Karst and global carbon cycle

Student will be familiar with global geochemical and biochemical carbon cycle and with role of karstification. He/she will be learnt about carbon fluxes on karst, loops that connect system components, role of karst as source, sink or reservoir of carbon, methodology of carbon flux measurements on karst surface and underground, impact of karstification on carbon isotopic ratio in water and cave atmosphere as well as consequences of climatic changes on carbon cycling on karst.
With acquired knowledge, student will be competent in the field of knowing state of the art in carbon cycle research, he/she will be skilled to measure carbon fluxes on karst areas and skilled to evaluate future impact of climate changes on karst carbon cycling

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• Biochemical and geochemical global carbon cycle
• Long-term and short-term carbon cycle – loops
• Role and importance of karst processes (dissolution and sinter/tufa deposition) in carbon cycling
• Quantitative physicochemical measurements of carbon fluxes on karst surface and underground
• Carbon cycling and carbon isotopic ratio
• Global and karstic aspect of carbon sources, sinks/storage/sequestration and reservoirs
• Natural and anthropogenic impact on carbon cycle
• Climate changes and carbon cycling on karst

Student will be able to perform his/her further fundamental and aplied research on carbon cycling on karst, he/she will be able to apply general measurement concepts on other similar research and to criticaly evaluate findings of related scientific disciplines.

• Dawson B., Spannagle M., 2009. The complete guide to climate change. Routledge, London/New York: 436 pp. Catalogue E-version
• Karst processes and the carbon cycle : IGCP 379. 1999. IGCP National Committee of Japan: 73 pp.
• Liu Z., Zhao J., 2000. Contribution of carbonate rock weathering to the atmospheric CO2 sink. Environmental Geology, 39, 9: 1053–1058. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002549900072 E-version
• Koceli A., Kanduč T., Verbovšek T., 2013. Anorganski ogljikov cikel v sistemu tla-kamnina-podzemna voda v kraško-razpoklinskih vodonosnikih = Inorganic carbon cycle in soil-rock-groundwater system in karst and fissured aquifers. Geologija 56/2: 219-228. https://doi.org/10.5474/geologija.2013.014 E-version
• Zavadlav S., Kanduč T., McIntosh J., Lojen S., 2013. Isotopic and chemical constraints on the biogeochemistry of dissolved inorganic carbon and chemical weathering in the karst watershed of Krka river (Slovenia). Aquatic Geochemistry 19/3: 209-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10498-013-9188-5 E-version
• Kanduč T., Ogrinc N., 2007. Hydrogeochemical characteristics of the River Sava watershed in Slovenia. Geologija 50/1: 157-177. https://doi.org/10.5474/geologija.2007.013 E-version
• Liu Z., Svensson U., Dreybrodt W., Daoxian Y., Buhmann D., 1995. Hydrodynamic control of inorganic calcite precipitation in Huanglong Ravine, China: Field measurements and theoretical prediction of deposition rates. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 59: 3087-3097. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(95)00198-9
• Prelovšek M., 2012. The dynamics of the present-day speleogenetic processes in the stream caves of Slovenia. ZRC Publishing, Ljubljana: 152 pp. E-version
• Faimon J., Ličbinska M., Zajiček P., Sracek O., 1012. Partial pressure of CO2 in epikarstic zone deduced from hydrogeochemistry of permanent drips, the Moravian karst, Czech republic. Acta Carsologica 41, 1: 47-57. E-version
• Ferlan M., 2013. The use of micro-meteorological methods for the monitoring of the carbon fluxes in Karst ecosystems (PhD Thesis). Ljubljana: 102 pp. E-version
• Gregorič A., Vaupotič J., Gabrovšek F., 2013. Reasons for large fluctuation of radon and CO2 levels in a dead-end passage of a karst cave (Postojna Cave, Slovenia). Natural hazards and earth system sciences 13/2: 287-297. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-287-2013 E-version
• Vodnik D., Videmšek U., Pintar M., Maček I., Pfanz H., 2009. The characteristics of soil CO2 fluxes at a site with natural CO2 enrichment. Geoderma 150: 32–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.01.005 E-version
• Urbanc J., Trček B., Pezdič J., Lojen S., 1997. Dissolved inorganic carbon isotope composition of waters. Acta Carsologica 26/1: 236-256. E-version
• Gams I., Kogovšek J., 1998. The dynamics of flowstone deposition in the Slovenien caves. Acta Carsologica 27/1: 229-324.

