Динаміка карстових масивів Українських Карпат за даними відкладів печер Стрімчакового карстового району
The only real carbonate karst forms within limits of Ukrainian Carpathians are developed in few isolated limestone blocks, separated from the bottom layers and spread along the south-west macroslope. Often these blocks are penetrated with underground cavities which contain Quaternary deposits. The morphological analysis of karst forms testifies that they have ancient (at least pre-Quaternary) age of initial karst, which was developed during Quaternary. The analysis of deposits of some caves and palaeofaunistic reconstructions showed considerable speed (ten and hundreds of meters) of limestone massifs denudation during Late Pleistocene. The conclusion, that in Pliocene - Early Pleistocene these blocks composed a few larger karst massifs with the extensive karst aquiferous network was done. Later these massifs were fragmented, and fragments of caves, which were preserved were modified by weathering, condensation corrosion, and processed by modern influation streams. Due to their unicity in the region of East Carpathians, the caves of Uglja area became the collectors of important palaeogeographical and palaeoclimatic records.