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Will, Gerhardt. "Empty caves." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9701.
Full textMiedema, Natalie Margaret. "Non-anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide in the Glowworm Cave, Waitomo." The University of Waikato, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2781.
Full textBrod, Langford Garrett 1927. "Geology and speleogenesis of Colossal Cave, Pima County, Arizona." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/558072.
Full textGibbons, Darcy Ann. "An environmental assessment of Bermuda's caves." Thesis, Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1314.
Full textWaterstrat, Willapa James. "Morphometric Differentiation of Flank Margin Caves and Littoral, or Sea Caves." MSSTATE, 2007. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-04052007-150907/.
Full textMoore, Christopher Michael. "Dissolution Caves of Mississippi." MSSTATE, 2006. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-04132006-090433/.
Full textMartin, Andrew V. "Investigating the archaeological potential of rockshelters : an example from Crawford and Perry Counties, Indiana." Virtual Press, 2000. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1164836.
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Owen, Athena Marie. "Tafoni caves in quaternary carbonate eolianites examples from the Bahamas /." Master's thesis, Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2007. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-05142007-143443.
Full textHaking, Linn. "Tracing Upper Palaeolithic People in Caves : Methodological developments of cave space analysis, applied to the decorated caves of Marsoulas, Chauvet and Rouffignac, southern France." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Arkeologi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-105714.
Full textLa recherche l’art rupestre Paléolithique supérieur a eu tendance à se focaliser sur les images elles-mêmes, plutôt que les circonstances physiques et sociales de leur production. Cette dissertation explore et développe des nouvelles formes d’investigation de l’art rupestre basées sur la pratique. Une méthode pour analyser des caractéristiques de l’environnement de la grotte, comme la lumière, l’espace et l’accessibilité, des conditions internes etc., et comment ceux-ci sont associés à des traces de l’activité humaine, est développée et appliquée à trois grottes de l’époque Paléolithique supérieur dans le sud de France: Marsoulas (Haute-Garonne), Chauvet (Ardèche) et Rouffignac (Périgord). Une nouvelle vision est suggérée pour la pratique sous-jacente de l’art rupestre et son importance dans les sociétés paléolithiques.
Nemangwele, Fhulufhelo. "Radon in the Cango Caves." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
Full textof lung cancer. This study used Electret ion chambers and the RAD7 continuous radon monitor to measure radon concentrations in the Cango Caves in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Measurements were taken during summer i.e. February 2004 and March 2005. The results for the radon activity concentrations range from the minimum of
about 800 Bq.m-3 to a maximum of 2600 Bq.m-3. The two techniques give very similar results, though the Electret ion chamber results appear to be consistently higher by a few percent where measurements were taken at the same locations. A
mathematical model has been developed to investigate the radon concentrations in the Cave. Diffusion and ventilation have been considered as mechanisms for explaining the distribution of radon concentrations. The ventilation rate in the Cave has been estimated under certain assumptions, and it is found to be about 7 ×
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1 for the Van Zyl hall which is the first large chamber in the Cave. The radon concentration increases as one goes deeper into the Cave, but then becomes fairly constant for the deeper parts. The annual effective dose that the guides are exposed to in the Cave as a result of the radon concentrations, depends strongly on the time that they spend in the Cave and in which, halls they spend most of their time in the Cave. The initial results indicate an annual effective dose of 4-10 mSv, but this needs to be further investigated.
Jacobson, Jennifer Jean. "Assessment of tour guide training at the Cave of the Mounds." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2005. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2005/2005jacobsonj.pdf.
Full textParker, Ceth Woodward. "Microbial Iron Reduction In The Development of Iron Formation Caves." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1542892784053378.
Full textYen, Chih-hung. "Bhaiṣajyaguru at Dunhuang." London : University of London, 1997. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/68914537.html.
Full textBertoncini-Zubkova, Elena. "Marx`s shorts and ancestors` caves:." Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-95567.
Full textByzewski, John Michael. "CAVES - Computer-aided Vehicle Embarkation System." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/21185.
