Andrej Kranjc je bil eden vodilnih geografov svoje generacije na nacionalni in mednarodni ravni. Njegove raziskave zajemajo širok spekter tem, povezanih s kraško geomorfologijo, speleologijo in ...hidrologijo ter zgodovino krasoslovja in kraško terminologijo. V članku predstavljamo njegove plodne in aktivne raziskovalne dejavnosti, njegov prispevek h geografiji ter njegovo vlogo in pomen za krasoslovje. Za njegove raziskave in objave je bil počaščen z imenovanjem za člana Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti. Kranjc je s svojim znanstvenim, strokovnim in pedagoškim delom trajno zaznamoval slovensko geografijo ter pomembno prispeval k uveljavitvi krasoslovja v strokovni in širši javnosti. Njegovo delo je pripeljalo do številnih pomembnih pobud, kot sta Mednarodna krasoslovna šola in Doktorski študijski program Krasoslovje. Tudi po njegovi zaslugi je Slovenija prepoznana kot kraška država in je med vodilnimi v svetu na področju krasoslovja.
Planota Grabovica je korozijska uravnava v južnem delu Bosne in Hercegovine. Za celotno območje je značilen pretočni kras, kjer podzemni tokovi, ki ponikajo na Duvanjskem polju, odtekajo v smeri ...izvirov na Livanjskem polju. V tej raziskavi smo izdelali morfografske in morfometrične analize površinskih in podzemskih oblik, predvsem udornic, denudiranih jam ter aktivnih in reliktnih jamskih sistemov. Interpretirali smo morfogenezo in preteklo hidrološko delovanje proučevanega območja.
E.A. Martel (1859-1938) is rightly regarded as one of the most important people in the history of cave study. Writing in French, as he did, his work was little known in those parts of central Europe ...that were in the Austrian empire. Thus much of what he wrote about the Classical Karst was not readily accessible to those now living in that area. It is for that reason that this English translation of his 1894 publication has been made. Martel had been in Slovenia from 14 September 1893 to mid October. He was shown the principal caves and karst features of the region by Wilhelm Putick who had been exploring these places from 1886 onwards. This assistance had been authorised by Count Falkenhayn, the Minister of Agriculture in Wien. Such was the importance with which Martel was regarded internationally.
This is a very dull book. Like a dictionary, it contains only facts: facts that are not readily to be found elsewhere. People who are important in the study of caves and karst are known for what they ...did, what they wrote and whom they influenced. But as individuals they are often no more than a name. They may perhaps be recognized for other aspects, as a King perhaps, or a novelist or a famous doctor. Some, like Darwin or Freud, have changed the world in other ways~but very many had only normal quiet lives during which they also explored, studied or wrote about caves. It is they whose wider lives are difficult to trace and it is 4634 of them who are recorded here, with information from birth certificates, obituaries, unpublished letters and mentions by other people. It is their wider lives that help to show them as real people. In some cases their interest in caves was a part of their professional lives. In many others it provides stimulation and relaxation in otherwise busy lives. But in every case it was the same person and the same brain that enjoyed both~and it was both that made them the people they were. It is only from the biographical sources recorded here, that each person can be understood.
Članak daje pregled dijela speleoloških istraživanja na teritoriju Parka prirode "Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje". Uz pregled osnovnih značajki krškog reljefa i hidrografije, obrađene su značajke 51 ...speleološke pojave (spilje i jame). Prema nagibu kanal određene su vrste speleoloških pojava, zatim morfološki tipovi, analizirane dimenzije (duljina i dubina), hidrološke značajke, hidrogeološka uloga, vrste sedimenata, te utjecaj geološke građe terena na značajke istraženih spilja i jama.
The explored area is about 4 km east of Slunj town at the region known as Kordun Karst. This location stipulated the specific condition for the formation of the speleological objects in the south ...area of Grabovac Valley. The Grabovac Stream flows from the north to the south through the Grabovac Valley connected to the canyon of the river Korana. Partially the Grabovac Stream flows underground. In this area in the period of years 2000 and 2001 a member of Speleological society Karlovac (Karlovac, Croatia) explored three caves. The biggest is Ponor pod Kremenom Cave with total length of the channels of 1019 m. The underground part of the Grabovac Stream flows through its channels. In the south of the dry part of the valley there are two caves: Gornja Barićeva (260 m long) and Donja Barićeva (26 m long). Morphological characteristics indicate the dynamics of the formation of the cave system under the influence of the allogenic water. They are the result of the corrosion and erosion caused by the water of the underground part of Grabovac Stream during several phases. These tree caves are parts of one system in sense of speleogenesis. Six basic phases of the formation of the speleological objects can be established. The aim of this paper is to give the basic theses about the morphogenesis of these caves, particularly in relation to their geomorphological position.
