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The Hawaiian Cave Planthoppers (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae) - A Model For Rapid Subterranean Speciation?, Hannelore Hoch
The Hawaiian Cave Planthoppers (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae) - A Model For Rapid Subterranean Speciation?, Hannelore Hoch
International Journal of Speleology
After the successful colonization of a single ancestral species in the Hawaiian Islands, planthoppers of the cixiid genus Oliarus underwent intensive adaptive radiation resulting in 80 described endemic species. Oliarus habitats range from montaneous rain forests to dry coastal biotopes and subterranean environments. At least 7 independant evolutionary lines represented by different species have adapted to lava tubes on Molokai (1), Maui (3), and Hawaii Island (3). Behavioral and morphological studies on one of these evolutionary lines on Hawaii Island, the blind, flight- and pigmentless Oliarus polyphentus have provided evidence for reproductive isolation between allopatric populations which may in fact …
Seagrass In Tampa Bay: Historic Trends And Future Expectations, J.O. R. Johansson, T. Ries
Seagrass In Tampa Bay: Historic Trends And Future Expectations, J.O. R. Johansson, T. Ries
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In this bay segment, seagrass cover has increased from near zero in 1984 to about 40 ha in 1996. The seagrass expansion apparently started in response to water quality improvements which occurred more than a decade ago and which in turn followed a large reduction in nitrogen loading form primarily domestic and industrial point-sources. Although this nutrient reduction occurred almost two decades ago it is most likely still contributes to the current seagrass expansion.
A Mechanistic Management-Oriented Water Quality Model For Tampa Bay Final Report, Asci Corporation, James L. Martin, Pei F. Wang, Tim Wool
A Mechanistic Management-Oriented Water Quality Model For Tampa Bay Final Report, Asci Corporation, James L. Martin, Pei F. Wang, Tim Wool
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This report summarizes the parameterization, calibration, testing, and an initial application of the mechanistic water quality model.
Results Of The City Of Tampa Surface Water Compliance Monitoring Program For The Year 1995 And Examination Of Long-Term Water Quality And Biological Indicator Trends In Hillsborough Bay, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers
Results Of The City Of Tampa Surface Water Compliance Monitoring Program For The Year 1995 And Examination Of Long-Term Water Quality And Biological Indicator Trends In Hillsborough Bay, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers
Reports
This report is submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to satisfy the requirements set forth in specific condition No. 14 of the Howard F. Curren WWTP permit No. D029-184532B. The report is based on data obtained by the City of Tampa (COT) compliance water quality monitoring program approved under construction permit DC29-152799. The report also includes examination of long-term trends for water quality parameters and biological indicators collected by the City of Tampa Bay Study Group and the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (EPC).
Seagrass And Caulerpa Monitoring In Hillsborough Bay Seventh Annual Report, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers
Seagrass And Caulerpa Monitoring In Hillsborough Bay Seventh Annual Report, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers
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This is the seventh annual report to FDER to satisfy the requirements set forth in specific condition #14 of FDER construction permit DO29-1845321B.
The City of Tampa, Bay Study Group (BSG), has monitored the effects of sewage pollution abatement in Hillsborough Bay since 1976. Within the last decade, water quality improvements and evidence of minor seagrass revegetation in Hillsborough Bay prompted the BSG to initiate a seagrass study to compliment other programs assessing the environmental status of Hillsborough Bay.
State Of Tampa Bay 1995, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (Tbrpc), Agency On Bay Management
State Of Tampa Bay 1995, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (Tbrpc), Agency On Bay Management
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This, the ninth "State of Tampa Bay" report, is one of the most comprehensive ever produced. It includes updates on a myriad of programs and projects undertaken or ongoing during 1995. Prepared in accordance with the adopted rules of the Agency on Bay Management and funded by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, it includes a summary of issues addressed by the Agency this year.
