Karst in Macedonia

Basic characteristics of karts phenomena and caves of North Macedonia

von Dragan Kolchakovski, Slavcho Hristovski, Ljiljana Šalamanov-Korobar, Biljana Garevska, Biljana Gicevski, Marjan Komnenov, Anita Todorova

212 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book presents the karts as a global phenomenon. It is very well illustrated with original photographs and illustrations by the authors. The first chapters elaborate surface and underground karst phenomena, including hydrology. However, most of the monograph is dedicated to caves in North Macedonia. There is extenstive elaboration of caves in North Macedonia by regions. Next chapters are about biospeleology (comprehensive presentation of cave diversity in North Macedonia), speleopaleontology (mainly fossils from Pleistocene), speleoarchaeology (first comprehensive presentation of paleolithic findings—Neanderthal communities), cave churches, threats and protection, destroyed karts phenomena. The monograph ends with glossary (Macedonian with English, German, French, Croatian, and Serbian translations), bibliography.

• Reihe: Cave and Karst Systems of the World
• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Geowissenschaften
• ISBN: 9783032112477
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.11.2026
• Größe: 27.9 x 21 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing