PPT-Karst Ecohydrology Ecohydrology

Fall 2017 Central Premise Karst is defined as a selforganizing aquifer Interaction and feedback between soluble matrix and solvent flow In carbonate aquifers the selforganization can occur without biota. Monica . Mustain. From groundwater encyclopedia: “. Refers to lands primarily underlain by limestone and dolomite where surface water is integrally connected to the ground water system from preferential flow routes.”. Fall . 2015. Matt Cohen. SFRC. Introductions. Name. Department. Title of your research (thesis, dissertation). Ecohydrology Ordination. Ecology. Hydrology. Theoretical. Applied. MC. Course Goals. Study . Chapter 7. Limestone features. The . Burren. , Co. Clare. Karst. The word . Karst. means exposed or bare ground. It is used mainly to describe a Limestone area where this . karstic. landscape can be seen. Ecohydrology. Fall . 2015. A Global Issue…. Huge extent (40% of continental area). Generally low rainfall (seasonal or persistent dryness governs plant-soil relations). Significant human dependence and vulnerability (drought). By: Robert J Kelley. Karst review. Karst- mostly limestone/. dolostone. Well cemented grains. Conduit dominated. Features: caves (wet/dry) . springs, sinkholes. Tracing- an Overview. The art of tracking. Fall 2015. Core Questions. Primary production is controlled by time-varying soil moisture. Stochastic rainfall inputs. Soil physical properties control storage and “overflow”. Moisture-dependent ET loss. Fall . 2017. Self-organized patterning. http://. www.atmos.albany.edu. /student/. gareth. /. amma.html. © . Compics. International Inc.. Arid lands: Tiger Sahel. Sub-. s. urface flow wetlands:. Surface flow wetlands:. Primary production is controlled by time-varying soil moisture. Stochastic rainfall inputs. Soil physical properties control storage and “overflow”. Moisture-dependent ET loss. What patterns emerge from a . Fall . 2017. A Global Issue…. Huge extent (40% of continental area). Generally low rainfall (seasonal or persistent dryness governs plant-soil relations). Significant human dependence and vulnerability (drought). Karst. ?. The . land has different sized blocks of limestone which create fractures in the rock. . These . fractures are where the water seeps in, dissolves the rock, and forms caves.. Different Types of . A BRIEF REVIEW OF THOUGHT. ~1880 - ~1960. Derek Ford. McMaster University. Canada. Before the 18. th. Century ‘Age of. MANAGEMENT. Dale L. Pate. NPS - National Cave . &. . Karst Program Coordinator. May 12-16, 2014. Cody, Wyoming. Cave & . Karst. Project Management. Importance of Understanding. the Resources. Multi-tracer approach to understanding contaminant fate and transport in karst aquifers Amanda Laskoskie 1 , Dr. Dorothy Vesper 1 , Dr. Harry Edenborn 2 , Dr. Akram Alshawabkeh 3 , Dr. Ingrid Padilla central and NW Yunnan province, China. Šebela, S. and Kogovšek, J., 23–33. Monitoring the �ood pulses in the epiphreatic zone of karst aquifers: the case of the Reka riv