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2023/06/01 - Volume 85 #2

Contribution to the Ostracoda (Crustacea) Fauna of the Karstic Region of Texas with the Description of a New Species

Okan Külköylüoğlu and Alaettin Tuncer

A total of 27 ostracod taxa were collected from 1995 to 2017 from 61 aquatic bodies in the karstic region of Texas (USA) and 1 in Mexico, including from caves, springs, spring-fed pools, and springs/d...
2023/06/01 - Volume 85 #2

Iron Oxide Crusts in 2 Hypogene Caves in Greece

Georgios Lazaridis, Lambrini Papadopoulou, Vasilios Melfos, and Panagiotis Voudouris

Iron oxide deposits in the form of crusts are examined in the field and in the laboratory with scanning electron microscopy. Samples came from two caves developed in different geological settings but ...
2023/12/01 - Volume 85 #1

Freshwater Isopods of the Genus Lirceus from Caves and Springs of the Interior Highlands, USA, with Description of Three New Species (Isopoda: Asellidae)

Julian J. Lewis and Salisa L. Lewis​​

Eleven species of the freshwater isopod genus Lirceus occur in the Interior Highlands, a region of the south-central United States comprised of the Ozark and Ouachita physiographic provinces. As part ...
2023/12/01 - Volume 85 #

Morphodynamics of Glaciolvolcanic Caves – Mount Rainier, Washington, USA

Christian Stenner, C, Lee J. Florea, Andreas Pflitsch, Eduardo Cartaya, and David A. Riggs

The twin summit craters of Mount Rainier Washington USA host the largest known glaciovolcanic caves in the world and at 4382 m the highest elevation caves in the USA. The caves are formed in ice at th...
2023/12/01 - Volume 85 #

Rock Pigeon Cave, Colorado: Development and Mineralogy

Douglas M. Medville

The late Cretaceous Mancos Shale in western Colorado contains several vadose caves developed entirely within the shale. The largest of these, Rock Pigeon Cave, is over 300 m in length and contains a s...
2023/03/01 - Volume 85 #1

Using High-Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography to Test the Preparation of Stalagmites for Paleo-Climate Reconstruction

Natasha Sekhon, Jay L. Banner, Dan O. Breecker, and Darrel M. Tremaine

Stalagmites being prepared for paleoclimate analysis should typically be slabbed along the central growth axis. This is an important first step because it allows for the highest resolution of sampling...
2023/03/01 - Volume 85 #1

Stimulation of aquatic bacteria from Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, by sublethal concentrations of antibiotics

Thomas D. Byl, Petra K. Byl, Jacob Byl, and Rickard Toomey III

Many microorganisms secrete secondary metabolites with antibiotic properties; however, there is debate whether the secretions evolved as a means to gain a competitive edge or as a chemical signal to c...