Jennings’Karst(1971, MIT Press) and current critical zone science

Abstract

Karst, written by J.N. (Joseph Newell) Jennings in the series entitled An Introduction to Systematic Geomorphology, provided a systematic introduction to the geomorphological features of karst and the processes by which it is formed. The many distinctive features of karst geomorphology are formed by the unusual solubility of the bedrock. Understanding the special nature of karst geomorphology is an important foundation for current critical zone studies that are aimed at comprehending the sophisticated linkage between lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere in a karst region.