Geometry Of Continental Normal Faults: Seismological Constraints, Jochen Braunmiller, John L. Nabalek
Geometry Of Continental Normal Faults: Seismological Constraints, Jochen Braunmiller, John L. Nabalek
School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications
Teleseismic body waves from large earthquakes are used to study the downdip geometry of continental normal faults in the Aegean. Waveform modeling techniques together with rigorous statistical tests are applied to put firm bounds on the amount of downdip curvature of these faults and the role of coseismic slip on a basal detachment. Synthetic modeling shows that good azimuthal station coverage and inclusion of SH waves are necessary to resolve fault curvature. The data indicate ruptures of the Aegean events occurred on planar faults extending across the entire brittle portion of the crust. No seismogenic low-angle detachment faulting at the …
1996 File Geodatabase Containing Photo Point Locations, Aerial Photos, And Flight Maps, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group, Pete Reehling, Richard Mckenzie
1996 File Geodatabase Containing Photo Point Locations, Aerial Photos, And Flight Maps, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group, Pete Reehling, Richard Mckenzie
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The Bay Study Group was created by the City of Tampa in 1976 to monitor the effects of pollution abatement that occurred in Hillsborough Bay when the city’s wastewater treatment plant was upgraded from primary to advanced treatment in 1979. The Bay Study Group documented a remarkable restoration of water quality parameters and biological indicators in Hillsborough Bay from the mid 1980s until 2009, when it was disbanded. This zip Geodatabase file contains the photo point locations, aerial photos, and flight maps for the year 1996.
Geomorphological Aspects Of Gypsum Karst Areas With Special Emphasis On Exposed Karst, Ugo Sauro
Geomorphological Aspects Of Gypsum Karst Areas With Special Emphasis On Exposed Karst, Ugo Sauro
International Journal of Speleology
Medium- to large-size forms in gypsum karst are described, including dolines, blind valleys, ploje-like depressions, collapses and positive and/or residual forms such as outliers, cone-like hills, dome-like hills, mesa-like tabular blocks and plateaux and breccia pipe hills. The similarities and/or difference between gypsum and carbonate forms are discussed.
Breakdown Development In Cover Beds, And Landscape Features Induced By Intrastratal Gypsum Karst, Alexander Klimchouk, Vjacheslav Andrejchuk
Breakdown Development In Cover Beds, And Landscape Features Induced By Intrastratal Gypsum Karst, Alexander Klimchouk, Vjacheslav Andrejchuk
International Journal of Speleology
Intrastratal karst is by far the predominant gypsum karst type. Its development may begin in deep-seated settings within rocks already buried by younger strata, and it proceeds increasingly rapidly as uplift brings gypsum sequences into progressively shallower positions. Such development commonly occurs under confined (artesian) hydrogeological conditions, that subsequently change to open conditions (phreatic-water table-vadose). The general evolutionary line of intrastratal karst is typified by progressive emergence of a sequence into a shallower position, activation of groundwater circulation and development of cave systems within karst units, commencement of gravitational breakdown and its upward propagation through overlying beds, and development of …
Gypsum Karst In The United States, Kenneth S. Johnson
Gypsum Karst In The United States, Kenneth S. Johnson
International Journal of Speleology
Gypsum is one of the most soluble of common rocks; it is dissolved readily to form caves, sinkholes, disappearing streams, and other karst features that typically are found in limestones and dolomites. The four basic requirements for gypsum karst to develop are: (1) a deposit of gypsum; (2) water, unsaturated with CaSO4 (3) an outlet for escape of dissolving water; and (4) energy to cause water to flow through the system. Gypsum deposits are present in 32 of the 48 conterminous United States, and they underlie about 35-40% of the land area; they are reported in rocks of every …
Gypsum Karst Of The Pre-Ural Region, Russia, Vjacheslav Andrejchuk
Gypsum Karst Of The Pre-Ural Region, Russia, Vjacheslav Andrejchuk
International Journal of Speleology
Description of the gypsum karst of the pre-Ural region in Russia, with special emphasis on speleogenesis.
1996 File Geodatabase Containing Aerial Photos, Pete Reehling, Richard Mckenzie, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group
1996 File Geodatabase Containing Aerial Photos, Pete Reehling, Richard Mckenzie, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group
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The Bay Study Group was created by the City of Tampa in 1976 to monitor the effects of pollution abatement that occurred in Hillsborough Bay when the city’s wastewater treatment plant was upgraded from primary to advanced treatment in 1979. The Bay Study Group documented a remarkable restoration of water quality parameters and biological indicators in Hillsborough Bay from the mid 1980s until 2009, when it was disbanded. This zip Geodatabase file contains the aerial photos for the year 1996.
