The karst features.- The general characterization of the covered karsts.- The investigated areas.- Methods.- The covered karst features and their characteristics.- The development of the covered karst features.- The functioning of the covered karst features and the consequences of their functioning.- The change and transformation of the covered karst features.- Climatic covered karsts.- The covered karst of the different rocks.- The development of covered karst reliefs.- Pseudo covered karsts.- Covered karst which developed by human effect.- The practical significance of the covered karst.
Professor Márton Veress is Head of the Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, the University of West Hungary, Szombathely. He is a member of the Board of the Hungarian Karst and Cave Research Association, a member of the Board of the Hungarian Geographical Association, and Secretary of the Geomorphological sub-Board of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
“This is a comprehensive guide for use in the field, lab, and
class. The readers will applaud the author for the breadth of his
vision, the depth of his understanding, and the clarity of his
explanations. This reviewed book is an example of how complex
Earth-related phenomena should be described in the best possible
manner. It is recommended to the broad circle of geoscientists, and
it is must read to specialists in karst.” (Dmitry a. ruban,
Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie, iss. 5 - 6, 2016)
Selected by Choice magazine as an "Outstanding Academic Title" for
2016“This book addresses all aspects of covered karst terrains, a
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title covers a long-neglected subject in the scientific literature.
Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates
through professionals and practitioners.” (M. S. Field, Choice,
Vol. 54 (2), October, 2016)
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