Synopsis
This book provides an overview of covered karst types,covered karst features, functioning of covered karst features, the evolution ofcovered karst features and the development of covered karst reliefs. Theintroductory chapters present the characteristics of karst, the investigatedareas and the applied methods. The covered karsts are categorized according tothe quality and development of the superficial deposit and its geomorphologicalposition and environment. The morphology, development, functioning, sedimentdevelopment and the transformation of the karst features are presented. Therelationship between the covered karst formation and climate is analyzed; including the covered karst formation of the tundra climate, taiga climate,temperate zone climate, subtropical, tropical climate and thehigh mountains. The manifestation of the human activity on covered karsts ispresented.
