The “Best of Karst” is an annually event organized by the Karst Research Group at the University of South Florida, during which a highly esteemed karst scientist from the US or overseas is presenting a series of lectures, followed by 2 days of field trips highlighting the karst and caves of Central and North Florida. Due to the pandemic, the event went virtual in 2022 and in celebration of the International Year of Caves and Karst we decided to invite five distinguished scientists.
Best of Karst Presentations from 2022
Constraining the X-axis: developments in the chronology of cave deposits, Yemane Asmerom
Hypogene speleogenesis, Philippe Audra
Inside stalagmites: petrologic features of stalagmites and their application to the study of past climate, Bruce Railsback
Best of Karst Presentations from 2021
The surprising microbiology of cave environments, Hazel Barton
Controls on the stable carbon isotopic compositions of stalagmites, Daniel O. Breecker
Caves = Underground rivers. Is it always true?, Jo de Waele
Sulfuric acid caves and the microbes that make them: Geomicrobiologyof the Frasassi cave system, Daniel S. Jones
The world of underground glaciers, Aurel Persoiu
