Cave and Karst Science

Contents of Volume 25, Number 2, August 1998

• Editorial:
  • Editorial (Gunn, J. & D. Lowe (eds)). The thematic issue contains some of the results of karst exploration and study carried out as part of the Andros Project in the Bahamas. The papers, written by colleagues and friends, provide a tribute to the life of Rob Palmer, and the work that he inspired.
• Valediction: Rob Palmer (1951 - 1997) (Farr, M.) 51-52
  
• Papers:
  • The blue holes of the Bahamas: An overview and introduction to the Andros Project (Whitaker, F.F.) 53-56
    • This introductory paper also provides the guest editorial background normally associated with thematic compilations.
  • The geology of South Andros Island, Bahamas: A reconnaissance report (Carew, J.L., J.E. Mylroie & S.J. Schwabe) 57-66
  • Uranium-series ages of speleothems from South Andros, Bahamas: Implications for Quaternary sea-level history and palaeoclimate (Smart, P.L., D.A. Richards & R.L. Edwards) 67-74
  • Hydrology, geochemistry and diagenesis of fracture blue holes, South Andros, Bahamas (Whitaker, F.F. & P.L. Smart) 75-82
  • Factors influencing the surface fauna of inland blue holes on South Andros, Bahamas (Hutchinson, J.M.) 83-91
  • Habitat zonation in Bahamian blue holes (Palmer, R.J., G.F. Warner, P. Chapman & R.J. Trott) 93-96
• Appendices:
  • Appendix 1: Inventory of blue holes sites explored or visited on South Andros Island, Bahamas (Palmer, R.J., J.M.C. Hutchinson, S.J. Schwabe & F.F. Whitaker) 97-102
  • Appendix 2: Brief reports of additional scientific investigations carried out during the Andros Project (Palmer, R.J., B. Picton, M. Stafford-Smith & D. Whiteside) 103-104
    • Aquatic biology of inland blue holes
    • Marine biology
    • Sedimentology
• Acknowledgements:
  • International Blue Holes Research Project: 1987 Project Members, and Sponsorship 50