A new species of karst-adapted gekkonid lizard of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch is described from Gua Gunting and Gua Goyang in a karst region of Merapoh, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia whose unique limestone formations are in immediate danger of being quarried. The new species differs from all other species of Cnemaspis based on its unique suite of morphological and color pattern characters. Its di...

Karst rocky desertification is a special kind of land desertification developed under violent human impacts on the vulnerable ecogeo-environment in karst ecosystem. The process of karst rocky desertification results in simultaneous and complex variations of many interrelated soil, rock and vegetation biophysical parameters, rendering it difficult to develop simple and robust remote sensing mapp...

Karst collapse columns, as a potential water passageway for mine water inrush, are always considered a critical problem for the development of deep mining techniques. This study aims to identify the mixing process of groundwater deriving two different limestone karst-fissure aquifer systems. Based on analysis of mining groundwater hydrogeochemical properties, hydraulic connection between the ka...

Cockpit karst landscapes are among the most distinctive landscapes in the world, and have been the focus of long-standing scientific interest. Early researchers used largely descriptive techniques to categorize the terrain, and subsequent work has not attempted to critically re-evaluate descriptions of landscapes using more sophisticated methods. The distinctive surface topography of cockpit ka...

A long-duration pumping test performed in the conduit of a mixed flow karst system (MFKS) is analyzed and interpreted. It constitutes a unique experiment of catchment wide response of a karst system, with drawdowns measured both in the pumped conduit and in the matrix. A modeling approach is proposed for this interpretation. The developed double continuum model consists of two reservoirs karst ...

Sustainable groundwater production from karst aquifers is primarily dictated by its recharge rate. Therefore, it is essential to accurately quantify annual groundwater recharge in order to limit overexploitation and to evaluate artificial methods for groundwater enrichment. Infiltration during erratic flood events in karst basins may substantially contribute to aquifer recharge. However, the co...

Slovenian karst areas extend over 43% of the country; limestones and dolomites of the Mesozoic era prevail. In Slovenia karst groundwater contributes up to 50% of the total drinking water supply. The quality of water is very high, despite the fact that it is extremely vulnerable to pollution. The present article is a study and a review of the potential and actual sources of pollution to the gro...

In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier's archiving and manuscript policies are encouraged to visit: Keywords: Karst aquifers Hydrograph recession Matrix–conduit exchange Hydrodynamics Causse d'Aumelas Santa Fe River s u m m ...

Abstract The Chalk is an unusual karst aquifer with limited cave development, but extensive networks of smaller solutional conduits and fissures enabling rapid groundwater flow. Small-scale features (stream sinks, dolines, dissolution pipes, springs) are common, hundreds stream sinks recorded. Tracer velocities from 27 connections between springs have median mean 4700 4600 m d −1 . Tests to abs...