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Drainage proximity and sinkhole occurrence in Sivrihisar (Central Turkey): A comparative analysis of linear, Poisson, and negative binomial regression models
Bilge Bingül, Emrah Pekkan, and Resul Çömert
- Sinkhole frequency increases significantly with proximity to drainage networks
- Data overdispersion invalidates standard Poisson models
- Negative Binomial Regression outperforms linear and Poisson models
- Hydrochemistry reveals dolomite dissolution, not gypsum
- First comprehensive inventory maps 104 cover-collapse sinkholes
The dissolution and conversion of gypsum and anhydrite
Alexander Klimchouk
Why the delay in recognizing terrestrial obligate cave species in the tropics?
Francis G. Howarth
- Several factors explain why the discovery of tropical troglobionts was delayed
- Temperature and humidity are major factors in defining troglobiont distribution
- Troglobionts evolve by an adaptive shift across a cave/surface ecotonal boundary
- Subterranean species and ecosystems are vulnerable and threatened by novel stressors
- Research in tropical caves has expanded our understanding of evolutionary ecology of cave life
Pitfalls of multiplied 3D landforms projection: mapping deep multilevel cave systems in the Alps (Gamssteig Cave System, Göll Massif)
Mateusz Golicz and Jacek Szczygieł
- Complex ceilings, floors, and pits require flexible mapping strategies
- LiDAR yields precise 3D data but not inherently readable maps
- Cartographic generalization remains essential for communicative cave maps
- Traditional mapping remains crucial in extensive multi-kilometer systems
A world review of fungi, yeasts, and slime molds in caves
Karen J. Vanderwolf, David Malloch, Donald F. McAlpine, and Graham J. Forbes
Cave minerals of the 21st century: A 2025 review and update
Bogdan P. Onac
- List of cave minerals of the world updated
- 54 new minerals added
- Volcanic caves and lava tubes contributed the most minerals to this update
Exceptional variety of baryte-celestine-series speleothems in Lechuguilla Cave (New Mexico, USA)
Max Wisshak, Johannes Birkenstock, Andrea Schröder-Ritzrau, Norbert Frank, Hazel A. Barton, and Harvey R. DuChene
- Lechuguilla Cave features an exceptional variety of baryte and celestine speleothems
- Baryte and Celestine also occur in hydrothermal veins predating the cave
- Baryte speleothems are composed of pure baryte
- Celestine is the major component of the most diverse mineral assemblages in the cave
- Radiometric dating constrains the age of formation to Middle Pleistocene to Holocene
Non-destructive characterization of variously colored gypsum and aragonite/calcite speleothems from the Cigalère Cave (Ariège, France)
Martin Vlieghe, Johan Wouters, Gérald Fanuel, Jean-François Drion du Chapois, Anne Gallez, Stéphane Pire-Stevenne, Gaëtan Rochez, and Johan Yans
- Portable X-ray fluorescence allows non-destructive elemental analysis in the field
- Designated calibration greatly increases accuracy and reproducibility
- Detection of Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb, and Cu, responsible for the various colorations
- Metals and sulphate ions likely originate from the overlying Pb-Zn sulfide ores
Monitoring strategies in cave microclimate studies
Nenad Buzjak, Dalibor Paar, Aurel Persoiu, Christos Pennos, Franci Gabrovšek, and Valerija Rossi
- Cave microclimates are spatially and temporally heterogeneous, not thermally uniform
- Cave climate, microclimate, and meteorology are formally defined and linked
- Monitoring strategies must distinguish temporal resolution from spatial design
- Vertical microclimate structure requires three-dimensional monitoring designs
- Hybrid monitoring integrates spot surveys with long-term continuous records
Assessing the impact of lampenflora growth on invertebrate distribution and food resource use in Ryusen-do Cave, Japan
Kazuhide Nakajima, Kanato Ando, Shuji Watanabe, and Masuo Komukai
- Invertebrate species distribution varies with bat feces and tourism-induced disturbance
- Bat feces and guano are key factors influencing invertebrate distribution in Ryusen-do Cave
- Lampenflora growth may negatively affect troglomorphic invertebrates, but may benefit non-troglomorphic species
- Lampenflora impacts were evident even in a well-managed show cave
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