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	National Speleological Society URL: http://www.caves.org/ ODP description: Advancing the study, conservation, exploration, and knowledge of caves. Although primary focus is on recreation, site has extensive information and links about caves and karst. Page title: The National Speleological Society Page description: The National Speleological Society is a not for profit organization dedicated to the study, conservation, exploration and knowledge of caves.
	Cave and Karst Terminology URL: http://wasg.iinet.net.au/terminol.html ODP description: A full glossary maintained by J N Jennings of the Australian Speleological Federation. Page title: Draft Cave and Karst Terminology
	Missouri Caves, Karst, and Springs URL: http://www.mospeleo.org/scat.php?id=46 ODP description: A primer on karst terminology and the processes that form this type of topography. Page title: Missouri Speleological Survey
	Cave and Karst Terminology URL: http://home.mira.net/~gnb/caving/papers/jj-cakt.html ODP description: An extensive glossary of speleological terms from the Australian Speleological Federation. Page title: CAVE AND KARST TERMINOLOGY - J. N. Jennings
	Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association URL: http://www.ackma.org/ ODP description: Association of cave and karst managers from Australia, New Zealand, and other Asia/Pacific countries. Site provides information on individual caves, cave research in the region, and the organization's biennial conferences. Page title: Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association (Inc) - Home Page Page description: The Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association (Inc) was established in 198x. It is an association of cave and karst managers from Australia, New Zealand and other coutries in the Asia/Pacific region. It holds conferences biennially in different karst areas throughout the region.
	Karst Information Pages URL: http://www.dyetracing.com/karst/karst.html ODP description: Links to useful information relating to karst and its landscapes. Page title: Karst Home Page
	Misconceptions About Caves and Karst URL: http://www.nckms.org/pdf/kastning.pdf ODP description: Discusses common misunderstanding of the processes that operate in karst terranes and makes suggestions for improving public education.
	Encyclopaedia Speleologica Practicorum URL: http://www.speleoencyclopedia.com/ ODP description: An extensive encyclopedia about caves and karst, people, techniques and cultural phenomena connected with caves. Page description: Speleo Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia includes information about caves and karst, people, techniques and cultural phenomena connected with caves.
	3-D Modeling of Phreatic Karst Caves URL: http://research.gg.uwyo.edu/kincaid/3dcave.htm ODP description: Reports on research on the visualization and quantification of cave geometry, illustrated by examples from Turkey and Florida. Page title: 3-D Cave Modeling - Todd R. Kincaid
	Center for Cave and Karst Studies URL: http://caveandkarst.wku.edu/ ODP description: Western Kentucky University research on all aspects of cave and karst studies with an emphasis upon solving environmental problems associated with karst in the Mammoth Cave region.
	Jamaican Caves and Sinkholes URL: http://www.jamaicancaves.org ODP description: GPS positions of Jamaican caves and sinkholes. Page title: JCO - The Jamaican Caves Organisation Page description: Home page for the Jamaican Caves Organisation (JCO)
	Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst URL: http://www.asce.org/conferences/karst2003/format.cfm ODP description: Information about past and future conferences held by PELA based in Tennessee, USA. Page title: Karst 2003
	Karst Hydrology URL: http://www.dyetracing.com/karst/ka01000.html ODP description: A guide to cavern development and related environmental issues. Page title: KARST HYDROLOGY (A valuable handbook on karst)
	British Cave Research Association URL: http://www.bcra.org.uk/ ODP description: Promotes the study of caves and associated phenomena. Information about the organization and its activities; with online contents of several publications. Page title: British Cave Research Association: Home Page Page description: The BCRA is a registered charity whose object is to promote the study of caves
	Cave and Karst Science URL: http://www.bcra.org.uk/candks/ ODP description: Peer-reviewed journal of research on geology and biology of caves and karst, published three times a year by the British Cave Research Association. Includes tables of contents and abstracts. Page title: Cave & Karst Science Page description: The BCRA is a registered charity whose object is to promote the study of caves
	Karst Research Group, University of South Florida URL: http://uweb.cas.usf.edu/~vacher/karsthome.htm ODP description: Project descriptions, online papers, studies ranging from the Caribbean to Israel.
	Dye Tracing URL: http://www.dyetracing.com/dyetracing/dyetrace.html ODP description: Explains the process of using dyes for cave tracing, finding groundwater contaminants, wellhead protection programs, tracking sewer leaks and mapping pipelines. Provides information about the technique, and case histories. Page title: Dye Tracing Home Page
	Glossary of Karst Related Terms URL: http://www.cancaver.ca/docs/glossary.htm ODP description: Compiled by Caving Canada. Page title: Cancaver - Glossary of Karst related terms
	Karsts of Australia URL: http://wasg.iinet.net.au/karsts.html ODP description: Short discussion of karst development in Australia.
	Navassa Island: A Photographic Tour of Geology URL: http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/navassa/geology/ ODP description: U.S. Geological Survey photos illustrate geologic features related to early karst development on this coral island. Page title: Geology Tour - Navassa Island: A Photographic Tour - U.S. Geological Survey Page description: Several thematic photographic tours of the Caribbean island of Navassa, compiled from photographs taken by USGS geologists Dr. Robert Halley and Don Hickey during their trip to the island as part of the Caribbean Quest expedition sponsored by the Discovery Channel.