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Mammoth Cave Ecology

Helf, K., Olson, R. and Toomey, R.

Record Number:
5278
Year:
2020
Journal:
Conservation of Fragile Karst Resources Proceedings 12
URL:
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/con_karst_res_proc/con_karst_pro_2020/day_two/12
Abstract:
Description Park specialists and participants explored the ecological aspects of surface and subsurface locations in Mammoth Cave National Park. The trip focused on the interconnected nature of surface and subsurface ecosystems in a karst landscape, resource protection issues, and long-term monitoring strategies being implemented at Mammoth Cave National Park. Examples discussed included regional and local human influences, processes linking surface and subsurface ecosystems, known subsurface communities, and potential vital signs. Leaders: Kurt Helf, Ecologist, Cumberland Piedmont Network, Rick Olson, Ecologist, Mammoth Cave National Park, and Rick Toomey, Cave Resource Management Specialist, Mammoth Cave National Park Comments This presentation was part of the Virtual Field Excursions Session: Though virtual tours cannot replace the physical experience of visiting Mammoth Cave National Park and the Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve, our field trip leaders presented tour highlights, discussed related topics, and answered questions.
Times Cited:
3
Relevent Species:
Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay 1842Amblyopsis hoosieri Niemiller, Prejean and Chakrabarty 2014 in Chakrabarty, Prejean and Niemiller 2014Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard 1859