Cave & Karst Science (ISSN 1356-191X)

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Cave and Karst Science (iv + 48pp) (PDF 5.9MB)        Individual articles may be available below

GUNN, John and David LOWE (eds.). (2007). Cave and Karst Science 34(3). Buxton: British Cave Research Association. ISSN 1356-191X. iv + 48pp, A4, with photos, maps and diagrams.
This issue has a cover date of 2007 (December) and was published in March 2009.

The Transactions of the British Cave Research Association

Front cover photo (page i) (PDF 310KB)     

by Jerry WOOLDRIDGE.
Huntsman spider in Cobweb Cave, Mulu. Huntsman spiders (Family Sparassidae), which grow to large size, are common in the caves of Mulu. The specimen in the picture was the size of the photographer's hand. Photo by Jerry Wooldridge FRPS.

 

Notes for Contributors (page ii) (PDF 77KB)     

 

Contents (p97) (PDF 66KB)     

 

Editorial (pp99-100) (PDF 78KB)     

by John GUNN and David LOWE.

 

A Pleistocene chronology for the fauna and artefacts of Cow Cave, Devon, UK (pp101-104) (PDF 361KB)     

by Joyce LUNDBERG, Jim SIMONS and Donald MCFARLANE.
Cow Cave is a well-known archaeological and palaeontological site in the wall of Chudleigh Gorge, Devon, England. The cave is choked after a short distance with allochthonous sediments and speleothem accumulations. Palaeontological excavations at the cave in 1927 to 1935, and again in 1962 to 1963, yielded a rich Pleistocene fauna and several stone tools. However, in the absence of radiometric dating, the faunal composition was ambiguous with respect to age. Here, we report the first radiometric dates on the site. Two Thermal Ionization Mass spectrometric uranium series disequilibrium dates place a critical speleothem layer from within the Cow Cave sediments in the warmer intervals of the MIS 6 glacial period, and suggest that the basal sediments entrained a fauna and human artefacts from the preceding MIS 7 interglacial period, the Aveley.
Classification: Paper.
Date: Received 01 April 08; Accepted 13 June 08.
Keywords: Pleistocene, MIS 7, MIS 6, Aveley, fauna, radiometric, Middle Palaeolithic, artefact, Britain.

Bibliograph: LUNDBERG, Joyce; Jim SIMONS and Donald MCFARLANE. (2007). A Pleistocene chronology for the fauna and artefacts of Cow Cave, Devon, UK. Cave and Karst Science 34(3), pp101-104.

 

Application of x-ray microanalytical techniques to preliminary geomorphological studies in the Jiang Zhou cave system, China (pp105-116) (PDF 1.6MB)     

by John DALE and Tony HARRISON.
The increasing availability of microanalytical techniques for the compositional analysis of rock and mineral samples provides an attractive supplement or alternative to traditional water chemistry for geomorphological studies by small caving expeditions overseas. The paper describes how x-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) spectrometry were used to throw light on queries raised about the speleogenesis of the vast Jiang Zhou cave system, which was recently discovered and explored by three China Caves Project expeditions to Guangxi Province in southern China.
Classification: Paper.
Date: Received 02 May 08; Accepted 22 May 08.

Bibliograph: DALE, John and Tony HARRISON. (2007). Application of x-ray microanalytical techniques to preliminary geomorphological studies in the Jiang Zhou cave system, China. Cave and Karst Science 34(3), pp105-116.

 

Large karst depressions on the Yorkshire Dales limestone: interim results and discussion. An early indication of a new paradigm (pp117-127) (PDF 1.3MB)     

by Margaret MARKER and Helen GOLDIE.
Although some polygenetic large depressions were reported early from the Yorkshire glaciated karst, which is typified by pavements, scars and dissected by steep U-shaped valleys (dales), the research reported here into the distribution and characteristics of large karstic depressions has resulted in identification of many more such landforms. These depressions are a scale order larger than the dolines (known locally as shakeholes). Their number, dimensions and distribution imply that they form a significant older component in the landscape, developed during a much longer period than the shakeholes, which have formed since the end of the Devensian glaciation. The data are discussed with reference to 4 areas: Area 1 comprises 3 outliers in the west, north and east; Area 2 (divided into 2.1 and 2.2) lies along part of the Craven Fault system east and west of the Ribble valley, and Area 3 comprises a higher limestone area, designated the Malham High Country, northeast of Malham Tarn, where the complex depressions were first identified. A distribution map, based on stereoscopic aerial photo analysis with ground control, shows almost 500 depressions located in the area extending from west of Kingsdale to east of Wharfedale. The distribution of the depressions demonstrates that they are clustered and localized both by area and vertically. They are now found preferentially within the Asbian Gordale Limestone Member and in Brigantian limestones of the overlying Alston Formation (Yoredale Group).
Classification: Paper.
Date: Submitted 05 October 07; Accepted 18 July 08.

