The scope of the present paper is exactly that of briefly mentioning the principal scientific researches in caves which can be, and in many cases are, being undertaken worldwide and to see how it would be possible to improve scientific cave research in the near future in a quantitative and qualitative way. But the most important problem the pure and applied scientific research will have to resolve even before improving its presence inside caves is the preservation of the cave environment. To ensure a satisfying preservation of caves and karst for the future generations it is necessary that the Speleological Community will cause a voluntarily worldwide control and/or limit to the activities to be performed in caves and this should be the main target of the whole Scientific Community in the near future.
Forti P. (2008). Speleology: a powerful tool in scientific research. JEJU ISLAND : Cave Research Institute of Korea.
Speleology: a powerful tool in scientific research
FORTI, PAOLO
2008
Abstract
The scope of the present paper is exactly that of briefly mentioning the principal scientific researches in caves which can be, and in many cases are, being undertaken worldwide and to see how it would be possible to improve scientific cave research in the near future in a quantitative and qualitative way. But the most important problem the pure and applied scientific research will have to resolve even before improving its presence inside caves is the preservation of the cave environment. To ensure a satisfying preservation of caves and karst for the future generations it is necessary that the Speleological Community will cause a voluntarily worldwide control and/or limit to the activities to be performed in caves and this should be the main target of the whole Scientific Community in the near future.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
