Naslov
Protection of landscape diversity of National park Krka through cave explorations (example: cave Miljacka II), Croatia

Autori
Mišur, Ivan ; Kovač-Konrad, Petra ; Jalžić, Vedran ; Buzjak, Nenad

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
19th International Karstological School / - Postojna : Inštitut za raziskovanje krasa Znanstvenoraziskovalnega centra SAZU, 2011, 57-57

Skup
19th International Karstological School

Mjesto i datum
Postojna, Slovenija, 20.06.2011. - 24.06.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
cave diving; karst aquifer; protection; drinking water

Sažetak
National park Krka expressed interest in further explorations of caves on their territory for purpose of protection of their underground karst landscape diversity and education of tourists and local population in 2010. Caving section Željezničar and Croatian biospeleological society in collaboration with National park Krka conducted extensive caving, cave-diving and geomorphological research of cave Miljacka II. Miljacka II is the biggest cave in National park Krka and represents important hydrogeological underground connection between river Zrmanja and river Krka. As a karst aquifer that conducts drinking water, cave Miljacka II needed additional attention. Exploration of cave Miljacka II now has a length of 2357 m that is researched and mapped. Further research require increased funding, better equipment and are physically considerably more demanding. It has been discovered that big amount of karst water flows through vast underground passage that morphologically represents interesting phreatic loop with phreatic lifts at the entrance of the cave and continues along a fault direction NE-SW. Cave morphology gave important answers about hydrogeological changes that happened in this area. Photo and video material is going to be a part of education material of National park Krka, in which underground lakes, streams and vast spaces of cave Miljacka II will be represented to general public. This is one of rare examples of good cooperation between cavers and public institutions of Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geografija

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