Contents

 

Part I Progress of IGCP 379 in 1998 and Meeting Plan in 1999  
           Yuan Daoxian

Part II Meeting Reports and Reports from National Working Groups

1, IGCP 379 — Friends of Karst Meeting, Bowling Green, USA
2, IGCP 379 International Seminar
3, Symposium in Guilin,China
4, Result of Karst Dynamic System Monitoring in Hawkins River System,
Kentucky,    USA
5, A Study of Several Karst Phenomena in Croatia

Part III Contribution

1, Carbon Cycle in Epigenic Karst Systems

Actual Role of Karstic Dissolution Processes in Global Carbon Cycle Philippe Gombert

Snowmelt-initiated CO2 Cycles in a Dry-summer Subalpine Landscape, Marble Mountains, California Jerry D. Davis, Paul F. Amato et al

Carbon Dioxide Fluxes in karstic Caves (Altamira and Tito Bustillo Caves, Northern Spain) M. Hoyos, S. Sanchez-Moral et al

Short-term Decline in Soil Carbon Dioxide Concentrations Caused by Burning of Secondary Vegetation in the Karst of Belize Michael Day

Carbonate Chemistry of Interstitial Fluids within Cave Stream Sediments   Kevin Vaughan, Chris Groves and Joe Meiman

Carbonate Dissolution Due to Riverine Organic Matter Oxidation in a Karst Aquifer Patrick Albéric

A Seasonal Chemical Denudation Modeling in Karst Terrain: Cumberland Plateau, South Central Tennessee Shaw-Wen Sheen

Carbon Dioxide in Soil Air of Slovenia and China Karst  Zhang Shouyue, Andrej Mihevć et al

Contribution of CO2 to Processes of Chemical Denudation of Carbonate Rocks in Spitsbergen Wieslawa Ewa Krawczyk and Marian Pulina

Dissolution Kinetics of Calcium Carbonate Minerals in CO2-H2O Solutions with Turbulent Motion: The Role of the Diffusion Boundary Layer and the Slow Reaction CO2+H2O¬ ® H2CO3 Zaihua Liu and W. Dreybrodt

The Geochemical Cycle of Carbon Dioxide in Carbonate Rock Areas Kazuhisa Yoshimura and Youji Inokura

Hydrological and Spatial Variability in Travertine Deposition at Nash Brook, South Wales, UK Heather Viles and Allan Pentecost

Carbonate Deposition, Karst Dissolution, and Carbon Dioxide Flux in the Quaternary John E. Mylroie

The Dynamics of CO2 in the Air of Caves and the Climate Camille Ek

Functions of Karst Dynamic System and Its Relation to Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Yuan Daoxian

Carbon Dioxide and Calcite Deposition and Solution Studies in the Jenolan Tourist Caves, Australia Julia M. James et al

2, Carbon Cycle in Deep Karst Systems

        Karst Processes and Carbon Flux in the Frasassi Caves in Central Italy MarcoMenichetti           and Sandro Galdenzi

Uncommon Speleothems Linked to CO2 Degassing Margaret V. Palmer

Dissolution in Karst Systems Closed to Carbon Dioxide Arthur N. Palmer

Geothermal Water in Vranjska Spa(Yugoslavia) Peter Papic

Low Temperature Diagenetic-Metamorphic and Magmatic Contributions of External CO2 Gas to a Shallow Ground Water System Alan L.Mayo et al

3, Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction with Karst Records

Potential of Quantitative Paleoclimatic Reconstructions for Reconstruction of Past Carbonate Denudation Rate Variations  Y.Y.Shopov, C.J. Yonge et al

Anthropogenic Influences on Global and Regional Carbon Cycles Recorded in the d 13C of Speleothems Hong-Chun Li, Daoxian Yuan et al

Age of Sediments in the Mammoth Cave System Darryl E. Granger and Derek Fabel

Isotopic Stratigraphy of a Last Interglacial Stalagmite from North-western Romania: Correlation with the Deep-sea Record and Northern-latitude Speleothem Stein-Erik Lauritzen and Bogdan Petroniu Onac

The Evolution of the Geochemical Signal of Speleothem-forming Drip Waters Anna F. Tooth

Speleothem Stable Isotope Composition, Rats Nest Cave, Alberta, Canada: The Paleoenvironmental Significance of d 13C    Chas J Yonge & Yavor Y. Shopov

A Mixing Model for Strontianite Precipitation in Carbonates Rocks     Joshua C. Rubinstein

Molecular Coproscopy: Dung and Diet of the Extinct Ground Sloth Nothrotheriops Shastensis Hendrik N. Poinar et al

A Fruitful Scoop for Ancient DNA Erik Stokstad

Part IV Sustainable Development of Karst Areas

Recent European Studies on the Protection of Karstic Groundwater    Christopher R. Aldwell and Francois Zwahlen

