Carbon cycle and karst geological environment

Author: Liu Zaihua
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book takes the understanding of the structure, function, operating mechanisms, and of the "karst dynamic system" as its main thread, guided by the theory of Earth system science and combining recent years of research work, to scientifically discuss and summarize the carbon cycle and karst geological environment. This book can serve as a reference for researchers in karst environments, global change, agricultural geology, and environmental geochemistry, as well as for university teachers, graduate students, and senior students. Based on a detailed elaboration of the concept, structure, function, and operating patterns of the karst dynamic system, this book focuses on discussing the dissolution of calcite and sedimentation dynamics mechanisms; studies the migration characteristics of CO2 at the interfaces of various layers in the karst surface zone and estimates the absorption of atmospheric CO2 by the surface karst dynamic system in China; discusses the formation of deep CO2 in western karst areas of China and its relationship with the surface karst dynamic system; uses stalagmite data to reconstruct the Younger Dryas event and Holocene monsoon climate change, studies the 200,000-year climate change stalagmite section in southern China, and investigates the environmental effects of different surface karst dynamic systems and the ecological restoration of karst rocky mountains in southwestern China.