Conference Proceedings

ASF Biennial Conference No 8 - 1970
Sandy Bay, Tasmania

The 8th ASF Biennial Conference was held between the 27th and 31st of December 1970 and was held at the Hutchins School Boarding House, Sandy Bay, Tasmania.  The Proceedings were edited and produced by the Tasmanian Caverneering Club, and were published in February 1972.

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Contents of Conference Proceedings:

Editorial - p.3

Geology and Geomorphology

Tasmanian karst areas - A Goede - p.5

Some geochemical aspects of limestone solution - N. White - p.10

Lave caves in North Queensland - A. Watt - p.18

Investigation of a water table in the Bungonia limestone - W. Counsell - p.25

Search and Rescue Techniques, Caving Techniques

Search and rescue in Tasmania - D. Turner - p.30

Importance of communications in a cave rescue - P. Robertson - p.32

Advances in caving techniques - A. Pavey - p.35

Photographic Technique and Travelogues

Photography in wet caves - R. Woolhouse - p.46

Caves and karst of Central Europe - J. Dunkley - p.48

Caves and karst in Switzerland - W. Grimm - p.49

Conservation

Mount Etna campaign, 1969-70 - A. Graham - p.52

Conservation pressures at Buchan - N. White - p.55

Some economic principles in conservation issues - J.R. Dunkley - p.57

A quantitative approach to cave conservation - J. Seabrook - p.61

Cave Biology

(a) Vertebrate biology

Fossil research at Victoria Cave, Naracoorte, S.A. - R. Wells - p.63

Naracoorte bat populations - E. Hamilton-Smith - p.66

(b) Invertebrate biology

Notes on Australian cave harvestmen - G.S. Hun - p.76

Southern cave beetle fauna in perspective - B.P. Moore - p.81

Distribution and possible origins of Tasmanian cave crickets - A.M. Richards - p.85

Distribution of Tasmanian cave fauna - A Goede - p.88

Aspects of the Australian cavernicolous fauna - E. Hamilton-Smith - p.93