Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts on Cave Climates. Postojna and Predjama Show Caves (Slovenia)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Purpose of research
3. Similar studies Worldwide
4. Methods
5. Micro-climatic monitoring in show caves
6. Sustainable use of show caves
7. Conclusions

Authors

Stanka Sebela Professor, University of Nova Gorica and University of Primorska, Faculty of Humanities, Slovenia. Dr. Stanka Sebela has worked at ZRC SAZU (Karst Research Institute, Postojna, Slovenia) since 1988 and is currently professor at University of Nova Gorica and University of Primorska, Faculty of Humanities. She received her PhD in geology in 1995 (University of Ljubljana). Her research interests are: karst geology, geological mapping, monitoring of active tectonic structures, micro-climatic monitoring of caves, and sustainable use of caves for tourism. In 1998, she gained a post-doctoral Fulbright grant at USGS (Reston, Virginia) and Desert Research Institute (Nevada). She has scientific experience from exchange projects with University of Nevada Las Vegas (USA), Yunnan University (Kunming, China), Institute of Rock Structures and Mechanics (Czech Republic), M. Nodia Institute of Geophysics, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia), and others. Recently she has been involved in EC H2020 research infrastructure projects EPOS IP (European Plate Observing System Implementation Phase) and EPOS SP (European Plate Observing System Sustainability Phase).