Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Huge free caving and cave science repository

Paolo Forti and the Italian Institute of Speleology, supported by the European Speleological  Federation,  developed presentations covering almost all topics of caving and cave science in order to educate people. (see below for the list)

These presentations range in difficulty from beginner to more advanced level and are free for use (licensed under a Creative Commens license). They are available in following languages: French, Italian, English, Spanish.

They were distributed at the International Congress of Speleology in Kerrville (2009), but are now available for everyone through the SSI Documents website. Just click on your desired language above to create a log-in and subscribe to the desired course.



The following list is available for download, please note that not all courses are translated yet in all languages.

  •  History of Speleology
  •  Evolution of Speleology in Italy
  •  Speleology and scientific research
  •  The karst process
  •  Dolines and large karst forms
  •  Karren: Landforms sculpted in rock
  •  Karst landscapes and geo-ecosystems
  •  Italian karst phenomena
  •  Speleogenesis in carbonate rocks
  •  Structure and morphology of karst systems
  •  Chemical deposits in caves
  •  Speleothems - part I
  •  Speleothems - part II
  •  Speleothems and scientific research
  •  Climatic archives in caves
  •  Hypogenic caves
  •  Sampling or not?
  •  Marine caves
  •  Karst phenomena in flysch
  •  Caves in gypsum
  •  Karst phenomena in evaporites
  •  Speleogenesis in quartzites and siliceous rocks
  •  Volcanic caves
  •  Karst in glaciers
  •  Cave-mines and mine-caves
  •  Caving techniques I
  •  Caves: basic climbing techniques with srt
  •  Cave diving
  •  First aid in caves
  •  History of biospeleology
  •  Sampling and documenting cave fauna
  •  Systematics and adaptation of subterranean life
  •  The hypogean ecosystem and its conservation
  •  Troglophile bats
  •  Temperature in caves
  •  Aquifers in carbonate rocks
  •  Monitoring karst aquifers
  •  Hazard and vulnerability in karst areas
  •  Artificial tracers
  •  Cave sediments
  •  The archaeological importance of caves
  •  Palaeontology in caves
  •  Human impact in caves
  •  Management of show caves
  •  Weathering and speleogenesis in poorly soluble rocks
  •  Collecting in speleology
  •  Digital photography in caves
  •  Documenting subterranean environments: video
  •  Speleological documentation
  •  Speleological research and parks
  •  Sight unseen: the microbial wonderland of caves
  •  Prevention of accidents in caves

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Huge free caving and cave science repository

Paolo Forti and the Italian Institute of Speleology, supported by the European Speleological  Federation,  developed presentations covering almost all topics of caving and cave science in order to educate people. (see below for the list)

These presentations range in difficulty from beginner to more advanced level and are free for use (licensed under a Creative Commens license). They are available in following languages: French, Italian, English, Spanish.

They were distributed at the International Congress of Speleology in Kerrville (2009), but are now available for everyone through the SSI Documents website. Just click on your desired language above to create a log-in and subscribe to the desired course.



The following list is available for download, please note that not all courses are translated yet in all languages.

  •  History of Speleology
  •  Evolution of Speleology in Italy
  •  Speleology and scientific research
  •  The karst process
  •  Dolines and large karst forms
  •  Karren: Landforms sculpted in rock
  •  Karst landscapes and geo-ecosystems
  •  Italian karst phenomena
  •  Speleogenesis in carbonate rocks
  •  Structure and morphology of karst systems
  •  Chemical deposits in caves
  •  Speleothems - part I
  •  Speleothems - part II
  •  Speleothems and scientific research
  •  Climatic archives in caves
  •  Hypogenic caves
  •  Sampling or not?
  •  Marine caves
  •  Karst phenomena in flysch
  •  Caves in gypsum
  •  Karst phenomena in evaporites
  •  Speleogenesis in quartzites and siliceous rocks
  •  Volcanic caves
  •  Karst in glaciers
  •  Cave-mines and mine-caves
  •  Caving techniques I
  •  Caves: basic climbing techniques with srt
  •  Cave diving
  •  First aid in caves
  •  History of biospeleology
  •  Sampling and documenting cave fauna
  •  Systematics and adaptation of subterranean life
  •  The hypogean ecosystem and its conservation
  •  Troglophile bats
  •  Temperature in caves
  •  Aquifers in carbonate rocks
  •  Monitoring karst aquifers
  •  Hazard and vulnerability in karst areas
  •  Artificial tracers
  •  Cave sediments
  •  The archaeological importance of caves
  •  Palaeontology in caves
  •  Human impact in caves
  •  Management of show caves
  •  Weathering and speleogenesis in poorly soluble rocks
  •  Collecting in speleology
  •  Digital photography in caves
  •  Documenting subterranean environments: video
  •  Speleological documentation
  •  Speleological research and parks
  •  Sight unseen: the microbial wonderland of caves
  •  Prevention of accidents in caves