CAVE AND KARST EVOLUTION IN THE ALPS AND THEIR RELATION TO PALEOCLIMATE AND PALEOTOPOGRAPHy RAZVOJ JAM IN KRASA V ALPAH V LUČI PALEOKLIME IN PALEOTOPOGRAFIJE

tion in the Alps and their relation to paleoclimate and paleo-topography Progress in the understanding of cave genesis processes, as well as the intensive research carried out in the Alps during the last decades, permit to summarize the latest knowledge about Alpine caves. The phreatic parts of cave systems develop close to the karst water table, which depends on the spring position, which in turn is generally related to the valley bottom. Thus