Full textWhitby, Wendy Elizabeth. "Wrapped in meaning : Chumash cache caves." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2012. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/6782/.
Full textKeel, Thomas M. "The caves and karst of Rota Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands." Master's thesis, Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2005. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-03282005-163137.
Full textAnderson, Elyse M. "Exploring Maya ritual fauna caves and the proposed link with contemporary hunting ceremonialism /." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0024821.
Full textMacdonald, J. "The decomposition of animal remains in caves." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 1992. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28872/.
Full textGhezzi, Daniele <1989>. "Microbial diversity and metabolic potential in caves." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2020. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/9467/1/Ghezzi_Daniele_tesi.pdf.
Full textPersoiu, Tiritu Aurel. "Palaeoclimatic Significance of Perennial Ice Accumulations in Caves: an Example from Scarisoara Ice Cave, Romania." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3291.
Full textChan, Fung-lin, and 陳鳳蓮. "Digital Dunhuang: the use of new technology for off-site interpretation of a fragile heritage site." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48344461.
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Bortel, Hannah E. "Scallops Through Space and Time: A Study of Scallop Patterns and Consistency." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1617372823910827.
Full textVan, Beynen Philip Edward. "Investigations into the fluorescence of calcitic speleothems /." *McMaster only, 1998.
Find full textCraven, Stephen Adrian. "Cango Cave, Oudtshoorn District of the Cape Province, South Africa : an assessment of its development and management 1780-1992 : short title, Management problems at Cango Cave." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17328.
Full textNo detailed investigation has been previously made of the legal status, administration, history, management, finances, and conservation status of a show cave in South Africa. This study, using archival sources and field work, makes a thorough assessment of Cango Cave, a well-known show cave in the Swartberg foothills north of Oudtshoorn in the Cape Province of South Africa. Repeated field trips to Cange Cave and to other caves in the area have confirmed the environmental deterioration of Cango Cave and its surroundings. This study has shown that such deterioration has been caused by human pressures on a non-renewable resource. Reading of the extensive Government and other archives, supplemented by newspaper and other published material, has for the first time enabled the scientific, administrative and financial history of the Cave to be available in one document. Analysis of this assembled evidence, augmented by reading between the lines where the evidence is occasionally missing, has shown the reasons for the failure of successive Cave managements during the past two centuries to operate on a conservation basis. This failure to conserve Cango Cave has occurred despite the avowed policy of every political master of the Cape since 1820 that the Cave is a national asset which shall be conserved. The thesis commences with a description of the location and topography of Cango Cave, followed by a review of cave conservation literature and a summary of the published information on the Cave. There follows a detailed account of the discovery and development of the Cave from 1780 until 1992, and an assessment of its financial status. The impact of humans on the Cave, and its conservation status, are examined in detail. The above data are then discussed at length, and the reasons for the present unsatisfactory management structure identified. Having demonstrated the past and present management failures at Cango Cave, recommendations are made for better management structures and for the necessary applied research. Such research will provide the information which is essential for the future management of Cango Cave on a conservation basis.
Kavountzis, Erol George. "Evaluating cave use through spatial analysis of animal remains from Maya caves in Guatemala and Belize." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0041312.
Full textSchwabe, Stephanie Jutta. "Biogeochemical investigation of caves within Bahamian carbonate platforms." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/11aa5219-22e0-4173-bd41-67cfb492892a.
Full textMarques, Ana Patrícia dos Reis. "Herpetofauna in caves of the Estremenho Karst Massif." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22044.
