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A Karst topography is formed when rock (often limestone) is dissolved, causing small fissures within the surface structure. This fissures channel water, leading to subsurface flow within cave-like structures. | A Karst topography is formed when rock (often limestone) is dissolved, causing small fissures within the surface structure. This fissures channel water, leading to subsurface flow within cave-like structures. Karst springs are formed when water exits the subterranean matrix and forms surface pools. | ||
===Microbial Inhabitants=== | ===Microbial Inhabitants=== | ||
===References=== | ===References=== |
Revision as of 16:15, 27 March 2010
Introduction
A Karst topography is formed when rock (often limestone) is dissolved, causing small fissures within the surface structure. This fissures channel water, leading to subsurface flow within cave-like structures. Karst springs are formed when water exits the subterranean matrix and forms surface pools.