Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2014, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (6): 1069-1082.doi: 10.1007/s11442-014-1139-6
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Fuyuan LIANG1(), Yunyan DU*2(
), Yong GE2, Ce LI3
Received:
2014-02-16
Accepted:
2014-07-12
Online:
2014-06-20
Published:
2014-06-20
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Author: Liang Fuyuan, PhD, specialized in geomorphology and GIS research. E-mail:
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Fuyuan LIANG, Yunyan DU, Yong GE, Ce LI. A quantitative morphometric comparison of cockpit and doline karst landforms[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2014, 24(6): 1069-1082.
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Table 1
Total number and occupying area of each type of landform entity in our four study areas"
Study area | Type of landscape | Total area (km2) | Landform entities | IH | CHs | IS | CSs | CHS | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guilin, Guangxi, China | Cockpit karst | 2537.14 | Number | 865 | 327 | 503 | 119 | 171 | 1985 |
Area (%) | 3.10 | 6.71 | 1.86 | 2.05 | 32.91 | 46.64 | |||
La Alianza, PR, USA | 278.72 | Number | 819 | 520 | 455 | 159 | 91 | 2044 | |
Area (%) | 3.01 | 10.77 | 2.60 | 3.21 | 18.04 | 37.63 | |||
Alvaton, KY, USA | Doline karst | 149.51 | Number | 103 | 31 | 320 | 103 | 35 | 592 |
Area (%) | 2.22 | 3.79 | 3.09 | 3.91 | 24.08 | 37.10 | |||
Oolitic, IN, USA | 9.72 | Number | 8 | 2 | 85 | 45 | 2 | 142 | |
Area (%) | 2.27 | 0.34 | 4.01 | 8.67 | 4.58 | 19.86 |
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