Low impact sampling of speleothems – reconciling scientific study with cave conservation

Speleothems are increasingly valued as important paleoclimate archives and yet the removal of samples from caves can come at a cost to natural heritage, impacting delicate environments with limited mechanisms for repair. Conservation of cave environments is a key responsibility for scientists and, w...

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Main Authors: Claire MacGregor, John Hellstrom, Jon Woodhead, Russell Drysdale, Rolan Eberhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2021-11-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol51/iss1/1