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https://doi.org/10.15291/geoadria.23

Spatial distribution and density of dolines in the southeastern Velebit area

Jelena Marković
Neven Bočić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-6102-5330 ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno matematički fakultet, Geografski odsjek
Mladen Pahernik orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-7527-305X ; Hrvatsko vojno učilište „Dr. Franjo Tuđman“


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Dolines are considered to be among the most prominent karst formations, which is why they can serve as diagnostic forms of karst. Their spatial distribution and density are important indicators of an area’s degree of karstification, as well as of an overall geomorphological development. The aim of this paper is to determine the spatial distribution and the density of dolines, and also to analyse the influence of geological structure and morphometric features of the terrain (hypsometry, slope inclination, relative relief) on the spatial distribution of dolines in the area of southeastern Velebit. Moreover, for the first time with regards to the Croatian karst, the spatial distribution of dolines was compared with the spatial distribution of entrances into caves in the southeastern Velebit’s area of Crnopac. The data on the dolines’ position were adopted from 1:25,000 scaled topographic maps. All data were digitalised and analysed with ArcGIS 10.1 software in the GIS laboratory of the Geographic Department of the Faculty of Science in Zagreb. The research showed a strong influence of morphometric parameters of the relief on dolines’ density. The most prominent occurrence of dolines is linked with the areas ranging from 1000 to 1200 meters of altitude, slope inclination lower than 2° and the relative relief of 100 – 200 m per km2. Furthermore, the highest density of dolines was recorded in the Jurassic carbonate layers, while it was determined that the zones of main faults do not have a significant influence on the increase of dolines’ density. A high degree of correlation was determined by comparing spatial distributions and density
of dolines and entrances into caves.

Ključne riječi

doline; karst; caves and pits; geomorphology; doline density; Velebit; Dinaric karst; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

168754

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/168754

Datum izdavanja:

18.10.2016.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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