IC013 Regions of karts forms and caves occurence in Poland - the state of their exploration and scientific studies

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Jan Urban (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Musil, DrSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Rudolf Musil, DrSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives (in Czech)
Schedule of the lecture (presentation): 1. Distribution of the regions of karst and caves occurrence on the background of the geodiversity of the territory of Poland. 2. Description of the regions: a) Tatra Mts – high-mountainous Pliocene-Pleistocene karst, b) Pieniny Mts – non karst caves in karstified rocks, generated by morphological conditions, c) Beskidy Mts – caves in non-carbonate flysch and their scientific importance, d) Sudety Mts – diversity of karst and non karst caves, paleokarst sites, e) Kraków-Wieluń Upland – area of continuous karst development since the Palaeogene, f) Nida Basin (Ponidzie) – relatively young and fast-developing karst in the gypsum rocks, g) Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross) Mts – multiphase karst (Devonian, Permian, Triassic and Cenozoic) and its importance for studies of the region evolution, karst and non-karst caves, h) Polish Lowlands – unique caves in the Pleistocene sandstones and not-lithified rocks. 3. Paleokarst of Poland and its role in the paleoenvironmental reconstructions of the terrestial periods in the geological history – recapitulation. 4. Problems of the caves and karst sites protection in Poland – brief review.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006.