Main Title |
The Caves of Burnsville Cove, Virginia Fifty Years of Exploration and Science / [electronic resource] : |
Type |
EBOOK |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, |
Year Published |
2015 |
Call Number |
GB1001-1199.8 |
ISBN |
9783319143910 |
Subjects |
Geography ;
Hydraulic engineering ;
Physical geography ;
Life sciences ;
Ecology
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Internet Access |
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Collation |
XII, 479 p. 498 illus., 412 illus. in color. online resource. |
Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
Contents Notes |
Burnsville Cove -- The Discovery and Exploration of the Butler Cave-Sinking Creek System -- BCCS: The Organization -- Exploration of the Outlet Caves -- The Discovery and Initial Exploration of the Chestnut Ridge Cave System -- The Bobcat Camps. This book highlights some of the most difficult and persistent exploration ever undertaken in the United States - in Burnsville Cove, a small limestone valley in west-central Virginia - while at the same time reviewing the scientific discoveries made in the area's 116 km of caves in the course of 50 years. Overall, the book offers a unique combination of exploration and science by a conservation organization specifically dedicated to the preservation and study of the caves. |