Microclimatic characterization of a karstic cave: Human impact on microenvironmental parameters of a prehistoric rock art cave (Candamo Cave, northern Spain)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 231-242

  Hoyos, M ^a   Canaveras J C ^a   Sanchez Moral S ^a   Sanz Rubio, E ^a   Soler, V ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human induced changes; Natural environmental changes; Tourist cave; Visitor capacity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CAVES; CLIMATE CHANGE; DETERIORATION; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; RADON;

CANDAMO CAVE; HUMAN INDUCED CHANGES; KARSTIC CAVES; PALEOLITHIC PAINTINGS; TOURIST CAVES; VISITOR CAPACITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CAVE PRESERVATION; KARST; ROCK ART;

SPAIN;

EID: 2642590955     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050242     Document Type: Article

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