Sustainable Management of Karst Aquifers  Barbara Reichert and Heinz Hotzl

The Use and Protection of the Strategic Resources of Potable Water from the Dinaric Karst Aquifers of Croatia Bozidar Biondic and Ante Pavicic

Interaction of Surface Water and Groundwater in Irish Karst Areas: Implications for Water-Resource Management   Catherine Coxon and David Drew

An Example of Bacteriological Contamination of a Captured Karst Spring Zoran Stevanovic, Igor Jemcov et al

Surface-Groundwater Interactions in a UK Limestone Aquifer    Shawn C. Roberts and John M. McArthur

Resuspension of Viable Sediment-Bound Enteric Pathogens in Shallow Karst Aquifers David Marshall, J. V. Brahana , and Ralph K. Davis

Groundwater Vulnerability Map of the Muránska Planina Plateau    Peter Malik, Marián Fendek et al

Variations of d 34S of Sulfate from a Karst Aquifer Due to Military Demolition of Explosives Noel C. Krothe and James D. Jacobson

A Contribution to Solve the Problem of Groundwater Use and Water-Level Declines in Coastal Karst Aquifers of the Adriatic Coast, Croatia  Komatina, Miomir

Structural Influence on Springs and Interbasin Recharge in a Karst Aquifer, Buffalo National River Region, North-Western Arkansas, USA   Mark R. Hudson & David N. Mott

Geochemical and Hydraulic Dynamics Between the Upper Floridan Aquifer System and the Suwannee River Joshua J. Hirten

Tirino Springs (Abruzzi, Italy): An Important Groundwater Resource for Humans and Environment Marco Petitta and Raniero Massoli-Novelli

Gas Transport and Contaminant Movement in the Unsaturated Zone and Ground Water M. Eiswirth

Water Supply and Springs in Central Italy W. Dragoni, M.Parroni et al

New Geologic Mapping in the Ozarks of Southern Missouri, USA: An Approach to Understanding the Hydrologic Framework        Robert C. McDowell, Randall C. Orndorff et al

Karst Groundwater Chemistry in Carpatho-Balkanides of Serbia     P. Papic, Z. Stevanovic, V. Dragisic and I. Jemcov

Application of Continuous Hydrologic Monitoring to Characterize Dominant Controls of Groundwater Flow and Transport in Mantled Karst Terrane, Northwest Arkansas Said Al Rashidy , T. Shirley et al

A Spatial Distribution and Historic Evolution of the Piezometric Level in the Blanca-Mijas Hydrogeological Unit (Costa Del Sol Area, South Spain)  B. Andreo, F. Carrasco et al

Density Effect of Landfill Leachates in the Vertical Spreading of Pollutants in Carbonated Aquifers: Landfill of Marbella (Andalusia, South of Spain)  I. Vadillo, B. Andres et al

The Influence of Zihe Stream on the Groundwater in Dawu Well Field and Heiwang Iron Ore, China Xue-yu Zhu, Jian-li Liu et al

Environmental Geological Problems during Development of Karst Water in Xuzhou City, People's Republic of China Han Baoping, Feng Qiyan et al

Study of Karst Aquifer Contamination under Rivers of Xuzhou City, P.R China  Feng Qiyan, Han Baoping, and Meng Xinhua

Karst Environmental Problems of the South Central Kentucky Karst   Nicholas C. Crawford

This Old Cave: A Conservation Program for Natural and Cultural Resources in the Historic Section of Mammoth Cave Rick Olson

Hydrogeology of Isolated Karst Plateaus: An Example from Hirao-Sai Karst, Japan Kensaku Urata

Nitrogen Isotope Analysis for Identification of Animal Waste Contributions to a Karst Aquifer Douglas G. Boyer

Hydrological Considerations in Remediating Sinkholes   David A. Hubbard Jr

Carbonate (Karst) Aquifers May Present Monitoring and Remediation Environments Which Are Superior to Most Granular Aquifers    Ralph O. Ewers, Peter J. Idstein, and Edward G. Mingus

Hydrochemistry and Sulphur Isotopes in the Cuilcagh Karst, Northern Ireland  Neil Webber, John Gunn and Simon H. Bottrell

The Use of Wells as Compliance Points for Groundwater Monitoring in Karst Terrane Peter J. Idstein ,Ralph O. Ewers

Part V

A Proposal for a New IGCP Project: "World Correlation on Karst Ecosystem"

Part VI

Publications Reached at IGCP 379 Secretariat,before August 1999

Part VII New Book: High Resolution Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
up to 200,000 Year BP with Speleothems from Guilin, China
PartVIII Email Addresses of IGCP 379 Participants

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