The purpose of this article is to present a model of the formation processes of cockpit karst landscapes. The CHILD software was used to simulate landscape evolution including dissolution processes of carbonate rocks. After examining briefly how the CHILD model operates, two applications of this model involving dissolution of carbonate rocks are presented. The simulated landscapes are compared ...

Understanding the complex structure of karst networks is a challenge. In this work, we characterize the fractal properties of some of the largest coastal karst network systems in the world. They are located near the town of Tulum (Quintana Roo, Mexico). Their fractal dimension df , conductivity exponent μ̃ and walk dimension dw are estimated using real space renormalization and numerical simulat...

[1] Simple mathematical models often allow an intuitive grasp of the function of physical systems. We develop a mathematical framework to investigate reactive or dissipative transport processes within karst conduits. Specifically, we note that for processes that occur within a characteristic timescale, advection along the conduit produces a characteristic process length scale. We calculate char...

Understanding the recharge and runoff processes of vadose zone is significant for water resource management utilization in karst mountain areas. Hydrological modeling caves has provided new methods evaluating resources zones. This paper provides hydrology a subtropical cave. The monitoring was conducted Yuanyang Cave, Fengshan County, Guangxi Province, Southwest China. By level pool recharged b...

Mapping specific landform entities in the past is mainly achieved by manually examining contour lines on topographic maps. Automated delimitation of specific landform from digital elevation data remains difficult in geomorphologic mapping. This paper presents a method to automatically identify five common surface features of karst landscapes: isolated karst hill or sinkhole, clustered karst hil...

Limestone Karst areas possess high levels of biodiversity and endemism. Primulina is a typical component of Karst endemic floras. The high species richness and wide distribution in various Karst microenvironments make the genus an idea model for studying speciation and local adaptation. In this study, we obtained 10 full-length sequences of the phytochrome PHYE from available transcriptome reso...

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects different vegetation restoration types on soil hydrology characteristics in Karst Plateau Gorge and clarify moisture (θ) use characteristics. A barrel experiment conducted monitor θ water potential (Ψ) three (Zanthoxylum bungeanum (ZB), Zea mays L. (ZM), Sophora tonkinensis (ST), Abandoned land (AL)) used as a control conditions each type. la...

Due to climate change and human activities over the last fifty years, the spring flow volume of karst groundwater has sharply diminished in China. Climate change is one of the critical factors that initiates a series of karst hydrogeologic and water ecological environmental problems, because the precipitation shows a decreasing trend while the temperature shows an increasing trend. The Jinci Sp...