proceedings from the 3rd scientific conference
Stará Lesná, November 14 – 16, 2001
Editor: RNDr. Pavel Bella, PhD.
© Slovak Caves Administration, Hodžova 11, 031 01 Liptovský Mikuláš, 2002 Issued and printed by Knižné centrum, vydavateľstvo, Predmestská 51, 010 01 Žilina, ISBN 80-8064-145-5
Contents
Introduction
List of participants
Geology and geomorphology
- J. Jakál: The properties and influence of the natural environment on the spatial arrangement of karst forms
- S. Pavlarčík: Geological settings of the eastern part of the Belianske Tatras and their influence on the development of the Belianska Cave
- P. Bella – S. Pavlarčík: Morphology and genesis problems of the Belianska Cave
- J. Tulis – L. Novotný: New knowledge about dripstone parts in the Dobšinská Ice Cave
- P. Pruner – P. Bosák – J. Kadlec – O. Man – J. Tulis – L. Novotný: Magnetostratigraphy in the Stratenská Cave: sedimentary fills of the IVth cave level
- Ľ. Gaál: Contribution to the caves origin by weathering of trees
- J. Činčura: Wetterstein complex and its karst history
- J. Činčura – Ľ. Puškelová: Red soils of SW Slovakia: their origin and age
- L. Novotný – J. Tulis: Rock Window Cave – Pre-Paleogene karst in the Slovak Paradise
- L. Novotný: Fossil dolines in Northern Gemericum Permian
- J. Zimák – J. Zelinka – J. Štelcl: Rock radioactivity in show caves of the Demänovská Valley
- M. Marušin: Review of geological works and the present state of geological research in show caves of Slovakia
Mineralogy, hydrology and hydrochemistry
- J. Štelcl – J. Zimák: Mineralogical evaluation of straw stalactites from caves of the Moravian Karst
- J. Faimon – P. Zajíček: An influence of carbonate equilibrium on destruction of fine speleothems
- M. Peško: Physical-chemical properties of seepage waters in the Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
- D. Barabas – Z. Hochmuth – M. Peško: Surface water and groundwater relation in the Jasov surrounding
Speleoclimatology
- J. Piasecki – A. Pflitsch – J. Hebelka – T. Łękarski: Relationship between slow air movements and air temperature distribution in the caves
- J. Zelinka: Thermodynamic characteristics of the Važecká Cave
- Š. Roda jun. – Š. Roda: Thermodynamic balance model of the Gombasecká Cave
- J. Piasecki – J. Hebelka – T. Łękarski: Atmospheric structure in the surroundings of Punkva Caves
- M. Bobro – J. Hančuľák – J. Zelinka – D. Kupka: Incidence of carbon dioxide in the Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
- J. Faimon – J. Štelcl – J. Zimák: Aerosols in the atmosphere of selected caves of the Moravian Karst
Biospeleology
- Ľ. Kováč – I. Hudec – P. Ľuptáčik – A. Mock – V. Košel – P. Fenda: Communities of cavernicolous arthropods (Arthropoda) of the Demänová caves
- L. Bobáková: Present knowledge on chiropterofauna of the Harmanecká Cave
- F. Bernadovič: New knowledge about bats in the Demänovská Ice Cave
Protection and operation of show caves
- J. Faimon – J. Štelcl – J. Zimák – S. Kubešová: Environmentally friendly elimination of „lamp-flora“ in tourist-accessible caves
- J. Kakač: Gradual reconstruction and service of the Sloup-Šošůvka Caves
- J. Bachleda: Problems of the Belianska Cave operation
- J. Ambrúž: Present state of the Gombasecká Cave operation
History
- M. Lalkovič: From the history of the Belianska Cave
- V. Fudaly: Speleological exploration and documentation of the Belianska Cave
- M. Lalkovič: Contribution to the history of the Gombasecká Cave
- O. Bolaček – P. Horváth: On the history of Rožňava´s caving
- J. Ducár: Caves of Šariš in the references of elder authors
Speleological survey and documentation
- P. Holúbek: Speleological documentation of the Demänová Cave System in 1999 – 2001
- P. Holúbek: Basic characteristics of spaces in the Demänovská Cave of Peace measured by the Nicolaus Speleological Club, Liptovský Mikuláš
