CUEVA DE VILLA LUZ, TABASCO, MEXICO: RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF AN ACTIVE SULFUR SPRING CAVE AND ECOSYSTEM

Cueva de Villa Luz (a.k.a. Cueva de las Sardinas) in Tabasco, Mexico, is a stream cave with over a dozen H2S-rich springs rising from the floor. Oxidation of the H2S in the stream results in abundant, suspended elemental sulfur in the stream, which is white and nearly opaque. Hydrogen sulfide concen...

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Main Authors: Hose, Louise D., Pisarowicz, James A.
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Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 1999
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/1259
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