"SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography." . . . . . . . . . . . . "Includes numerous articles dedicated to caves and their unique environments from leading scholars and explorers in many different countries."@en . . . . "Encyclopedia of Caves is a self-contained, beautifully illustrated work dedicated to caves and their unique environments. It includes more than 100 comprehensive articles from leading scholars and explorers in 15 different countries. Each entry is detailed and scientifically sound, yet accessible for students and non-scientists. This large-format reference is enchanced with hundreds of full-color photographs, maps, and drawings from the authors' own work, which provide unique images of the underground environment. The Encyclopedia of Caves is an essential interdisciplinary resource for scientists, students, and caving enthusiasts. Presents a cross-section of contemporary knowledge of caves ranging from biology, geology, and human uses to exploration techniques. Brings together 107 in-depth articles from respected international authors. Showcases hundreds of color and black & white photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations. Highlights many of the great caves of the world. Makes information easy to find with alphabetical listings, cross references, suggestions for further reading, plus a full glossary and index." . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . . "Caves"@en . . "Caves" . "Encyclopedias"@en . "Encyclopedias" . . . . . . . . "Encyclopedia of Caves is a self-contained, beautifully illustrated work dedicated to caves and their unique environments. It includes more than 100 comprehensive articles from leading scholars and explorers in 15 different countries. Each entry is detailed and scientifically sound, yet accessible for students and non-scientists. This large-format reference is enhanced with hundreds of full-color photographs, maps, and drawings from the authors' own work, which provide unique images of the underground environment. Global in reach--authors are an international team of experts covering caves from around the world Includes 24 new articles commissioned especially for this 2nd edition Articles contain extensive bibliographies cross-referencing related essays Hundreds of color photographs, maps, charts and illustrations of cave features and biota A-Z sequence and a comprehensive index allow for easy location of topics Glossary presents definitions of all key vocabulary items."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Wörterbuch" . . . . . . "Encyclopedia of caves" . . . . "Encyclopedia of caves"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Encyclopedia of Caves" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Encyclopedia of Caves is a self-contained, beautifully illustrated work dedicated to caves and their unique environments. It includes more than 100 comprehensive articles from leading scholars and explorers in 15 different countries."@en . . . "Höhle Speläologie Wörterbuch." . . "Speleologia encyklopedie." . . "Caves Encyclopedias." . . "Spéléologie Encyclopédies." . . "Spéléologie - Encyclopédies." . "Espeleología Enciclopedias." . . "Caverne - Enciclopedie e dizionari." . . "Speläologie." . . "Cave ecology Encyclopedias." . . "Écologie des cavernes Encyclopédies." . . "Jaskinie encyklopedie." . . "Kraške jame Leksikoni." . . "SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geology." . . "Grottes Encyclopédies." . . "Science." . . "Cuevas Formación." . . "Speleology." . . "Cuevas Enciclopedias." . . "Höhlenforschung Wörterbuch." . . "Caves." . . "Kras (geologija) Enciklopedije." . . "Kras (geologija) Leksikoni." . . "Höhle Wörterbuch." . . "Geology." . . "Höhle." . . "Espeleología." . . "Espeleologia." . "Fenomeni carsici - Enciclopedie e dizionari." . . "Karst Encyclopédies." . . "Cavernes Encyclopédies." . . "Cavernes - Encyclopédies." . . . "Karst." . . "Speleology Encyclopedias." . . "Enciclopédias." . . "Speläologie Wörterbuch Englisch." . .