Jennings' Karst (1971, MIT Press) and current critical zone science. (February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dai, Jingyu
• Other Names: Liu Hongyan guest-editor.; Peng Jian guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Progress in physical geography. Volume 45:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 115
• Page End: 121
• Publication Date: 2021-02
• Subjects: Bedrock solubility -- biogeography -- critical zone science -- geomorphology -- karst; Physical geography -- Periodicals; 910.02
• DOI: 10.1177/0309133320977785
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0309-1333

Abstract

Karst, written by J.N. (Joseph Newell) Jennings in the series entitled An Introduction to Systematic Geomorphology, provided a systematic introduction to the geomorphological features of karst and the processes by which it is formed. The many distinctive features of karst geomorphology are formed by the unusual solubility of the bedrock. Understanding the special nature of karst geomorphology is an important foundation for current critical zone studies that are aimed at comprehending the sophisticated linkage between lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere in a karst region.