Full textThe karst landscape has among other features and peculiarities, caves and scarce water at surface. The water rare at surface can be found underground in a complex hydrological network. In Portugal, karst massifs are distributed by two major zones, Lusitanian and Algarve basins. The Estremenho karst massif is the biggest massif of the country (around 900 Km2) and most of it is covered by the Serras de Aire and Candeeiros Natural Park (PNSAC). It has more than 2,000 caves and a great variety of habitats. In this territory are present 15 amphibians and 19 reptiles species, but the knowledge of the use of caves by these animals is scarce. To fill this gap, this study aimed to map the presence and distribuition of herptofauna in caves. The major results were the presence of three species (Tarentola mauritanica; Salamandra salamandra, and Pleorodeles waltl) with report of P. waltl reproduction for the first time in Portugal. This study highlighted the need of more future works with conservation of the sites and species that they harbour in view. In addition to the scarce knowledge on the presence of herpetofauna in caves, there is no significant information about the impact of water bodies on development of some species, namely amphibians. The importance of this water bodies is due to the vulnerability of the karst system to human activities that release contaminants to the environment and that can easily reach the groundwater table and springs, spreading over large distances. Thus, the second aim of this study was to see how the selected water bodies in the sampling area affect the developmento of early stages of Hyla arborea. The results showed no difference in larvae growth nor was reported high number of anomalies or mortality. The oxidative stress responses showed statistical significant difference on lipidic peroxidation between control and one of the sites, most likely related with the level of salinity. In terms of enzimatic activity of the antioxidant enzymes there were no differences on the animals exposed to the different water bodies. The results of the analyses of the selected pesticides, although with low values, show the presence of pesticides in one of the sites. This work show that water from the sampled sites is not a threat to the amphibians, but future works are needed to conclude the water bodies state of the Estremenho massif throught the year and its impacts on biodiversity.
Grutas e escassez de água à superfície são algumas das caraterísticas e peculiaridades da paisagem cársica. A água rara à superfície pode ser encontrada numa intrincada rede subterrânea. Em Portugal, os maciços calcários estão maioritariamente distribuídos em duas grandes regiões, as Bacias Lusitânica e Algarvia. O Maciço Calcário Estremenho é o maior do país (cerca de 900 Km2), estando praticamente toda a área incluída no Parque Natural das Serras de Aire e Candeeiros (PNSAC). Nesta área são conhecidas mais de 2000 grutas e uma grande variedade de habitats. A herpetofauna presente nesta região compreende 15 anfíbios e 19 répteis, mas pouco se sabe acerca do uso que estes animais fazem das grutas. Para tentar colmatar esta lacuna, o presente estudo pretendeu fazer o mapeamento da presença e distribuição de espécies em grutas. Como principais resultados registou-se a presença de três espécies (Tarentola mauritanica; Salamandra salamandra e Pleorodeles waltl) e a observação pela primeira vez em Portugal de reprodução em P. waltl. Este estudo indicou a necessidade de mais trabalhos futuros com a perspetiva de conservação dos locais e das espécies neles existentes. Para além do escasso conhecimento acerca da presença de herpetofauna em grutas, também não existe informação relevante acerca do impacto das massas de água no desenvolvimento de algumas espécies, nomeadamente, anfíbios. A importância destas massas de água deve-se ao facto de o sistema cársico ser vulnerável a atividades humanas que libertam contaminantes para o ambiente e que facilmente se infiltram nos lençóis freáticos e em nascentes, dispersando-se por longas distâncias. Deste modo, o segundo objetivo, foi perceber como as massas de água, selecionadas da zona de amostragem, afetam o desenvolvimento de girinos de Hyla arborea. Os resultados não mostraram alteração no crescimento dos girinos nem se verificou um número de anomalias e de mortes elevado. As respostas a nível de stress oxidativo apresentaram diferenças significativas para a peroxidação lipídica entre o controlo e um dos locais, muito provavelmente relacionada com o nível de salinidade. Ao nível da atividade enzimática das enzimas antioxidantes não existiram quaisquer diferenças nos animais expostos às diferentes massas de água. Os resultados das análises aos pesticidas selecionados, apesar de não apresentarem valores elevados, mostram a presença de pesticidas, num dos locais. Este estudo indica que a água dos locais amostrados pode não apresentar ameaça imediata aos anfíbios, sendo, no entanto, necessários trabalhos futuros a fim de concluir o estado das massas de água do maciço Estremenho ao longo do ano, e seus impactos na biodiversidade.
Soares, Joana Ferreira de Paiva Morais. "Amphibian's distribution in caves of the Sicó Massif." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22047.
