Extent and spatial distribution of karst in Slovenia

Gostinčar, Petra (author), Stepišnik, Uroš (author)

This study investigates the spatial distribution of karst in Slovenia using advanced GIS tech-nologies and accurate lithology, hydrology, and digital reliefdata. Previous approaches led to an incompleteunderstanding of karst distribution, as they focused on carbonate lithologies and surface features. Our inte-grated two-step identification method, involving GIS layer overlays and manual review of lithology data,resulted in a comprehensive digital spatial database. We found that karst covers 49.7% of Slovenia’s totalarea, with a diverse range of associated lithologies. This research has important implications for manag-ing and protecting karst aquifers, forest planning, agricultural subsidies, and glacial geomorphology studies,and enables further processing and enhancement by the karst research community.

• Language: English
• Keywords: geomorphology, karst, GIS technology, lithology, classification of karst
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication date: 01.01.2023
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: Str. 111–129
• Numbering: 63, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-164541
• UDC: 913:551.435.88(497.4)
• ISSN on article: 1581-6613
• DOI: 10.3986/AGS.11679
• COBISS.SI-ID: 171726595
• Publication date in RUL: 30.10.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Acta geographica Slovenica
• Shortened title: Acta geogr. Slov.
• Publisher: Geografski inštitut Antona Melika ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti
• ISSN: 1581-6613
• COBISS.SI-ID: 124775936

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Obseg in prostorska porazdelitev krasa v Sloveniji

Abstract

Ta raziskava preučuje prostorsko razporeditev krasa v Sloveniji z uporabo naprednihtehnologij GIS ter natančnih litoloških, hidroloških in digitalnih podatkov o reliefu. Dosedanji pristopiso vodili k nepopolnemu razumevanju razširjenosti krasa, saj so se osredotočali na karbonatno litologijoin značilnosti površja. Naša integrirana dvostopenjska metoda identifikacije, ki vključuje prekrivanjeslojevGIS in ročni pregled litoloških podatkov, je privedla do celovite digitalne prostorske baze podatkov.Ugotovili smo, dakras pokriva 49,7% celotnega ozemlja Slovenije, z raznoliko paleto pripadajočih litologij.Ta raziskava ima pomembne implikacije za upravljanje in varovanje kraških vodonosnikov, načrtovanjegozdov, kmetijske subvencije in ledeniške geomorfološke študije ter omogoča nadaljnjo obdelavo in nad-gradnjo s strani krasoslovcev.

• Keywords: geomorfologija, kras, geografski informacijski sistemi, litologija, klasifikacija krasa