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Wittenberg University geology students use Electrical Resistivity Ground Imaging to look for cave passages near the park.

Park staff and the MCICSL Research Director discuss using light detectors to monitor the use of backcountry caves.

Mammoth Cave ecologist, Rick Olson, sets up an experimental apparatus to measure the amount of algae growth that occurs under different lighting conditions. MCICSL is co-lead on this project, which is also taking place at four other national parks.

In October 2008, Mammoth Cave National Park Superintendent Pat Reed presented a paper at the National Congress of the Asociacion Cuevas Turisticas Espanolas (Association of Spanish Tourist Caves) in Santander, Spain. The paper focused on the importance of science-informed decision making in the management of Mammoth Cave National Park's resources.

A 2007 Geoscience Teacher in the Park intern documents the location of a spring. During the summer, the Geoscience Teacher Interns obtained GPS coordinates for many of the springs located on the park. The data were used to create a springs dataset to be used by park resource managers.

A researcher talks to a TSU biology class about her current research on cave crickets, cave beetles, and one of the species of spiders that can be found in the cave.

Kentucky Association for Environmental Education 2007 conference participants had the opportunity to attend an all day field experience at Mammoth Cave National Park. One of the stops included a roadside geology lesson.

Researchers study historical signatures in the cave to learn more about who was visiting Mammoth Cave in the 1800s and where they were from. Today it is illegal to sign your name in the cave and doing so is considered an act of vandalism.

The Cumberland Piedmont Network's Cave Ecologist and a Science and Resources Management intern participate in an ongoing cave cricket inventory and monitoring project.

A Science and Resources Management intern collects a water sample from inside the cave. The data from this project will help researchers determine where the water that drips on some of the cave trails comes from.

Participants in a public workshop about the cultural resources at Mammoth Cave learn about the work of the CCC camps.

An advanced science middle school class is working with MCICSL staff to conduct research on the flow patterns of one of Mammoth Cave's underground research. Their project involves collecting data in underground rivers and in the Green River.

Mammoth Cave National Park is planning to install to install an exhibits section in its new Visitor Center. Filming for the audio visual portion of the exhibits was done in 2010.

The following papers, proceedings, abstracts, and other publications have been written by MCICSL staff or other scientists. They provide an overview of the many different fields of research conducted at Mammoth Cave National Park. Whenever possible, direct links to the publications have been provided. When direct links to the publications were not available, links to the abstracts have been provided instead. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view many of the publications. Click here to download a free copy of Adobe Reader.

General MCICSL Information	Research Summaries	Journal Articles
Conference Proceedings	Theses and Dissertations	Posters
Abstracts for Conference Presentations	Field Trip Guides

General MCICSL Information

Overview Brochure

2010 Report

2009 Report

2008 Report

2007 Report

2006 Report

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Research Summaries

Restoring American Chestnuts
Population and Health of Butternuts at Mammoth Cave National Park
2008 Emerald Ash Borer Monitoring
Allegheny Woodrat Monitoring
Cave Cricket Monitoring

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Journal Articles

Fabio ES, Arthur MA, Rhoades CC. 2009. Influence of Moisture Regime and Tree Species Composition on Nitrogen Cycling Dynamics in Hardwood Forests of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39(2): 330-341.

White WB, Vito C, Scheetz BE. 2009. The Mineralogy and Trace Element Chemistry of Black Manganese Oxide Deposits From Caves. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 71(2): 136-143.

Willey P, Watson PJ, Crothers, G, Stolen J. 2009. Holocene Human Footprints in North America. Ichnos 16(1): 70-75.

Worthington SRH. 2009. Diagnostic Hydrogeologic Characteristics of a Karst Aquifer (Kentucky, USA). Hydrogeology Journal 17(7): 1665-1678.

Ross-Davis A, Huang Z, McKenna J, Ostry M, Woeste K. 2008. Morphological and molecular methods to identify butternut (Juglans cinerea) and butternut hybrids: relevance to butternut conservation. Tree Physiology 28(7): 1127-1133.

Ross-Davis A, Ostry M, Woeste KE. 2008. Genetic diversity of butternut (Juglans cinerea) and implications for conservation. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38(4): 899-907.

