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Please come visit the updated website with new photos of cave biologists doing field work, new bibliographies and new links. 

Two new books

Please find below details of two new speleological books.

• Essential sources in Cave Science
• Subterranean fishes of the world

Essential sources in Cave Science.

British Cave Research Association Cave Studies series no. 16. (2006). Edited by Graham S. Proudlove. This book contains 15 chapters covering all of the disciplines within cave science. Each chapter (see below) contains an introduction to the discipline and then a list of literature sources which provide up to date information on the breadth and depth of the subject. A third section contains links to internet based (web
and listserv) resources. The book is aimed at three audiences, the novice who needs to read up on a discipline, the researcher who wants to expand out of their normal field (e.g. for interdisciplinary research), and the ordinary caver who is curious to learn more. 

Each chapter is written by a recognised authority and all chapters were peer-reviewed by at least two world class reviewers. This is the first colection of its type to reach publication.

Chapters
1. Introduction
2. Geology - Dave Lowe
3. Geomorphology - Tony Waltham
4. Hydrology + Hydrogeology - Chris Groves
5. Chemistry - Simon Bottrell
6. Physics - David Gibson, Clark Friend, Phil Murphy
7. Speleogenesis - Dave Lowe
8. Minerals and Speleothems - Charlie Self
9. Palaeoenvironments - Andy Baker
10. Biology - Graham Proudlove
11. Bats - John Altringham
12. Archaeology and Palaeontology - Andrew Chamberlain
13. Conservation and Management - Graham Price
14. Speleology - Ric halliwell
15. Periodicals - Graham Proudlove

See bcra.org.uk/pub/cs/index.html for details. Price 4.50 GB pounds (8 US dollars, 6.5 Euro). Available from BCRA sales and from Speleobooks.com

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Subterranean fishes of the world. A monograph of the subterranean (hypogean) fishes described 1842 - 2003 with a bibliography 1541 - 2005.
Graham S. Proudlove (2006). 304 pages, 87 black and white Figures and 20 colour plates.

Currently in press and due in July 2006.

The first comprehensive account of the subterranean fishes of the world since 1969. Provides accounts for 104 species and with a bibliography covering all publications on subterranean fishes (more than 2000 entries). With an extensive "Note added in proof" which adds 21 further species and 50 further references (including 2006 publications).

Published by the International Society for Subterranean Biology.

Available from Speleobooks.com and other outlets.

It will be helpful if anyone interested in purchasing this book could contact me in advanvce so that we can determine demand. Please mail me at g.proudlove@manchester.ac.uk

Alpine Karst 2006---Table of Contents


Greetings:

 

Release date for the next Alpine Karst publication is late spring 2006.
  

 

You can preview the Table of Contents by clicking on:

 

http://www.alpinekarst.org/2006_Alpine_Karst_TOC.pdf

 

Cheers,

 

Joe Oliphant