Karst and karst groundwater resources in the Mediterranean

• Published in: Environmental earth sciences Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 5 - 14
• Main Author: Bakalowicz, Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2015; Springer
• Subjects: aquifers; basins; Biogeosciences; carbon dioxide; coasts; cold; drainage; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environmental Science and Engineering; Geochemistry; Geology; groundwater; Hydrology; Hydrology/Water Resources; karsts; Mediterranean region; rivers; salinity; Sciences of the Universe; sea level; sediments; tectonics; Terrestrial Pollution; Thematic Issue; valleys; weathering; Mediterranean region; MED; Europe, Mediterranean Region; Messinian Salinity Crisis; Mediterranean; Karst; Groundwater resources; Submarine spring

Karst landforms were first described and studied in Mediterranean regions, where these common landforms display their main hydrological characteristics. For this reason, Mediterranean karst is often considered to be the common reference. However, when we examine the general settings of Mediterranean...