Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-38).
Note
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Nature.NPS.gov website, viewed October 30, 2019).
Contents
Executive summary -- Introduction. Purpose of the Geologic Resources Evaluation Program -- Regional description -- General geology -- Park history -- Geologic issues. Water contamination -- Cave preservation -- Water supply and Rattlesnake Springs -- Mineral resources -- Paleontological resources -- Bats and bat habitat management -- Microbes and Lechuguilla Cave -- Guides and maps for interpretation -- Carlsbad Caverns National Park planning documents -- Geologic features and processes. Formation of Carlsbad Cavern -- Speleothems -- Park caves -- Caves outside the park -- Permian reef features -- Fossils -- Structural features -- Map unit properties. Map unit properties table -- Geologic history -- Glossary -- References -- Appendix A : Geologic map graphic -- Appendix B : Scoping summary.
