Beneath the Surface: A Natural History of Australian CavesElery Hamilton-Smith, Brian Finlayson UNSW Press, 2003 - 182 sivua Caves are exciting places to visit, whether you are a tourist, a sporting caver or a scientist in one of the many disciplines which use caves as natural laboratories. This book comprehensively reviews what we presently know about Australia's caves including the varieties of cave types and how they form, cave fauna, fossils, Aboriginal relics and decorations in caves, and a history of cave exploration and cave science in Australia. |
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Tasman Fold Belt | 12 |
Caves in Tertiary limestones Nullarbor karst | 24 |
Caves in Quaternary limestones | 40 |
Caves in noncarbonate rocks Lava caves | 46 |
Fissure caves | 52 |
THE CRYSTAL GALLERY Julia James | 53 |
Aragonite speleothem shapes | 78 |
CAVE DEPOSITS AND ENVIRONMENTAL | 89 |
The character of Australian subterranean fauna | 143 |
Exciting research opportunities | 146 |
CHANGING PERSPECTIVES Elery HamiltonSmith 148 Introduction 148 The Aboriginal tradition | 148 |
caves as receptacles | 151 |
Toward a broader view | 154 |
The petrified blackfellow | 156 |
The artists and engravers | 158 |
The emergence of a caves industry Jenolan | 160 |
Bone deposits in caves Agents of bone accumulation and dispersal in caves | 97 |
Looking at the big picture | 108 |
Maternity sites | 114 |
Hibernacula | 120 |
THE CRAWLING CREEPING AND SWIMMING LIFE OF CAVES Stefan Eberhard and William F Humphreys 127 Introduction 127 The classificat... | 127 |
Evolution of troglobites Continental drift and climate change Terrestrial troglobites | 129 |
Evolution of aquatic troglobites stygobites | 134 |
The variety of subterranean habitats Terrestrial habitats | 136 |
Aquatic habitats | 138 |
Food and water | 141 |
Naracoorte Buchan | 164 |
The southwest | 168 |
After the boom 170 The rise of speleology | 170 |
Appendix 1 Caving organisations in Australia John Dunkley | 172 |
Appendix 2 Australian show caves Kent Henderson | 173 |
Further reading | 174 |
References | 175 |
Colour plate acknowledgments | 176 |
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