Editing Karst (section)

==Karst studies==
The study of the various aspects of karst regions is called karst studies,<ref>{{cite web |title=Karst Studies |url=https://floridadep.gov/fgs/research/content/karst-studies |website=Florida Department of Environmental Protection |access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref> karst science,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gunn |first1=John |title=Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science |date=2004 |publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn |location=New York}}</ref> or karstology.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gilli |first1=Éric |title=Karstology: Karsts, Caves and Springs |date=2015 |publisher=CRC Press |location=Boca Raton, FL}}</ref> This includes biological, chemical,  ecological, geomorphological, hydrogeological, hydrological, political, socio-economical, and other processes over a variety of spatial and temporal scales in karst regions, with the purpose of understanding karst aquifers and ecosystems, and the development of the surface and underground structure, so that the environment can be protected and human activities planned effectively.<ref>{{cite report |last=Bonacci |first=Ognjen |date=2019 |title=Karstology -how can it help in sustainable development? |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338149576_Karstology_-how_can_it_help_in_sustainable_development }}</ref> Prominent karst researchers include [[Jovan Cvijić]] and [[William Morris Davis]].