Speleology--Caves and the Cave Environment
As reviewed in Choice, v. 35, p. 324, October 1997:
"Speleology--Caves and the Cave Environment, by George W. Moore and Nicholas Sullivan. Rev. 3rd ed. Cave Books, 1997. 176p bibl index ISBN 0-939748-46-0, $21.95; ISBN 0-939748-45-2 pbk, $15.95.
"This highly comprehensive revised and updated version (2nd ed., 1978) of one of the best general books on speleology covers biologic, geologic, meteorologic, and anthropologic aspects of cave science. Subjects are covered in suitable detail to inform the reader of the critical concepts and processes. Chapter subjects include the origin of caves, cave atmospheres, speleothem (stalactite) growth, microorganisms, cave animal habitats, evolution of blind cave amimals, and human uses of caves. There is also a list of caves in the US that are open to the public, encouraging readers to take an interest in the field. This book fills an important slot in the literature; not a scientific textbook, rather, it presents a wide variety of scientific concepts in a way that draws the reader in. It is the kind of book that gets a younger, or nontechnical, reader excited about science. Production quality is high, and at its very reasonable price, this book should be on the shelf of anyone having an interest in speleology. Useful, 14-page bibliography. General readers; lower-division undergraduates.--I. D. Sasowsky, University of Akron"
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