Full textAmphibians (salamanders, toads and frogs) are frequently found exploring karst environments, both at the surface and underground. This study aimed to approach both aspects through the evaluation of (a) the abundance and distribution of amphibians in caves of Sicó massif, central Portugal, and (b) the suitability of the water from Sicó massif sinkhole ponds and springs for amphibian’s early stages of development. Despite some studies reporting the presence of amphibians in European underground habitats, in Portugal there is a major lack of knowledge of these ecosystems, namely in the karst region. In order to provide further knowledge, several surveys were carried out in caves of the Sicó massif. Our main results document the observation of two species: Triturus marmoratus and Bufo bufo. Reports on these organisms are common in the underground habitats in Europe. However, in Portugal this is the first occurrence of both species in caves in central Portugal. Their presence might be due to searching for refuge and high humidity, escaping from predators, and accidental fall into cave entrances that might act as natural pitfalls. This research shows that the presence of amphibians in caves is underestimated and that more caves should be surveyed for the presence of amphibians in this particular massif, but also in other main karst areas in Portugal. Karst landscapes are threatened with pollution and contamination resultant from activities such as agriculture and industry, among others. Due to the scarcity of water on the surface, sinkhole ponds and springs are essential as breeding sites for these organisms. Considering these factors, we evaluated the effect of water collected from 6 different sites of Sicó massif in early stages of Hyla arborea. Through ecotoxicological essays, parameters such as survival, size, activity of antioxidant enzymes (GPx total, Se-dependent GPx, GRed and GST) and also lipidic peroxidation were evaluated. Complementarily, we determined several abiotic parameters and evaluated the presence of 6 pesticides. The results from both biomarkers evaluation and detection of pesticides show that in two sites conditions for larval development of amphibians may not be adequate. However, more studies are necessary to confirm these suspicions. Considering the relevance of these sites for conservation of various amphibian populations, further and complementary studies are necessary, namely for evaluating the effect of seasonality on water’s chemical parameters and the resulting effects of in situ exposure on larval stages.
Algumas espécies de anfíbios (salamandras, sapos e rãs) habitam ambientes cársicos, e são frequentemente encontrados tanto à superfície como em habitats subterrâneos. O presente trabalho aborda ambos através da avaliação da: (a) abundância e distribuição de anfíbios em cavidades do maciço de Sicó e da (b) adequabilidade da água presente em dolinas e exsurgências do maciço de Sicó para as fases iniciais de desenvolvimento de anfíbios. Apesar de existirem alguns registos de anfíbios em habitats subterrâneos na Europa, em Portugal existe uma grande lacuna no conhecimento acerca destes habitats, em particular nas regiões cársicas. Desta forma, foi feito um levantamento da presença de anfíbios em grutas do maciço de Sicó. Com base nos resultados, foram documentadas duas espécies: Triturus marmoratus and Bufo bufo. Ambas foram já documentadas em ambientes subterrâneos pela Europa. No entanto, este é o primeiro registo de observação destas espécies em cavidades no centro de Portugal. A presença neste tipo ambiente pode ser justificada pela procura de um local de refúgio com elevada humidade, para se defender de predadores ou ainda por quedas acidentais, uma vez que algumas entradas verticais atuam como armadilhas. Este trabalho demonstra ainda que a presença de anfíbios em cavidades cársicas é subestimada e serão necessários mais levantamentos para contemplar estas questões, tanto no maciço de Sicó como noutras áreas cársicas de Portugal. Relativamente à superfície e às massas de água das paisagens cársicas, sabe-se que estão ameaçadas pela poluição e contaminação resultantes de actividades como a agricultura e a indústria, entre outras. Devido à escassez de água à superfície, dolinas, lagos, nascentes e exsurgências são essenciais à reprodução de muitas espécies de anfíbios. Tendo em conta estes factores, avaliámos através de ensaios ecotoxicológicos, o efeito de água proveniente de 6 locais distintos do maciço de Sicó, em fases larvares de Hyla arborea. Os parâmetros avaliados foram a sobrevivência, o tamanho, a actividade de enzimas antioxidantes (GPx total, GPx Se-dependente, GRed e GST) e também a peroxidação lipídica. De forma complementar foi analisada a presença de 6 pesticidas e foram determinados vários parametros abióticos. Os resultados mostraram que, para dois locais, quer pela deteção de pesticidas, quer pelos resultados obtidos nos biomarcadores, poderão não existir as condições mais adequadas para o desenvolvimento de fases larvares de anfíbios. No entanto, são necessários mais estudos de forma a confirmar estas suspeitas. Considerando ainda a relevância destes locais para a conservação de algumas populações de anfíbios, é necessário realizar mais estudos complementares, nomeadamente avaliando o efeito da sazonalidade nos parâmetros químicos da água e avaliando em fases larvares os efeitos decorrentes de uma exposição in situ.
