“…The lack of incorporation of the karstic overburden in classical karst assessments is noted by, for instance, Deere and Patton (1971) and Novosel et al (1980) (in Pollak et al 2013. International literature, notably those published in speleological, carbonate and evaporite sedimentary, and biodiversity research, view the interface between soil and rock as a governing zone of water storage or movement (e.g.…”