Oral exam (80 %) – it is intended to evaluate the knowledge attained by a student through lectures as well as his capacity of understanding, critical evaluation, articulation and expression of acquired knowledge. Condition to take examination is seminar work (20 %) on carbon cycling on karst or approach to carbon flux measurements.

Full Professor of Karstology.

Bibliography:

https://bib.cobiss.net/bibliographies/si/webBiblio/bib201_20211120_230302_a2912867.html

KNEZ, Martin, SLABE, Tadej, TORAB, Magdy, FAYAD, Noura Hamdy. Karst rock relief of Qara and White desert (Western desert of Egypt) = Kraški skalni relief v Qari in Beli puščavi (Zahodna puščava v Egiptu). Acta carsologica. [Tiskana izd.]. 2023, [vol.] 52, [no.] 2/3, str. 197-217, ilustr., zvd. ISSN 0583-6050. https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/article/view/12796/11894, DOI: 10.3986/ac.v52i2-3.12796. [COBISS.SI-ID 178797315]
KNEZ, Martin, LIU, Hong, SLABE, Tadej. Clustered stone forest in Pu Dou Chun (Yunnan, China) = Gručasti kamniti gozd v Fižolji vasi (Pu Dou Chun, Junan, Kitajska). Acta carsologica. [Tiskana izd.]. 2022, vol. 51, no. 1, str. 47-63, ilustr. ISSN 0583-6050. https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/article/view/10688/10597, http://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:doc-Y41SNY09, DOI: 10.3986/ac.v51i1.10688. [COBISS.SI-ID 133496323]
SLABE, Tadej, KNEZ, Martin, DRAME, Leon. Development model of rock relief on thick horizontal and gently sloping rock strata exposed to rain = Razvojni model skalnega reliefa debelega vodoravnega in malo nagnjenega sklada kamnine, ki je izpostavljena dežju. Acta carsologica. [Tiskana izd.]. 2021, vol. 50, no. 2/3, str. 209-230, ilustr. ISSN 0583-6050. https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/article/view/9308/9659, http://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:doc-W7VPJ05Q, DOI: 10.3986/ac.v50i2-3.9308. [COBISS.SI-ID 90835971]
KNEZ, Martin, SLABE, Tadej, TRAJANOVA, Mirka, AKIMOVA, Tatjana, KALMYKOV, Igor. The karren peeling off on marbles in Altai (Altai Republic, Russian Federation) = Luščenje škrapelj na marmorjih v Altaju (Altajska republika, Ruska federacija). Acta carsologica. [Tiskana izd.]. 2020, letn. 49, št. 1, str. 11-38, ilustr. ISSN 0583-6050. https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/carsologica/article/view/7197/8248, DOI: 10.3986/ac.v49i1.7197. [COBISS.SI-ID 35064323]
BLATNIK, Matej, CULVER, David C., GABROVŠEK, Franci, KNEZ, Martin, KOGOVŠEK, Blaž, KOGOVŠEK, Janja, LIU, Hong, MAYAUD, Cyril, MIHEVC, Andrej, MULEC, Janez, ALJANČIČ, Magdalena, OTONIČAR, Bojan, PETRIČ, Metka, PIPAN, Tanja, PRELOVŠEK, Mitja, RAVBAR, Nataša, SHAW, Trevor R., SLABE, Tadej, ŠEBELA, Stanka, ZUPAN HAJNA, Nadja, KNEZ, Martin (urednik), OTONIČAR, Bojan (urednik), PETRIČ, Metka (urednik), PIPAN, Tanja (urednik), SLABE, Tadej (urednik). Karstology in the classical karst. Cham: Springer, cop. 2020. XII, 222 str., ilustr., zvd., graf. prikazi. Advances in karst science. ISBN 978-3-030-26826-8. ISSN 2511-2066. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-26827-5. [COBISS.SI-ID 17912067]