D'Angeli, Ilenia Maria <1989>. "Speleogenesis of Sulfuric Acid caves in southern Italy." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2019. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/9022/1/D%27Angeli%20Ilenia%20M_PhD%20thesi_final%20version.pdf.
Full textFrenzel, Anne. "La physiognomonie au coeur des Caves du Vatican." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Toulon, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018TOUL3002.
Full textThe writing of the Vatican cellars is being done at a time when physiognomony is extremely present in the press and in the courts that André Gide attends as a juror at the Assize Court. It is in the context of a troubled period but driven by progress that he builds its sotie, in which coexist the mute Freemasonry, a misguided Church, and the noisy experimental sciences, which trumpet their progress. Gide, who knows Lavater's famous Essays on physiognomy, chooses to parody certain aspects of physiognomy while silencing its name. It is only a thorough reading of the Vatican cellars that reveals the stake and the aesthetic posture of this work, which imitate the physiognomy to make a mockery of it, without ever quoting it. The author deals with the body and its peculiarities, playing with a literal configuration, which attempts to describe, to account for the gestures of its characters by exaggerating them, to better scrutinize the souls that inhabit these bodies. Beyond comedy, the Gidienne sotie is a "place of multiple meanings and interrogations", which escapes the reductive physiognomic analyzes and gives to see the human being in all its complexity and in all its forms, the adventurer as the criminal
Frenzel, Anne. "La physiognomonie au coeur des Caves du Vatican." Thesis, Toulon, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018TOUL3002.
Full textThe writing of the Vatican cellars is being done at a time when physiognomony is extremely present in the press and in the courts that André Gide attends as a juror at the Assize Court. It is in the context of a troubled period but driven by progress that he builds its sotie, in which coexist the mute Freemasonry, a misguided Church, and the noisy experimental sciences, which trumpet their progress. Gide, who knows Lavater's famous Essays on physiognomy, chooses to parody certain aspects of physiognomy while silencing its name. It is only a thorough reading of the Vatican cellars that reveals the stake and the aesthetic posture of this work, which imitate the physiognomy to make a mockery of it, without ever quoting it. The author deals with the body and its peculiarities, playing with a literal configuration, which attempts to describe, to account for the gestures of its characters by exaggerating them, to better scrutinize the souls that inhabit these bodies. Beyond comedy, the Gidienne sotie is a "place of multiple meanings and interrogations", which escapes the reductive physiognomic analyzes and gives to see the human being in all its complexity and in all its forms, the adventurer as the criminal
Lewis, Jodie. "Monuments, ritual and regionality : the neolithic of northern Somerset." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.340351.
Full textStafford, Kevin Wayne. "Structural controls on megaporosity in eogenetic carbonate rocks Tinian, CNMI /." Master's thesis, Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2003. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-10302003-080242.
Full textWalker, Lindsay N. "The Caves, Karst, and Geology of Abaco Island, Bahamas." MSSTATE, 2006. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-03292006-153441/.
Full textLascu, Ioan. "Speleogenesis of large flank margin caves of the Bahamas." MSSTATE, 2005. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-05102005-132949/.
Full textPape, Robert. "The importance of ants in cave ecology, with new records and behavioral observations of ants in Arizona caves." SOCIETA SPELEOLOGICA ITALIANA, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622667.
