International Journal of Speleology (IJS) | Vol 54 | Iss 1
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Counter-intuitive links between cave genesis and subaerial stream dynamics in the Têt valley–Lachambre network, eastern Pyrenees, France
Stéphane Jaillet, Gabriel Hez, Marc Calvet, Magali Delmas, Edwige Pons-Branchu, and Yanni Gunnell

  • Links between cave passages and fluvial terraces are not a simple altitudinal relationship
  • The longitudinal profiles of the terraces are ten times steeper than the underground profiles
  • New U/Th ages and published 26Al/10Be burial ages are faced on the same low-gradient cave passage
  • This cave passage is active during MIS 6, MIS 4, and MIS 2, and records several alluvial cycles
  • Caution is needed when using caves as tools to quantify valley incision

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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

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Cyanobacteria and algae from Chýnov and Koněprusy caves (Czech Republic)
Michaela Wipplingerová, Jan Pokorný, and Jan Kaštovský

  • First phycological study of lampenflora in two open Czech caves
  • Localities are dominated by Trebouxiophyceae/Chlorophyceae and filamentous cyanobacteria
  • Diatoms, Streptophyta, Xanthophyceae and Euglenophyta are accompanying groups
  • Molecular methods have revealed several new species for this type of habitat

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Contribution to the knowledge of cave-dwelling fauna from the Prokletije Mountains
Joanna Kocot-Zalewska, Iwona Słowińska, Paweł Domagała, Jakub Bienias, Dominik Szymański, Dawid Szymański, Hubert Szymański, Paweł Sienkiewicz, and Andrzej Józef Woźnica

  • The article describes the fauna of selected caves from Prokletije Mts.
  • This mountain range is located on the border of Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo
  • The elevation of caves is between 1800-2200 m a.s.l., and some are filled with ice
  • As a result mainly insects, arachnids, and millipedes were collected