Encyclopedia of Caves

Encyclopedia of Caves is a self-contained, beautifully illustrated work dedicated to caves and their unique environments. It includes more than 100 comprehensive articles from leading scholars and explorers in 15 different countries. Each entry is detailed and scientifically sound, yet accessible for students and non-scientists. This large-format reference is enchanced with hundreds of full-color photographs, maps, and drawings from the authors' own work, which provide unique images of the underground environment. The Encyclopedia of Caves is an essential interdisciplinary resource for scientists, students, and caving enthusiasts.

Table of Contents:
Adaptation to Darkness Adaptation to Low Food Adaptation to Low Oxygen in Groundwater Organisms Adaptive Shifts Anchialine Caves Anchialine Caves, Diversity in Bats Beetles Behavioral Adaptations in Cave Living Animals Breakdown Burnesville Cove, Virginia Camps Castleguard Cave Cave, Definition of Cave Dwellers in the Middle East Chemoautotrophy Clastic Sediments Closed Depressions Coastal Caves Contamination of Cave Waters by Heavy Metals Contamination of Cave Waters by Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids Cosmogenic Isotope Dating Crustacea Databases Dinaric Karst, Diversity in Diversity in Australia Diversity in Europe Diversity in the Tropics Diversity in the United States Early Humans in the Mammoth Cave Area Ecotones Entranceless Caves, Discovery of Entranceless Caves, Geophysics of Entrances Epikarst Epikarstic Communities Evolution of Lineages Exploration Fish Flooding Food Sources Friars Hole System, West Virginia Glacier Caves Guano Communities Gypsum Caves Gypsum Flowers Huautla System, Mexico Hydrogeology of Karst Aquifers Hydrothermal Caves Invasion, Active vs. Passive Jewel Cave, South Dakota Karren Karst Waters Tracing Kazumura Cave, Hawaii Krubera Cave Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico Life History, Evolution Mammoth Cave System, Kentucky Mapping Subterranean Biodiversity Marine Regressions Maya Caves Microbes Minerals Modeling Karst Aquifers Molluscs Morphological Adaptations Multilevel Caves and Landscape Evolution Mulu Caves, Malaysia Myriapods Myth and Legend, Caves in Natural Selection Neutral Mutation Nitrate Contamination in Karst Ground Water Nullabor Caves, Australia Paleomagnetic Record in Cave Sediments Paleontology of Caves: Pleistocene Mammals Passage Growth and Development Passages Pits and Shafts Postojna-Planinska Cave System, Slovenia Population Structure Protecting Caves and Cave Life Recreational Caving Rescues Root Communities in Lava Tubes Salamanders Salpetre Mining Show Caves Siebenhengste Cave System, Switzerland Sinking Streams and Cave Systems Soil Piping and Sinkhole Failures Solution Caves in Regions of Moderate Relief Solutional Sculpturing Species Interactions Speleothems Speleothem Deposition Spiders & Related Groups Springs Stalactites and Stalagmites Sulfuric Acid Caves Ukrainian Caves Vertebrate Visitors Vicariance and Dispersalist Biogeography Volcanic Caves Wakulla Spring Underwater Cave System, Florida Water Chemistry in Caves Worms

About the Author :
William B. White received a B.S. degree in chemistry from Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA) in 1954. Following four years at Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh, he entered Penn State and received a Ph.D. in geochemistry in 1962. In 1963, he joined the Penn State faculty, rising to full professor in 1972. White’s research interests cover a wide range of topics in geosciences and materials science including crystal chemistry, infrared and Raman spectroscopy, mineral physics, and aqueous geochemistry as well as extensive research on the hydrogeology and geomorphology of caves and karstic terrains. At Penn State he taught an undergraduate course on the Geology of Caves and Karst for many years. His research work has resulted in nearly 400 technical papers. He is author or editor of seven books including the widely used textbook Hydrology and Geomorphology of Karst Terrains.

Review :
"Culver and White have aimed at a broad span of topics, inlcuding some like caves in myths, show caves, Mayan caves and saltpetre mining, which might not be the ones that instantly come to mind...If there is any bias it might be towards cave biology, which is no bad thing as this is an area where infomration is not easily available." --John Goodier, in REFERENCE REVIEWS, VOL. 19, 2005 "...an excellent addition to the very limited currently available literature on caves and karst." --Andy Baker, Department of Geography, University of Birmingham, in JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE, 2005 "Although scientifically rigorous, the articles are readily approachable by the nonprofessional and at times include the reader in the 'hows' of cave exploration. Truly international in both geography and contributors, this encyclopedia is one for browsing-the perfect assemblage of 15- to 20-minute intellectual diversions." --AMERICAN SCIENTIST "This book is an exciting and significant contribution to the field of caves and karst. It represents an exceptionally handy reference for experts in specific aspects of caves and karst but it is also an excellent reference for those individuals who are less expert because technical jargon has been minimized. The sound scholarship...is a credit to the field and will make this a much sought after book for many years." --Malcolm S. Field, Editor, Journal of Cave and Karst Studies "Caves, caves and more caves! This book is for anyone and everyone with an interest in caves… This encyclopedia brings the mystique and science of caves to life and covers all types of caves, including those you might not have known existed…" --Journal of Sedimentary Reseach "Culver and White have brought together a truly international team of world-class experts--almost as international as caves themselves--to contribute to the Encyclopedia of Caves. But this work is more than an encyclopedia, and it covers more than just caves. It offers in-depth accounts of all important topics concerning caves and life in caves. Students of biology, geography and geology will value it for its textbook-style clarity... For cavers and professionals it will serve as the most comprehensive state of the art reference in the multidisciplinary field of subterranean sciences." --Peter Trontelj, Univ. of Ljubljana, Slovenia "This monumental and attractively presented reference book belongs on the bookshelf of every person with an interest in caves, endangered species, or the biological diversity of our planet. The hundred or so chapter authors are a Who’s Who of the world’s cave experts...This book will be an invaluable reference for students, teachers, scientists, and anyone interested in learning more about the remarkable diversity of life and geology that lies hidden beneath our feet." --Larry Master, Chief Zoologist, NatureServe "The construction of the items from 'Adaptation to Darkness' to 'Worms' gives a deep, accurate insight on the cave’s world. Several points of view are considered, from exploration techniques to history and archaeology, from geology to hydrogeology, from biology to taxonomy and evolution...Encyclopedia of Caves will be one of the landmarks for the sciences of cave studies from now and for many years onward..." --Giuseppe Messana, CNR - Institute of Ecosystem Study , Firenze, Italy "The Encyclopedia of Caves, edited by Culver and White, with over 100 articles by world-wide experts on caves, is quite unique with contributions from multi-disciplines and a great variety of subject matter: academic, as well as practical...This volume is a must for researchers, cave enthusiasts, teachers, and developers." --Philip LaMoreaux, Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Geology and Water Science, from the Foreword