Bibliograph: MARKER, Margaret and Helen GOLDIE. (2007). Large karst depressions on the Yorkshire Dales limestone: interim results and discussion. An early indication of a new paradigm. Cave and Karst Science 34(3), pp117-127.

 

The cave racer, Orthriophis taeniurus (pp129-134) (PDF 843KB)     

by Liz PRICE and Ya-Wei LI.
The cave racer snake is one of the least studied snakes in South East Asia. It inhabits tropical caves, forests and fields, and to date very little research has been undertaken to understand its ecology. Far more is known about captive species in the western world, which are sold as pets and/or exhibited in collections. This article presents some general observations, as well as similarities and differences between wild and captive cave racers. One particular captive snake has been studied in detail, a captive bred specimen whose grandparents came from the Cameron Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia.
Classification: Report.
Date: Submitted 24 May 08; Accepted 11 July 08.
Keywords: cave racer, Elaphe taeniura, Orthriophis taeniurus, Malaysia, southeast Asia, snake.

Bibliograph: PRICE, Liz and Ya-Wei LI. (2007). The cave racer, Orthriophis taeniurus. Cave and Karst Science 34(3), pp129-134.

 

Pseudokarst at Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh, India (pp135-138) (PDF 1.3MB)     

by Stephen CRAVEN.
This short report introduces readers to the speleological potential of the Mahadeo Hills in central India.
Classification: Report.
Date: Received 07 June 08; Accepted 25 September 08.

Bibliograph: CRAVEN, Stephen. (2007). Pseudokarst at Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh, India. Cave and Karst Science 34(3), pp135-138.

 

Thesis Abstracts (pp139-140) (PDF 95KB)     

1) Lloyd, Dewi (2008), Measurement of radon and its progeny in a cave environment in North Wales. MSc: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham.
2) Parry, Brian (2007), The provenance of the Norber erratics, and the formation of post-Devensian-deglaciation pedestal rocks with Carboniferous limestone pedestals in England, Ireland and Wales. PhD: University of Huddersfield.
3) Worrall, Thomas (2008), Intra-specific predation of the freshwater shrimp, Gammarus duebeni (Crustacea: Amphipoda) within spring, riverine and subterranean habitats of the Marble Arch Cave System (Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. MSc: Loughborough University.
4) Banks, Vanessa (2008), Karst hydrogeology of the southern catchment of the River Wye, Derbyshire. PhD: University of Huddersfield.
Classification: Forum.

 

Book Reviews (pp140-143) (PDF 232KB)     

1) Hudson, William. (2008). HUD: The Life and Work of Robert George Spencer Hudson, FRS. ISBN 0-9815556-2-4. 124pp.
2) Čuk, Alenka. (2008). Postojna Cave. Postojna: Turizem Kras. €14.99 www.turizem-kras.si. ISBN 978-961-6466-24-0. 112 pp, A4.
3) Waltham, Tony. (2008). Great Caves of the World. London: Natural History Museum. £14.99. ISBN 0-565-09216-0. 112pp.
4) Shaw, Trevor. (2008). Foreign Travellers in the Slovene Karst 1486-1900. Ljubljana: Zalozba ZRC/ZRC Publishing. €25. ISBN 0-961254-065-4. 338pp.
Classification: Forum.

 

Some Other Recent Karst Publications (pp143-144) (PDF 86KB)     

Classification: Forum.

 

Research Fund and Grants (page iii) (PDF 69KB)     

 

Back cover photos (page iv) (PDF 453KB)     

by Jerry WOOLDRIDGE.
A selection of images from the Pan Yan Cave System, Bama County, Guangxi, China by Jerry Wooldridge FRPS.