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research planned for 2001 was carried out in the surroundings of the
village of Hong Lin, in the county of Qianxi (Guizhou). This territory
had been partially explored during the previous expedition. The members
of the expedition first spent a few days in Guiyang for the 60th anniversary
of the foundation of the Guizhou Normal University. Some lectures in
geology, speleogenesis and biospeleology were also given during this
brief stay before the team travelled to the village of Hong Lin. The
specific aim of the project was the study of the dynamics of the subterranean
ecosystems which are completely unknown in this area. Four of the largest
caves explored during the “Guizhou 2000” expedition were
monitored during the twenty-day stay and seven kilometres of new caves
were charted. Fauna and physio-chemical data were collected within these
caves.
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