ZONES OF KARSTIFICATION

Cviji… (1926, 1960)

distinguishes three zones of karstification:

1) dry zone in the upper part of the karst with caves almost completely dry;

2) transition zone where water flows downstream almost permanently; and

3) deep zone with slow downstream flow and local siphons [20].

Synonyms:(French.)zonesdekarstification; (German.)ZonederVerkarstung; (Greek.)zonikarstikopiiseos; (Italian.)zoneidrogeologiche; (Spanish.)zonadekarstificación; (Turkish.) karstlaÕma kuÕa™2; (Yugoslavian.)zonekarstifikacije.