چشم اندازهاي كارستي حوضه اخلمد و مديريت محيطي آن

Karst Landscapes in Akhlamad Basin and its Environmental management

The geomorphology of karst studies the particular morpho-hydrological features in the soluble rocks (more often carbonate). Karst features are the result of the intraction among numerous climatic phenomena and elements as well as geological conditions in the interface of limestone terrains. Karst is a complex system as its development is governed by a complicated network of feedback loops. The engine that empowers its natural processes is the hydrological cycle and cold. This paper is an attempt to study the different factors that affect the development of karst features as well as the dominant morphogenetic systems in Akhlamad; moreover, it analyzes the phenomena resulted from the karst erosion and its place in karst cycle. In this way, Akhlamad basin is evaluated from the view of the geomorphological and natural morphodynamic developments in order to determine its dominant processes. Finally it turns to the relationship between morpho-hydrological perspectives of the karst erosion and the environmental management. Also it points out the necessity of extreme awareness and precision on the part of the planners, decisionmakers and environmental managers who are somehow involved in developing and reclamation the karst basins.