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Conference Proceedings

Algeo K. 2008. The Puzzling Mr. Janin and Mammoth Cave Management, 1900-1910. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Brucker RW. 2008. Mapping of Mammoth Cave: How Cartography Fueled Discoveries, with Emphasis on Max Kaemper's 1908 Map. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

DeCroix CJ. 2008. Max Kamper's Explorations at Mammoth Cave. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

DeCroix CJ, Olson R. 2008. The Man Behind the Map. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Groves C, White WB. 2008. Contributions to Karst Science and Education from the Mammoth Cave Region. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Groves D, Groves C, Hawkins W. 2008. A Long History of Linkages and Synergy: Western Kentucky University and the Mammoth Cave System. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Kambesis P. 2008. The Evolution of Cave Mapping and Cartography. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Kliebhan B, Thomas N. 2008. Searching for Max: The Engineer, the War and the World's Longest Cave. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Lyons JM. 2008. The Slave Guide Legacy at Mammoth Cave. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Olson R. 2008. The Lamps That Lit Their Way. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Reed P, Toomey RS, Carson V. 2008. Science-Informed Decision Making at Mammoth Cave National Park: A Park Superintendent's Perspective. National Congress of the Asociacion Cuevas Turisticas Espanolas (Association of Spanish Tourist Caves). October. Santander, Spain.

Sides SD. 2008. Max Kamper's Introduction to the New World. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Swedlund CA, Crothers G. 2008. Max Kaemper's Unique Selection of Place Names for His 1908 Map of Mammoth Cave. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Teel S, Washburn J, Mann-Bruch K, Bryant P, Trimboli S, Curry R. 2009. Underwater wonders: Mysteries below the Earth's surface and Sea to Shining Sea, LIVE. Interpretive Sourcebook. National Association for Interpretation. November 17-21. Hartford, CT. Note: Some browsers won't open a pdf document to a specific page. If this document opens up at page 1 of the Sourcebook, then go to page 131 to view this particular article.

Toomey R, Trimboli SR. 2008. Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

Wilcher LS. 2008. Mammoth Cave: What a Difference a Few Friends Can Make. Trimboli SR (editor). Proceedings from Mammoth Cave National Park's Max Kaemper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. October 9-10. Mammoth Cave, KY.

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Theses and Dissertations

Brosi SL. 2010. Steps Toward Butternut (Juglans cinerea L.) Restoration. Dissertation. University of Tennessee.

Brown S, Eileen J. 2008. Atrazine Contamination and Suspended Sediment Transport within Logsdon River, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Thesis. Western Kentucky University.

Brunt M. 2009. Analysis of Mammoth Cave Pre-Park Communities. Thesis. Western Kentucky University.

Merideth J. 2009. Vadose Zone Hydrology near the Vicinity of Edna's Dome, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Thesis. Western Kentucky University.

Miller BA. 2008. 13 C of Cave Speleothems Located in Kentucky and Ohio, USA: Implications for Paleovegetation and Paleoclimate Studies. Thesis. The Ohio State University.

Mullin TJ. 2009. The du Ponts in Kentucky: Louisville's Central Park, the Southern Exposition, and an Entrepreneurial Spirit. Faculty Publications. Western Kentucky University.

Sichmeller TJ. 2010. Determining Energy Conservation during Torpor for Three Myotis Species and Repsonse of Myotis Species to Human Disturbance while Day Roosting. Thesis. Ball State University.

Williamson RH. 2009. Muskrat-River Otter Interactions in and Adjacent to Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky. Thesis. University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

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Posters

Martin M, Painter R, Byl T. 2010. Accurately Describing the Transport of Contaminants in Non-ideal Flow Systems. 20th Tennessee Water Resources Symposium. April 13-15. Burns, TN.         Abstract (pg. 165)         Poster

Mcilrath J, Juster T, Rains M, Lindsey M, Davis D, Vacher HL. 2010. Spreadsheets across the Curriculum Modules to Infuse Quantitative Literacy and Environmental-Geologic Content into an Online Geology of National Parks Course. 2010 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. October 31-November 3. Denver, CO.         Abstract

Toomey RS, Olson R, Ward B. 2008. Episodic Elevated Coliform in Vadose-Zone Water within Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky. U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings. May 27-29. Bowling Green, KY.         Abstract

Toomey RS, Trimboli S, Ferrell B, Ward B,Adams M. 2008. Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning. U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings. May 27-29. Bowling Green, KY.         Abstract        Poster

Trimboli SR, Toomey RS, Adams M, Ward B. 2008. Bridging the gap between research and education at Mammoth Cave National Park: The Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning The 93rd Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. August 3-8, 2008. Milwaukee, WI.         Abstract         Poster

West A, Cobb C, Cobb B, Martin M, Brooks J, Toomey R, Byl T. 2010. Protecting the Unique Ecosystem from Contaminated Storm Runoff at Mammoth Cave, KY. 20th Tennessee Water Resources Symposium. April 13-15. Burns, TN.         Abstract (pg. 169)         Poster
Also presented at the Tennessee Posters on the Hill Symposium, Nashville, TN (February 2010) and Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Conference, Washington, DC (July 2010).

