From sink to resurgence: the buffering capacity of a cave system in the Tongass national forest, USA

• Published in: Acta Carsologica
• Main Authors: Melissa R. Hendrickson, Chris Groves
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2011
• Subjects: Petrology; QE420-499; Stratigraphy; QE640-699; Prince of Wales Island; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3986/ac.v40i2.23; https://doaj.org/article/8b008492f5ed4cd6a04bf4931d60e8bf

The Tongass National Forest of Southeast Alaska, USA, provides a unique environment for monitoring the impact of the cave system on water quality and biological productivity. The accretionary terrane setting of the area has developed into a complex and heterogeneous geologic landscape which includes...