Karst
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant rocks, such as quartzite, given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few to no rivers or lakes. However, in regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered (perhaps by debris) or confined by one or more superimposed non-soluble rock strata, distinctive karst features may occur only at subsurface levels and can be totally missing above ground.The study of paleokarst (buried karst …
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World Bank Group · 11 April 2024 English
With an accessible and attractive coastline of untouched natural splendor, Adriatic Croatia is a strategic driver of national economic development. It boasts rich cultural heritage and biodiversity and abundant coastal …
hold significant groundwater flows through the karst aquifer sys- tems. The total forested land in Croatia …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 11 April 2024 English
Physicians commonly receive marketing-related transfers from drug firms. We examine the impact of these relationships on the prescribing of physician-administered cancer drugs in Medicare. We find that prescribing of the …
Jan, Jeffrey D Dunn, Margaret M Johnson, Kurt R Karst, and W Chad Shear. 2016. “How drug life-cycle management …
World Bank Group · 8 April 2024 English
Reforms in the Lithuanian food and agriculture sector started rather early, parallel with the struggle for independence. The country initiated a transition program in the food and agriculture sector to …
in environmentally sensitive areas such as the karst region to encourage less intensive farming practices …
CMS: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals · 27 March 2024 English
COP14)/Annex For a detailed explanation of these issues see What is Light and how does Wildlife Perceive it? The Glossary provides a summary of terms used to describe light and …
Tanalgo KC, Tabora JAG, Oliveira HFM, et al. (2021) DarkCides 1.0, a global database for bats in karsts and caves. …
World Bank Group · 25 March 2024 English
With an accessible and attractive coastline of untouched natural splendor, Adriatic Croatia is a strategic driver of national economic development. It boasts rich cultural heritage and biodiversity and abundant coastal …
hold significant groundwater flows through the karst aquifer sys- tems. The total forested land in Croatia …
EU: European Union · 22 March 2024 English
vulnerability or pollution, such as caves and karst areas, that contain ecosystems that are among the …
World Bank Group · 1 March 2024 English
The Lebanon Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) aligns the country's short-term recovery needs with resilient, low-carbon, long-term development, building on quantitative modeling-based analytics, existing research and country diagnostics, and …
precipitation events (which may be complex given the karst nature of aquifers). This will be particularly …
SWG: Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South Eastern Europe · 28 February 2024
Output, area, animals and yields 44 Comparative analysis of the socio-economic developments and competitiveness of the agri-food sector at a sectoral and macro level in the pre-accession countries: Annex Country …
livestock due to the absence of water springs in the karst regions. Regarding mobile network, there is no precise …
RSE: Royal Society of Edinburgh · 26 February 2024 English
We seek to establish the extent to which current practices are delivering these benefits, how far they represent good public value in the short and long term, and what more, …
Germany where pure Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) forests are being converted into mixed stands …
UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 21 February 2024 English
In the New Urban Agenda, adopted in 2016 at the third It aspires to encourage regions, countries and cities to United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable prioritize investment in …
land. A management board was established in and karst, making it prone to seasonal flooding. Unlike 1913 … safe yield of the three dams is ±13 Mm3/a, the Karst aquifers and disused mine pits. The water is which … considered. groundwater sources from the northern Karst areas By 1957, the aquifer was overused by 57 per … at the direct potable reclamation of Aukas and Karst is transferred from the north and treated wastewater … system. The emergency groundwater from the Northern Karst aquifers—with maximum The run-off into the dams …
