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Cessation of karstification due to the sea-level rise? Case study of the Y-cave, Dugi Otok, Croatia

Along the eastern Adriatic coast a number of submerged karst phenomena are found (caves, submarine springs, poljes?) due to the recent (Late Pleistocene-Holocene) sea level rise of the order of 120 m. Formation of a submarine cave (Y-cave, 86 m long, entrance 6 - 12 m below sea level, with an air pocket above sea level) is discussed. Special attention was given to speleothems and recent corrosion in the remote shallow part of the cave. The role of endolithic and biomineralizing organisms is stressed.

sea-level; karstification; cave; submarine; erosion/corrosion; accumulation; submerged karst; endolithic and epilithic fauna; Adratic Sea

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