Geology, Geophysics/Geodesy