Cavers and geoconservation: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales

Philip J. Murphy; Andrew T. Chamberlain

doi:10.1144/SP300.16

Cavers and geoconservation: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales

Philip J. Murphy, Andrew T. Chamberlain

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Caves are important as they preserve archaeological and palaeoenvironmental data otherwise lost from the land surface. The fragile nature and limited extent of cave deposits is often not appreciated by non-specialists and the activities of the main group of cave visitors (sporting cavers) are viewed as damaging to the cave interior deposits. Potential threats to the cave interior deposits of the Yorkshire Dates National Park including caver activity are reviewed. It is concluded that sporting cavers have added greatly to our knowledge of the archaeological record contained in the caves. They appreciate the value of the underground environment and take steps to preserve the cave interior deposits. Any geoconservation strategy that deals with caves must involve the caving community. © The Geological Society of London 2008.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Geological Society Special Publication\|Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ.
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Geological Society
Pages	207-215
Number of pages	8
Volume	300
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1144/SP300.16
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Murphy, P. J., & Chamberlain, A. T. (2008). Cavers and geoconservation: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales. In Geological Society Special Publication|Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ. (Vol. 300, pp. 207-215). Geological Society . https://doi.org/10.1144/SP300.16

Murphy, Philip J. ; Chamberlain, Andrew T. / Cavers and geoconservation: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales : The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales. Geological Society Special Publication|Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ.. Vol. 300 London : Geological Society , 2008. pp. 207-215

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Murphy, PJ & Chamberlain, AT 2008, Cavers and geoconservation: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales. in Geological Society Special Publication|Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ.. vol. 300, Geological Society , London, pp. 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP300.16

Cavers and geoconservation: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales. / Murphy, Philip J.; Chamberlain, Andrew T.
Geological Society Special Publication|Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ.. Vol. 300 London: Geological Society , 2008. p. 207-215.

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Murphy PJ, Chamberlain AT. Cavers and geoconservation: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales: The history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales. In Geological Society Special Publication|Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ.. Vol. 300. London: Geological Society . 2008. p. 207-215 doi: 10.1144/SP300.16