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Abstracts for Conference Presentations

Brewer J, Atchison C. 2010. Stem Field Education: Increasing Interest among Students with Disabilities through Geoscience Education. 2010 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. October 31-November 3. Denver, CO.

Crawford M. 2008. A New Resource for the Geology of Mammoth Cave National Park. Geological Society of America North Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting. April 24-25. Evansville, IN.

Crawford M, Olson RA,Toomey RS, Scoggins LJ. 2007. Derivative Geologic Map of Mammoth Cave National Park: A Joint Project Between the National Park Service and The Kentucky Geological Survey. 2007 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. October 28-31. Denver, CO.

Doss PK. A Novel Geology of National Parks Course for Majors. Geological Society of America North Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting. April 24-25. Evansville, IN.

Gandy K. 2007. Let's Go GPSing Through Mammoth Cave National Park. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 14-15. Cave City, KY.

Givens N, Sowell T. 2010. Mammoth Cave National Park Sustainability Practices Tour. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 17-18. Cave City, KY.

Kistler S, Kistler J. 2010. Getting to Know Kentucky Plants. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 17-18. Cave City, KY.

Messenger M, Huss J. 2010. Inquiry Science at the Great Onyx Cave. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 17-18. Cave City, KY.

Olson R. 2008. The Role of Paleo and Modern Hydrogeology in Concert with Detailed Mapping as Tools of Discovery in the Historic Section of Mammoth Cave. Geological Society of America North Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting. April 24-25. Evansville, IN.

Owens Jenny, Trimboli S. 2010. Living the Learning: Citizen Science in Action. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 17-18. Cave City, KY.

Riggs EM. 2008. Geoscience Teachers in the Park: A Partnership Between NAGT and the National Park Service at Mammoth Cave National Park. Geological Society of America North Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting. April 24-25. Evansville, IN.

Spencer S, Stegner-Ramsey T, Reynolds D. 2010. Getting To Know the Green: An Educational, Historical Canoe Trip. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 17-18. Cave City, KY.

Spillman D, Meredith S. 2007. Karst Connections. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 14-15. Cave City, KY.

Talley S, Wheeler S. 2007. Partnering With Your Local Resources. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 14-15. Cave City, KY.

Toomey RS, Trimboli SR. 2008. Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning: Geoscience and Environmental Research and Learning at Mammoth Cave National Park. Geological Society of America North Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting. April 24-25. Evansville, IN.

Toomey R, Trimboli S. 2007. Making the science books come alive through real-life scientific research. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 14-15. Cave City, KY.

Toomey R, Trimboli S, Palmer A. 2007. Tying the -ologies together: A hands-on adventure at Mammoth Cave. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education annual conference. September 14-15. Cave City, KY.

Trimboli S, Olson R. 2010. Kentucky Barrens: A Service Learning Opportunity. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 17-18. Cave City, KY.

Trimboli S, Toomey RS. 2008. Turning Students into Citizen Scientists. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 12-13. Cumberland Falls Sate Resort Park, KY.

Weber K, Trimboli S, Ryan S, Toomey R. 2010. Investigating Mysteries of the Underground River in Mammoth Cave. Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Annual Conference. September 17-18. Cave City, KY.

Zoellick B, Trimboli S, Sachs S. 2009. Real Science: Real Connection to the Parks. George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas and Cultural Sites. March 2-6. Portland, OR.

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Field Trip Guides

Groves C, Toomey RS. 2008. Field Trip Road Log: Karst Features of the Mammoth Cave Kentucky Area. U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings. May 27-29. Bowling Green, KY.

Toomey RS, Olson R. 2008. Field Trip Guide: Mammoth Cave National Park Tour. U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings. May 27-29. Bowling Green, KY.

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