"Until the era of modern speleology, pits often stopped incursions into caves, " according to The Atlas of the Great Caves of the World.
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His main contribution to speleology in later years was theoretical rather than practical and he contributed much to the theory of the origin and development of caves.
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The SUI publishes a scientific journal, " Irish Speleology ", and grant aid is often provided by the organisation for international caving expeditions.
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It is named after the French explorer and scientist �douard-Alfred Martel, who is considered the founding father of speleology ( the study of caves ).
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The " International Journal of Speleology " is divided into four sections : Botany-Microbiology, Zoology, Geology-Geomorphology, and Abstract-News.
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In 1932 his work was published as part of a series of speleology monographs " " ( Biology of the Aggtelek stalactite cave Baradla in Hungary ).
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In 2004, the penetrated depth was increased on each of three expeditions, when a Ukrainian team crossed the mark for the first time in the history of speleology.
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In speleology, cave passages formed in the vadose zone tend to be canyon-like in shape, as the water dissolves bedrock on the floor of the passage.
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He was also a member of several Speleological and Conservation societies such as the French Federation of Speleology, the Explorers Club and the National Speleological Society ( USA ).
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He obtained what he considered to be the best speleology equipment, brought in from Czechoslovakia, and started to embark on a more coherent project than solitary hobby speleology.
