A GIS-Based Inventory of Terrestrial Caves in West-central Florida: Implications on Sensitivity, Disturbance, Ownership, and Management Priority

Creator

Grant L. Harley

Files

Publication Date

November 2007

Type

Thesis

Abstract

Active cave management, which represents any continuous action to conserve, restore, or protect a cave environment, is virtually non-existent in west-central Florida. This study focuses on developing an inventory to rank terrestrial caves in west-central Florida by management priority. A GIS-based cave inventory system, including a cave sensitivity index and cave disturbance index, were used as a tool to gain an understanding of the management priority of west-central Florida caves.

Institution

University of South Florida

Keywords

Karst, Cave survey, Karst stewardship, Environmental degradation, Vulnerability indexing, Geographic Information Systems

Geographic Location

Hernando County (Fla.); Citrus County (Fla.); Sumter County (Fla.); Marion County (Fla.)

Language

English

Identifier

K26-00123

Recommended Citation

Harley, Grant L., "A GIS-Based Inventory of Terrestrial Caves in West-central Florida: Implications on Sensitivity, Disturbance, Ownership, and Management Priority" (2007). KIP Theses and Dissertations. 6.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_etd/6