This bilingual scientific monograph with many illustrations presents the Velika Pasica cave, located on the outskirts of the Gornji Ig village on the Krim massif, around 20 km south of Ljubljana, ...Slovenia. The book presents ecological, taxonomical and biodiversity studies, as well as morphological and historical facts referring to the cave. The cave is small for Slovenian standards, as it is only 105 metres long. On the basis of the specimens collected in the cave, 13 new species from terrestrial and aquatic habitats have been described so far. A considerable number, even on the global scale. The cave was first renowned for the rare cave-dwelling beetles, snails as well as other species. In 2000, a rich community of aquatic animals was discovered, which were not expected to be present there. Since 2006, there have been regular measurements of ecological parameters as well as sampling of fauna from four permanent drips. Fauna was washed-out from a thin layer of dolomite, from which the cave roof consists. The measurements include water and air temperature as well as discharge, measured in one hour intervals. Furthermore, 88 analyses of drip water and an equal number of fauna sampling were conducted. The measurements in the cave were being conducted simultaneously with the measurements of the meteorological parameters on the surface, in the immediate vicinity of the cave entrance.
Tijekom lipnja, srpnja i kolovoza 2021. godine Speleološka udruga „Kraševski zviri“ Ivanec uz potporu Komisije za speleologiju HPS-a i Varaždinske županije organizirala je „Speleološki kamp Ravna ...gora 2021“ (sjeverozapadna Hrvatska). Rezultat istraživanja bio je izrada speleoloških nacrta 16 speleoloških objekata (12 špilja i 4 jame), ukupne duljine preko 190 m podzemnih kanala i 40 m dubine. Veći broj speleoloških objekata pronađen je u ranijem razdoblju pretraživanjem terena (novopronađeni speleološki objekti), dok su pojedini speleološki objekti bili od ranije poznati (npr. špilja Vindija, jama Grobnica, Jurišina špilja).
Novačka pećina ili rjeđe zvana Poliprisedi pećina nalazi se na Ćićariji, području zvanom Novaština, nedaleko sela Dane. Naziv je dobila po napuštenom selu Novaki, koje se nalazilo između sela Dane i ...Jelovice na Ćićariji. Jedna je od najduljih istraženih pećina na području Ćićarije, duljine 430 m i dubine -84 m. Prva istraživanja pećine sežu još iz početka prošlog stoljeća gdje 20 i 30. tih godina pećinu u nekoliko navrata istražuju talijanski spelolozi iz Tršćanski klubova. Nakon Drugog svjetskog rata pećinu istražuje akademik Mirko Malez te je opisuje u Acta Geologica 2, pećine Ćićarije i Učke u Istri. Novija speleološka istraživanja Novačke pećine provode članovi Speleo kluba Had zajedno sa članovima Speleološkog društva Istra gdje pronalaskom novog kanala i izradom novog topografskog nacrta pećine dolaze do novih podataka o dubini i duljini pećine.
Glogova jama nalazi se na planini Sniježnica(1234 m) na krajnjem jugu Republike Hrvatske. Jama je speleološki istraživana 1984 i 2014 godine. Tom prilikom prevedena su i biospeleološka istraživanja. ...Svojom dubinom od 155 m spada u srednje velike vertikalne speleološke objekte. Značajno je stanište raznolike špiljske faune. Pretpostavljena moguća sličnost s špiljskom faunom koja dolazi na planini Orjen (Crna gora), pokazala se točnom.
U Glogovoj jami nađeno je ukupno 6 vrsta špiljskih kornjaša (Coleoptera), od kojih ovdje ističemo 5 vrsta zbog značajnog endemičnog karaktera i nalaza za podzemnu faunu čime je povećana biološka raznolikost Republike Hrvatske:
Minosaphaenops croaticus, nova je vrsta za znanost poznat samo s tipskog lokaliteta.
Blattochaeta mariani kusijanovici nova podvrsta poznata samo s tipskog lokaliteta.
Neotrechus hilfi, prvi nalaz za faunu Hrvatske, kasnije nađen i u špilji Jezero.
Antroherpon matulici prvi i jedini nalaz tog roda i vrste u Hrvatskoj.
Seracamaurops cadmei, vrsta je opisan iz špilje Jezero, živi i u Glogovoj jami, Endem je planine Sniježnice.
Od drugih vrsta špiljske faune, ustanovljeno 5 vrsta lažištipavaca, 1 vrsta pauka, razne vrste skokuna (Collembola) i druge još neobrađene vrste beskralješnjaka. U jami živi veliko jato žutokljunih galica Pyrrhocorax graculus.