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Welcome to the Speleogenesis Network!

Speleogenesis.info Network is a non-profit, open-access platform designed to promote integrated efforts of the international community of cave and karst scholars in information exchange and collaboration.

SG Network is a hub for people and institutions involved into karst and geospeleology studies, who want to stay informed and connected with colleagues around the globe and have various field-specific networking and information tools at their regular disposal.

This site is the result of the evolution of the Speleogenesis.info, which started in the early 2003 as an open-access scientific journal (Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers) but gradually evolved into a hub for international information and collaboration in the field of karstology and geospeleology. Now the Journal (www.speleogenesis.info) and the Network (www.network.speleogenesis.info) are the separate although closely related resources.

SG Network is sponsored and maintained by the Ukrainian Institute of Speleology and Karstology (UISK) and some other organizations (see Sponsors). The site is administered by Dr.Alexander Klimchouk (Ukraine) and Alexey Koptchinsky (Austria).

Latest Announcements [view all]

Atlas of Cave Morphs

Atlas of Cave Morphs is an informal collaborative project of the UIS Commission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis run through Speleogenesis Network.
Latest additions to Atlas: Go to Atlas

Upcoming Events:

Search:
9764 - total number of records in Bibliography
2699 - total number of records in Glossary
36 - total number of Publication alerts
482 - number of registered members
78 - total number of images in the Atlas of cave morphs
News Headlines:
Asian Trans-Disciplinary Karst Conference. Call for Abtracts

Asian Trans-Disciplinary Karst Conference welcomes all aspect of karst works in Asian Continent. Participants who wish to present oral or poster papers are invited to submit their abstracts of no more than 300 words in digital form to the Secretariat at transkarst2011@geo.ugm.ac.id with the subject title of “Abstract”, by August 31, 2010.

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Sinkhole Conference Abstract Deadline Extended

Due to a high level of interest, the Organizing Committee of the 12th Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst has extended the abstract deadline to July 19, 2010. For guidelines on submitting abstracts and other information about the conference, which will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, on 10-14 January 2011, please visit http://www.pela.com/sinkholeconference2011.htm

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Karst Waters Institute Announcements

The Conduit is the e-newsletter of the Karst Waters Institute, and latest issue (volume 10, issue 1) can be downloaded as a pdf (using free Adobe Acrobat software) from the main website for KWI (www.karstwaters.org).  

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KIP and Speleogenesis:
The Speleogenesis site reconstruction coincided with the launch of the Karst Information Portal (KIP). The goals of KIP and Speleogenesis.info Network largely coincide but this does not mean competition and duplication of efforts. The UIS Commission of Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis is one of the KIP partners.  Speleogenesis.info Network serves to support and internationally promote the KIP development as an evolving global karst information initiative. The two sites are coordinated in both organisational and technical aspects.

KIP has a broader scope and a major role in integrating existing resources in the whole field of cave and karst science.

Speleogenesis.info Network is biased to karst and geospeleology areas. It further develops its previously established community services and is focused on initiating and developing new resources and services of need for the community, especially those where broad international linkage and networking is crucial. It will serve as a test ground for new networking/collaborative initiatives aimed to creation of new resources. When established, such resources will be integrated to KIP.     


This site critically depends on initiatives and input of Speleogenesis Network members and the broader cave&karst community. The site is one of the tools for the research community to initiate and develop collaborative projects and organise efforts on serving its own needs.

Everyone willing to contribute to fostering global collaboration in cave and karst science and developing relevant information services and research resources is kindly invited to register to the Speleogenesis Network. The Network offers a number of possibilities to keep you informed and involved.

We'll be grateful for your comments, ideas and suggestions: welcome to Speleogenesis Forum

Recent publications on Speleogenesis.info:
Waltham Tony. 2006. The 2005 Tiankeng Investigation Project in China / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 6 pages.
Zhu Xuewen and Chen Weihai. 2006. Tiankengs in the karst of China / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 18 pages.
Waltham T. 2006. Tiankengs of the world, outside China / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 12 pages.
Zhu Xuewen and Waltham Tony. 2006. Tiankeng: definition and description / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 8 pages.
Eavis Andy. 2006. Large collapse chambers within caves / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 3 pages.
Gunn John. 2006. Turloughs and tiankengs: distinctive doline forms / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 4 pages.
James J.M. 2006. Giant dolines of the Muller Plateau, Papua New Guinea / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 11 pages.
Klimchouk Alexander. 2006. Cave un-roofing as a large-scale geomorphic process / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 11 pages.
Kranjc Andrej. 2006. Some large dolines in the Dinaric karst / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 4 pages.
Palmer Arthur N. and Palmer Margaret V. 2006. Hydraulic processes in the origin of tiankengs / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 8 pages.
Waltham Tony. 2006. Collapse processes at the tiankengs of Xingwen / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 5 pages.
White W.B. and White E.L. 2006. Size scales for closed depression landforms: the place of tiankengs / Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers 4 (1), www.speleogenesis.info, 10 pages.
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