The polygenetic caves of Cuatro Ciénegas (Coahuila, Mexico): morphology and speleogenesis.

The Cuatro Ciénegas area is renown worldwide for its thermal springs, which feed a unique ecosystem consisting of many pools, lakes and marshes. The pools also represent a very important water resource in a region characterized by scarce rainfalls. Field investigation has emphasized the role of kars...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Piccini, Paolo Forti, Italo Giulivo, Marco Mecchia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2007-07-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
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Online Access:http://www.ijs.speleo.it/pdf/66.551.36(2)_Piccini_et_al.pdf