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Empty caves
This MA thesis is divided into three parts. 1) A Preface, which concerns the act of writing this work, with a reflections on the attendant difficulties regarding editing and editorial distance. A placement of the poetry in relation to "South African writing", and to late 20th century poetry. A …
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Wrapped in Meaning: Chumash Cache Caves
A large number of dry caves scattered across the mountainous Santa Barbara backcountry, in south-central California, have yielded a unique collection of indigenous artefacts. The xeric environmental conditions in these caves have resulted in exceptional preservation of perishable materials; and the …
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Descriptive analysis of the Carter Caves Extension Area
Problem (M.A.)--Michigan State University. College of Home Economics. Dept. of Home Management and Child Development, 1967
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Geochemistry of Reworked Loess and Red Clays in Missouri Caves
Sediments in caves preserve clues to cave history, landscape evolution, and past climate and biological activity. This project contributes the first known comprehensive chemical compositional analysis of two prevalent "types" of sediment found in Missouri caves: (1) tan-colored silty sediments …
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A Phenological Study of Bat Communities in Southern Mississippi Caves
<p>Mississippi is generally not known for its caves, and consequently its cave flora and fauna remain largely unstudied. From fall 2010 to winter 2013, we studied the bat populations in the three largest caves in Mississippi. The most common (and only) species found in these caves were <em>Myotis …
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The role of accounting control systems in the show caves in Greece.
… informs decision making in the Greek show caves. The study focuses on four show caves selected out of the eight main shows caves operating in Greece. Three of the studied caves are owned by the local municipal council (one jointly with a prefectural council) and the fourth by the …
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Paleo-aridity records investigated through drip water chemistry in Lehman Caves, Nevada
In the Great Basin of the southwest United States, climate change is predicted to cause increased precipitation variability, making the future climate of the region uncertain. The paleoclimate record has direct examples of dramatic changes in water availability in this area, allowing for a …
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A preliminary survey of the fungus flora of caves. 1. Aquatic phycomycetes
A preliminary survey of caves located in the limestone belt of the Appalachian Valley of Virginia, has revealed the presence of numerous soil and water inhabiting species of aquatic Phycomycetes. A review of the literature indicates a paucity of information dealing with these organisms. The caves …
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Benthic meiofaunal and micro-eukaryotic inhabitation of extreme environments: Submerged caves and hydrocarbon seeps
… in two chemically stratified systems: submerged caves (Chapters 2 and 3) and hydrocarbon seeps (Chapter 4). Chapter 2 explores the community composition and ecological structuring of benthic meiofauna and microbial eukaryotes across environmental gradients in submerged cave systems of the Yucatan …
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Speleogenesis of Critchfield Bat Caves and Associated Hydrogeology of the Northern Edwards Aquifer, Williamson County, Texas
… differences in their chemistries. Of the three caves found on Critchfield Ranch, it was determined that they are all epigene caves with vadose and phreatic morphologies.</p> <h1><br /> <br /></h1> <p>.</p>
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Fluorine Dating Of Human Bone At The Pre-Columbian Maya Cemetery Of Caves Branch Rockshelter, Belize
… on the remains from the Maya mortuary site Caves Branch Rockshelter (CBR) in Belize. CBR is a cemetery containing at least 400 burials from the late Preclassic to the Postclassic periods. The intensive use and reuse of the site has disturbed the burial matrices, making it difficult to …
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The underground forest frontier in Mexico's Quintana Roo: competing discourse and materialities surrounding caves and cenotes
… the state’s surface is a riddle of flooded caves which form part of the world’s most extensive aquifer, above the surface is a vast tropical dry forest, while along the coast line there is one of the world’s longest coral reefs. These systems are directly linked by dispersed water sinkholes, …
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Descending caves : descent narratives and the subterranean science and literature of the long eighteenth century, 1680 - 1830
Caves form a major element in both scientific and literary writing in the long eighteenth century and function as a crucial part in the transformation of the perception of wild mountain landscapes. Despite this, the role of caves has been critically neglected. This thesis re-examines the writing of …
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Ritual and Funerary Rites in Later Prehistoric Scotland: An Analysis of Faunal Assemblages from the Covesea Caves
The Covesea Caves are a series of later prehistoric sites that form a complex mortuary landscape. Previous excavations of the caves have provided evidence for the decapitation, disarticulation, and intentional deposition of human remains. Although there has been substantial analysis of the human …
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The organisation of supply in a tourism destination : An analysis of a networked community - the Waitomo Caves Village
… The context for this research is the Waitomo Caves tourism destination in New Zealand, with a single case study providing a depth and richness of detail. A middle-range grounded theory approach was enacted, which enabled the research process to begin with a skeletal framework. On-going …
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Biological diversity of epibenthic invertebrates in relation to environmental factors in lava caves around Lake Mývatn (N-E Iceland)
… (NE Iceland), numerous groundwater fed lava caves are found; they were formed after the collapse of lava tumuli. Groundwater seeps into the caves through porous lava bedrock, creating small ponds inhabited by Arctic charr and diverse invertebrates. The unique geomorphology of the caves …
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Modeling Ozark Caves with Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry: An Assessment of Stand-Alone Photogrammetry for 3-Dimensional Cave Survey
… as a standalone method for surveying caves. The proposed methodology uses a GoPro camera and a 1000 lumen portable floodlight to capture still images down the length of cave passages. The procedure goes against several traditional rules of thumb, both operating in the dark with a …
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A Re-Evaluation of the Pleistocene Hellbender, <em>Cryptobranchus guildayi</em>, and an Overview of <em>Cryptobranchus</em> Remains from Appalachian Caves.
<p><em>Cryptobranchus guildayi</em> is described as an extinct species of large salamander that is closely related to the hellbender, <em>Cryptobranchus alleganiensis</em>. The validity of this extinct taxon has been questioned, so an expanded osteological sample of modern hellbenders was used for …
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Speleogenesis in Comal County, Texas
Caves in Corral County, Texas, were examined with regard to their lithologic and geomorphic setting, paying particular attention to controls such as stratigraphic variation, topography, jointing, and ground-water flow. In the light of these data, a new classification of caves is proposed based upon …
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