Anthropogenic impacts on the Glowworm Cave, Waitomo, New Zealand: a microclimate management approach
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چکیده
Waitomo Glowworm Cave is a highly visited cave where the highlight viewing bioluminescence display of large colony glowworms. The visitation levels result in build-up anthropogenic CO2, to extent that it could cause corrosion speleothems. experiences chimney-effect ventilation with air flowing either upward or downward through main chambers depending on density differences between and outside environment. Lack airflow leads CO2 build-up; however, unrestricted can draw cool, dry which harmful Consequently, managed by controlling opening closing door seals upper-most entrance, preventing under drying conditions promoting when necessary clear inflowing has high relative humidity. A network microclimate sensors allows prediction management pattern. Management asymmetric year, flow-on effect temperature. Microclimate monitoring supports current practices use control enhance people are cave. Suppressing airflow, especially winter, reduces introduction air.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Speleology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1827-806X', '1827-7713', '0392-6672']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/1827-806x.51.1.2411