Karst Regions of the World (KROW): Global Karst Datasets and Maps to Advance the Protection of Karst Species and Habitats Worldwide

Creator

Emily Hollingsworth

Files

Publication Date

May 2009

Type

Thesis

Abstract

Historically, many people dealing with caves and karst have tended to be guarded about sharing information. They have sought to protect their property, their resources, liability risk, and special interests by keeping details about karst (especially caves) secret. This has resulted in inconsistent, localized, and hard-to-access knowledge and data, in highly generalized large-scale maps of widely varying consistency and quality.

Institution

University of Arkansas

Keywords

Applied speleology, Caves, Karst, Geographic Information Systems

Language

English

Identifier

K26-02168

Recommended Citation

Hollingsworth, Emily, "Karst Regions of the World (KROW): Global Karst Datasets and Maps to Advance the Protection of Karst Species and Habitats Worldwide" (2009). KIP Theses and Dissertations. 15.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_etd/15