Full textBertozzi, Barbara. "Feasibility study for understanding ice cave microclimate through thermo-fluid dynamics approaches." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2017.
Find full textau, Stefan@calm wa gov, and Stefan Eberhard. "Ecology and Hydrology of a Threatened Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem:The Jewel Cave Karst System in Western Australia." Murdoch University, 2004. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20051010.141551.
Full textCizauskas, Igor. "Análise da diversidade funcional e dos padrões de riqueza de aranhas cavernícolas do Brasil e um modelo de mapeamento." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/41/41133/tde-22032018-132025/.
Full textOne of the main challenges in the study of biodiversity is the mapping of megadiverse faunal groups. Biodiversity mapping assists in assessing patterns of distribution and species richness and their communities, understanding environmental characteristics and, consequently, ecological factors behind the species\' specialization to the environment. This work evaluated the diversity of spiders (Araneae) collected in caves in Brazil, with the objective of determining and classifying the araneofauna of caves. A database consisting of 29261 adult spiders from 3455 caves in Brazil was prepared. There were 179 named species and 428 morphospecies, totaling 607 species, distributed in 59 families. We present the historical data of the biospeleological studies in Brazil with a spider focus between 1972-2015, a new listing of the nominated species and the mapping of the species distribution, being available for consultation in a virtual tool, AppBio. It was evaluated the functional diversity of the determined species based on the known foraging behaviors for the spiders. An analysis of guilds was elaborated and the species were classified ecologically-evolutionary in functional groups, determined by the degrees of relation of the source populations with the cave environment (accidental, trogloxene, troglophile and troglobite), classical categories proposed by Schiner-Racovitza for subterranean species. Morphological characteristics indicating preference for the hypogeum environment (eg. anophthalmia and body depigmentation) and specialization in life in the underground environment were also evaluated. The richness patterns of both the functional and macroecological groups (eg. latitude and altitude) were evaluated and discussed succinctly. The regional richness was also evaluated by separating by the occurrence of the species in caves of different Brazilian Biomes. A good database and a model for mapping and making this data available in a virtual way were developed to assist in the study of cave spider fauna and to define proposals for preserving fauna and conserving underground environments
Owen, Athena Marie. "Tafoni Caves in Quarernary Carbonate Eolianites: Examples from the Bahamas." MSSTATE, 2007. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-05142007-143443/.
Full textLin, Fan 1972. "Visual images of Vimalakīrti in the Mogao caves (581-1036)." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=98553.
Full textThe introduction of this thesis includes an overview of basic concepts related to wall paintings, a short history of the transmission of the Vimalakirti,-nirdesa Sutra, and a review of past scholarship on Vimalakirti, paintings and related subjects. The body of the thesis is divided into three main chapters. The first chapter describes the important visual representations of Vimalakirti, before the Sui dynasty. The second chapter of the thesis will provide an introduction to representations of Vimalakirti, at Dunhuang from the late sixth to the early eleventh centuries. The third chapter examines the social functions and symbolic meanings of the Vimalakirti, paintings at Dunhuang.
Scott, K. "British bone caves : a taphonomic study of Devensian faunal assemblages." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1986. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/273094.
Full textJourde, Philippe. "Phlébites ilio-caves de la femme enceinte au troisième trimestre." Bordeaux 2, 1990. http://www.theses.fr/1990BOR25191.
Full textAhmad, Diana Lynn. ""Caves of oblivion" : opium dens and exclusion laws, 1850-1882 /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9842505.
Full textTruebe, Sarah, and Sarah Truebe. "Past Climate, Modern Caves, and Future Resource Management in Speleothem Paleoclimatology." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621105.
Full textMinjares, Amador Jr. "Human skeletal remains of the ancient Maya in the caves of Dos Pilas, Guatemala." Thesis, Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/243.
Full textWu, Ming-Kuo. "The Jataka tales of the Mogao Caves, China in anthropological perspective." Online access for everyone, 2008. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Spring2008/m_wu_041808.pdf.
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