proceedings from the 5th scientific conference
Editor: RNDr. Pavel Bella, PhD.
Authors are responsible for translation into English.
© Slovak Caves Administration, Hodžova 11, 031 01 Liptovský Mikuláš, 2004 Issued and printed by Knižné centrum, publishing house, Predmestská 51, 010 01 Žilina, Printed by Dugaprint Žilina, ISBN 80-8064-263-X
Contents
Introduction
List of participants
- J. Jakál: The scientific contribution of Anton Droppa to cognition of karst and caves
Geology, geomorphology and palaeontology
- A. Osborne: Lithified palaeokarst deposits in Okno Cave, Demänovská Valley, Slovakia: relicts of an ancient karst history
- H. Hercman – P. Bella – M. Gradziński – J. Głazek – T. Nowicki – G. Sujka: Results of the U-series dating of carbonate speleothems from the Demänová Cave System in 1995 – 2005
- P. Bella: To the genesis of corrosion fissure parts of the Demänová Cave of Liberty
- J. Psotka – J. Janočko – P. Bella: The Loamy Corridor of the Demänová Cave of Liberty – preliminary results of sedimentological and geomorphological research
- Ľ. Gaál – J. Psotka: Contribution to the geology of Bystrianska Cave
- J. Košťálik: Contribution to knowledge of palaeogeographic and palaeopedologic relations in the Slovak Karst
- R. Novodomec: Karstic phenomena in travertines of the Lower Liptov
- J. Tulis: The most significant forms of rock georelief of the IVth developmental level of Stratenská Cave formed by water action
- M. Kučera: Influence of tectonic structures on development of caves system in Vysoké Tatry Mts.
- M. Orvošová – P. Uhlík – P. Uher: Allochtonous sediments in caves of the Low Tatras high-mountainous karst
- M. Marušin: The speleological situation in Jánska Valley from point of view of geological-structural pattern of the territory
- P. Holúbek: Mosaic structure of carbonate speleothems as a consequence of gravity slope movements in the Pustá Cave, Demänovská Valley
- P. Klepsatel – J. Marec: Fossil fauna of vertebrates from the Trojuholník Cave in the Borinský Karst, Malé Karpaty Mts.
Mineralogy and petrology
- K. Žák – B. P. Onac – H. Hercman: Unusual types of secondary calcite from the Scărişoara Ice Cave, Bihor Mts., Romania
- J. Štelcl – J. Zimák – J. Zelinka: Natural radioactivity of the rock environment in show caves of Slovakia
- J. Zimák – J. Štelcl: Natural radioactivity of the rock environment in Czech show caves (Chýnov Cave, Koněprusy Caves, Bozkov Dolomite Caves)
- J. Zimák – J. Štelcl: Natural radioactivity of karst rocks in the eastern margin of the Bohemian Massif
Hydrology and hydrochemistry
- D. Haviarová – P. Gruber: The newest results of water component monitoring of the underground wetland of Domica-Baradla
- D. Haviarová – M. Czop – M. Gradziński – J. Motyka: Chemistry of underground waters of selected caves in the Demänová Valley – preliminary results
- P. Zajíček – J. Faimon: Water condensation as a possible cause of speleothem corrosion in the Moravian Karst Caves
- M. Schwarzová – J. Faimon: Are recent karst processes influenced by soil humic substances?
- J. Faimon – J. Štelcl – J. Zimák – P. Zajíček – M. Schwarzová: Speleothem destruction in the caves of the Moravian Karst (Czech Republic)
- E. Obalilová – J. Flek: Floods in the northern part of Moravian Karst
Glaciology and speleoclimatology
- K. Strug – J. Piasecki – M. Szymanowski – T. Sawiński – J. Zelinka: Quantitative character of the bottom ice in the Demänovská Ice Cave (Slovakia)
- J. Faimon – J. Štelcl – D. Sas: An environmental impact of anthropogenic CO2-fluxes in the Císařská Cave (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic)
- J. Faimon – M. Komberec – J. Štelcl – P. Slavík: Advances in the cave aerosol research: A case study in the selected caves of the Moravian Karst (Czech Republic)
Biospeleology and microbiology
- Ľ. Kováč – A. Mock – P. Ľuptáčik – Z. Višňovská – P. Fenďa: Invertebrates of the Dobšinská Ice Cave, Slovak Paradise, Slovakia
- V. Papáč – Ľ. Kováč – A. Mock – V. Košel – P. Fenďa: Terrestrial Arthropods of selected caves in the Silica Plateau
- P. Ľuptáčik: Distribution of troglophilous oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) in the Slovak region
- A. Nováková: Microscopic fungi in the Dobšinská Ice Cave and selected caves of the National Park Slovak Karst
- A. Nováková: Microscopic fungi of the Chýnov Cave and the Na Turoldu Cave (Czech Republic)
- V. Košel – A. Mock: Speleobiological bibliography from Slovakia in the period 2000 – 2005
Protection, documentation and history
- Z. Hochmuth: The land cover transformation in the Slovak Karst on the example of the southern part of Jasov Plateau
- J. Urban: Evaluation and protection of caves and karst sites on the state and international level – Polish example
- J. Stankovič: The Marble Well in Gombasecká Cave
- M. Lalkovič: Forming of speleology in Slovakia from 1918
- J. Tulis: 40 years´ activity of Speleological Club Slovak Paradise