How Rigid Is The Stable Interior Of The North American Plate?, Timothy H. Dixon, Ailin Mao, Seth Stein
How Rigid Is The Stable Interior Of The North American Plate?, Timothy H. Dixon, Ailin Mao, Seth Stein
School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications
We analyze data from eight permanent GPS stations broadly distributed through the interior of the North American plate, and use the resulting velocities to estimate an Euler vector describing motion of “stable” North America as a single rigid plate. The site velocities fit the single plate model with a mean residual of 1.3 mm/yr. The residuals do not appear to reflect post-glacial rebound, and tests for differential motion between eastern and western North America at the New Madrid seismic zone show no resolvable motion within uncertainties. The residuals likely reflect observational error, and thus our estimate of the stability of …
Gypsum Karst Of France, Michel Chardon, Jean Nicod
Gypsum Karst Of France, Michel Chardon, Jean Nicod
International Journal of Speleology
Many small and scattered areas of gypsum karst are present in France. They occur in the plains and plateaux (Paris, Lorraine, Provence) as well as in the mountains, especially the Alps. Typical gypsum karst landforms are well developed and widespread, but underground cavities are scarce, despite much exploration and the apparent existence of subsurface waterflow. The Alps and Provence contain the largest karstic areas.
Speleogenesis In Gysum, Alexander Klimchouk
Speleogenesis In Gysum, Alexander Klimchouk
International Journal of Speleology
Satisfactory explanation of the origin and development of caves (speleogenesis) is a core problem of karst studies. Karst evolves as a circulation system, organised and interconnected through a conduit structure. Such a system may include superficial inputs and outputs, expressed as or related to karst landforms. However, there may be no such components if the system is represented entirely by conduits as in the case with deep-seated intrastratal karst. The main differences between speleogenesis in gypsum and in carbonate rocks lie in the chemistry and kinetics of their dissolution, in some of the lithological or structural peculiarities of the respective …
Hydrogeology Of Gypsum Formations, Alexander Klimchouk
Hydrogeology Of Gypsum Formations, Alexander Klimchouk
International Journal of Speleology
Detailed explanation of hydrogeological characteristics of gypsum aquifers is given in various situations: deep-seated karst-confined conditions, subjacent, entrenched and denuded karst types-semi-confined, phreatic and vadose conditions. The hydrogeological evolution of barren exposed gypsum karst and flow velocities in gypsum karst aquifers is also discussed.
The Typology Of Gypsum Karst According To Its Geological And Geomorphological Evolution, Alexander Klimchouk
The Typology Of Gypsum Karst According To Its Geological And Geomorphological Evolution, Alexander Klimchouk
International Journal of Speleology
Definition of karst in gypsum and explanation of different types of karst in gypsum: intrastratal, exposed, covered, buried, exumed and palaeokarst.
Estimated Nitrogen Fluxes And Nitrogen-Chlorophyll Relationships In Tampa Bay, 1985-1994, Gerold Morrison, Anthony Janicki, David Wade, James Martin, Gabriel Vargo, Roger Johansson
Estimated Nitrogen Fluxes And Nitrogen-Chlorophyll Relationships In Tampa Bay, 1985-1994, Gerold Morrison, Anthony Janicki, David Wade, James Martin, Gabriel Vargo, Roger Johansson
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Cultural eutrophication driven by anthropogenic nutrient loadings has been identified as a priority problem affecting the water quality of Tampa Bay. Bay management programs therefore wish to control future nutrient loads, an effort that will be complicated by the continuing population growth projected for the watershed in coming decades. The eutrophication management efforts is "resource-based" seeking to maintain water clarity in the bay that is adequate to support seagrass at target acreage levels. Among the factors affecting water clarity, anthropogenic nitrogen loadings and corresponding increases in phytoplankton density appear most amenable to management.
