Activity of the scientific commission of "Grotta Grande del Vento" (Genga, Ancona, Central Italy)

Authors

Mario Bertolani
Arrigo A. Cigna

Abstract

The Grotta Grande del Vento (the Great Wind Cave) was discovered in 1971. An administrative body (the “Consorzio Frasassi”) under the control of some local authorities took care of its development and the cave was opened to tourists in 1974. A Scientific Commission formed by some experts (choosen by the Consorzio Frasassi) of different disciplines was established in 1975. During these 15 years the Commission acted as an advisory committee for the Consorzio in order to guarantee the protection of the cave environment. In particular the Commission set up a monitoring network of the most important environmental parameters (air and water temperature. air currents, relative humidity and CO₂ concentration) in some suitable locations and studied the best solutions to avoid algae and other plants proliferation in the vicinity of light sources. The Commission promoted and directed researches in the karst system under a strict co-operation with the Consorzio Frasassi which funded most of them. Some scientific papers resulted from these researches.

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.23.1.8

Recommended Citation

Bertolani, Mario and Arrigo A. Cigna. 1994. Activity of the scientific commission of "Grotta Grande del Vento" (Genga, Ancona, Central Italy). International Journal of Speleology, 23: 51-60.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol23/iss1/8