Abstract The discharge variability of some karst springs in Bulgaria has been investigated in detail within a region situated in the semiarid zone where most of the principal processes controlling spring outflow (évapotranspiration, snow accumulation, karstic functioning) are significant. While the karstification was notable in the Kotel and Bistretz springs with a predominance of quickflow, in...

The Lower Acheulian site of Ambrona (Fig. 1A)–like the Torralba site 2.5 km south–occupies a singular position in the NW Iberian Range due to its relation with an Tertiary and Quaternary karstic landscape and with three large hydrographic basins of the Iberian Peninsula: those of the rivers Duero and Tajo (both Atlantic) and the Ebro-Jalón Mediterranean basin. Since the Lower Pleistocene, the r...

Actinobacteria isolated from unstudied ecosystems are one of the most interesting and promising sources of novel biologically active compounds. Cave ecosystems are unusual and rarely studied. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of ten new actinobacteria strains isolated from an ancient underground lake and moonmilk speleothem from the biggest conglomeratic karstic cave in Siberia...

A quantitative TaqMan minor-groove binder real-time PCR assay was developed for the sensitive detection of a ruminant-specific genetic marker in fecal members of the phylum Bacteroidetes. The qualitative and quantitative detection limits determined were 6 and 20 marker copies per PCR, respectively. Tested ruminant feces contained an average of 4.1 x 10(9) marker equivalents per g, allowing the ...

abstract one of the importance groundwater resources in kermanshah province is karstic aquifer. this study aimed to investigate the role of development of karstic aquifer in karst springs hydrological properties have been conducted. the studies areas are two karst aquifers include the bistoon-parau and patagh mountain in kermanshah province. in the bistoon-parau region we used of bistoon, berke...

This study analyses the impact of a thick vadose zone on gaseous transfers and Excess Air (EA) formation using dissolved noble anthropogenic gas tracers (Ne, Ar, N2, CFC, SF6, O2 CO2). Understanding integrates issues equilibrium water/air exchanges along zone. In this study, gases were analysed in air water over depths 120 m two contrasted hydrodynamic periods therefore enabling rare insight in...