A Recent Colonization Of Dolichopoda Cave Crickets In The Poscola Cave (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae), Camilla Bernardini, Claudio Di Russo, Mauro Rampini, Donatella Cersaroni, Valerio Sbordoni
A Recent Colonization Of Dolichopoda Cave Crickets In The Poscola Cave (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae), Camilla Bernardini, Claudio Di Russo, Mauro Rampini, Donatella Cersaroni, Valerio Sbordoni
International Journal of Speleology
We report a series of investigations carried out on a Dolichopoda population recently discovered in the Poscola cave and in some small caves nearby (Lessini Mountains, Vicenza). This population is located north of Po river, outside the present known geographic range of this genus in Italy. Morphology of the epiphallus corroborated by chromosome and allozyme analysis indicated that this population belongs to D. laetitiae. Study of the genetic structure of population in the Poscola area revealed high gene flow levels between Poscola and the other minor caves, suggesting the occurrence of a single expanding population. This finding as well …
Geographical Variation In The Tropical Cave Cockroach Paratemnopteryx Stonei Roth (Blattellidae) In North Queensland, Australia, David Paul Slaney, Philip Weinstein
Geographical Variation In The Tropical Cave Cockroach Paratemnopteryx Stonei Roth (Blattellidae) In North Queensland, Australia, David Paul Slaney, Philip Weinstein
International Journal of Speleology
Observations of cave dwelling organisms in both tropical and temperate caves often reveal morphological modifications, which may reflect various stages of adaptation to cave life. From April 1994 to June 1995 a number of adult Paratemnopteryx stonei were collected from 7 caves in tropical North Queensland to investigate the degree of geographical variation in such troglomorphies between cave populations. Results of morphometric analyses showed the occurrence of a morphological discontinuity between cave populations from the different geographic regions. The body dimensions particularly important in discriminating between each cave population were tegmen length (both sexes), and secondly, tegmen width and tarsus …
Dissolution Of Gypsum From Field Observations, Alexander Klimchouk, Franco Cucchi, Jose Maria Calaforra, Sergey Aksem, Furio Finocchiaro, Paolo Forti
Dissolution Of Gypsum From Field Observations, Alexander Klimchouk, Franco Cucchi, Jose Maria Calaforra, Sergey Aksem, Furio Finocchiaro, Paolo Forti
International Journal of Speleology
The paper reports the results of field measurements of gypsum dissolution in various countries (Ukraine, Spain, Italy and others) and in different environments (river waters, precipitation, vadose zone, unconfined aquifer, perched cave lakes, ephemeral streams in caves, confined aquifer, cave air).
Speleothems And Cave Minerals In Gypsum Caves, Paolo Forti
Speleothems And Cave Minerals In Gypsum Caves, Paolo Forti
International Journal of Speleology
For many years gypsum karst was considered to contain little of interest from the point of view of chemical deposits. Relatively recently a general study of speleothems has begun within gypsum karst areas in different climatic zones around the world. So far this ongoing research has shown that gypsum karst can be very interesting in terms of its contained chemical deposits. In this chapter, all that is currently known about speleothems in gypsum caves is reported systematically, and the distinctive climatic control over them is emphasised.
Gypsum Karst Of The Eastern-European Plain, Vjacheslav Andrejchuk, Alexander Klimchouk
Gypsum Karst Of The Eastern-European Plain, Vjacheslav Andrejchuk, Alexander Klimchouk
International Journal of Speleology
Description of karst in the Eastern European Plain, comprising the following regions: Baltic, Timansky, Pinego-Severodvinsky, Volgo-Kamsky, Pre-Ural, Pre-Caspian, Donetsk and Podol'sko Bukovinsky.
A New Genus And Species Of Troglobitic Trechinae (Coleoptera, Carabidae) From Southern China, Augusto Vigna Taglianti
A New Genus And Species Of Troglobitic Trechinae (Coleoptera, Carabidae) From Southern China, Augusto Vigna Taglianti
International Journal of Speleology
Guizhaphaenops zorzini n.gen.n.sp. is described from Anjia Yan Cave, Shuicheng County, Guizhou (China). This highly specialized troglobite species is easily recognizable from the other cave dwelling Trechini from China for the main morphological external characters, but its true relationships remain uncertain, the male being still unknown. Similar in habitus to Cathaiaphaenops and to Sinotroglodytes, the new taxon is much more related to the latter, being dorsally glabrous and having the mentum fused with the submentum, with a deep oval fovea, but it differs in its elongated head, with incomplete frontal furrows and without posterior frontal setae.
