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karst

Terrain characterised by sinkholes, caves and springs, developed most commonly in carbonate rocks, where significant dissolution of the rock has occurred due to flowing water.

Source: Jennings 1985; Culver et al. 1995; Fetter 2001 as referenced in M Tomlinson and A Boulton 2008, Subsurface groundwater dependent ecosystems: a review of biodiversity, ecological processes and ecosystem services, National Water Commission Waterlines Occasional Paper No. 8, October 2008

This definition applies to:

• Glossary for Water data: National Atlas of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems

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