ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CAVES SECOND EDITION
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CAVES SECOND EDITION Editors
WILLIAM B. WHITE
The Pennsylvania State University
DAVID C. CULVER American University
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Contents
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Contents by Subject Area ix Litt!ms
/o:, .,, 5 S•md i ments in C.wes J 34
Anduhaline (Anchialinc) C.wcs and
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Faun.1 ,,( C Cul..,.·r
Diver:-ity l)c~tterno; in the DindnC K,u-...t Divcr!'ity P01ttenl-<J in the Tropic!'
Cnstlcgu.trd Cnve, Canad.t 89
Diversity l'allC'ms in the Un itt'\·! St.1tcs II lf,f•!-.; III lim
r.lltt
Cave Dwellt>r., in tlw Middlt> Fno;t '14 f'ilto/ C.,..l/oll\·fl: 1111d (.)'rr &IT ~-, .. , !.
228
l'>ltr" SAd
C.tnlJ)" 85 c.r.·~s !>. L'~rsus Passive 4G4
295
Van L.
EIli.111So'll
Multilevel Caves a nd Landscapt! Evolution 528
Rescues 648
i)dtll'rlJatlho~.l' L. Nimrillrr tmd Dolllfr,. tJ.
549
IVJII.:o•n.
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Speleotht!mS: General Overvit!W 777
VjcCHiancc and Dispcrs.1list Biogeography 849
Wtllium U. Wlrift•
J•'Vtfl R. Hol$itrgo•r
Spiders and Related Groups 786
Yjetrenica Can:•, Bosnia and llerzegovina
fa!Ill'$ R. Rnld/'11
11q• L11cic
Spring~
797
Volcanic Rock Caves
!'Vtllillm B. IVJrih·
865
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