Gypsum Karst Of The Baltic Republics, Bernardas Paukstys, Vytautas Narbutas
Gypsum Karst Of The Baltic Republics, Bernardas Paukstys, Vytautas Narbutas
International Journal of Speleology
The Baltic Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have karst areas developed in both carbonate and gypsiferous rocks. In the north, within the Republic of Estonia, Ordovician and Silurian limestones and dolomites crop out, or are covered by glacial Quaternary sediments. To the south, in Latvia and Lithuania, gypsum karst is actively developing in evaporites of Late Devonian (Frasnian) age. Although gypsum and mixed sulphate-carbonate karst only occupy small areas in the Baltic countries, they have important engineering and geo-ecological consequences. Due to the rapid dissolution of gypsum, the evolution of gypsum karst causes not only geological hazards such as …
Weathering Crust And Karren On Exposed Gypsum Surfaces, Tommaso Macaluso, Ugo Sauro
Weathering Crust And Karren On Exposed Gypsum Surfaces, Tommaso Macaluso, Ugo Sauro
International Journal of Speleology
The evolution of gypsum bare rock surfaces is the result both of volume changes of the outer rock layer and mass wasting by dissolutional processes. Some unusual weathering processes induce an increase in the volume of the outer gypsum layer, resulting in the development of a “weathering crust” and of characteristic forms such as small ridges and bubbles. However, the more typical erosional forms are dissolutional ones of karren type, which are commonly interconnected, or superimposed upon the previously described forms. In this chapter a classification system is proposed and discussed, within which the magnitude, order and geometry of the …
The Dissolution And Conversion Of Gypsum And Anhydrite, Alexander Klimchouk
The Dissolution And Conversion Of Gypsum And Anhydrite, Alexander Klimchouk
International Journal of Speleology
The development of karst is a complex system driven by the dissolution of a host rock and the subsequent removal of dissolved matter by moving water. It is the process that, at various stages, initiates or triggers associated processes including erosion, collapse and subsidence. The dissolution of sulphate rocks proceeds by different mechanisms and at different rates to those associated with the dissolution of carbonate rocks. For each rock type different factors influence the process. This chapter is an attempt to summarise the present knowledge of the dissolution chemistry and kinetics of gypsum and anhydrite. These are important for the …
Lithobius Nuragicus N.Sp., A New Lithobius From A Sardinian Cave (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha), Marzio Zapparoli
Lithobius Nuragicus N.Sp., A New Lithobius From A Sardinian Cave (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha), Marzio Zapparoli
International Journal of Speleology
A new species of Lithobius from a Sardinian cave (Cagliari, Santadi, loc. Su Benatzu, Grotta “Pirosu”, 576 Sa/Ca, m 270) is described. Lithobius nuragicus n. sp. belongs to the subgenus Lithobius s. str. and is related to Lithobius variegatus Leach, 1814, occurring in the British Isles, Brittany, Channel Isles, Iberian Peninsula, Maghreb, Sicily and Southern Italy. This new species is differentiated from L. variegatus by the number of prosternal teeth (3+3), the number and arrangement of ocelli (1+3; little, depigmented, not contiguous to each other, in the center of a depigmented area, posterosuperior ocellus larger than the other ocelli), the …
Gypsum Karst Of Great Britain, Anthony H. Cooper
Gypsum Karst Of Great Britain, Anthony H. Cooper
International Journal of Speleology
In Great Britain the most spectacular gypsum karst development is in the Zechstein gypsum (late Permian) mainly in north-eastern England. The Midlands of England also has some karst developed in the Triassic gypsum in the vicinity of Nottingham. Along the north-east coast, south of Sunderland, well-developed palaeokarst, with magnificent breccia pipes, was produced by dissolution of Permian gypsum. In north-west England a small gypsum cave system of phreatic origin has been surveyed and recorded. A large actively evolving phreatic gypsum cave system has been postulated beneath the Ripon area on the basis of studies of subsidence and boreholes. The rate …