A Little Contribution to the Karst Terminology: Special or Aberrant Cases of Poljes?

Obicajna definicija kraskega polja je »velika zaprta kraska depresija z ravnim dnom, kraskim odtokom in strmimi pobocji«. Toda na dinarskem krasu je cela vrsta razlicnih kraskih polj. V prispevku so navedeni glavni kriteriji za razvrscanje polj ter posebej poudarjeno vprasanje razlicne stopnje v razvoju kraskega polja. Vsebina je zbrana in povzeta v preglednici, ki obenem ponuja nove resitve pri razvrscanju kraskih polj ter podaja primerjavo med dinarskim krasom ter krasom v drugih sredozemskih in alpskih deželah. A usual definition of polje states that it is “great closed karst basin with flat bottom, karstic drainage and steep peripheral slopes”. But the Dinaric karst shows a wide range of poljes. The article discusses the main criteria of polje definition and the different degrees of evolution of the polje are emphasised. The essentials are gathered in the table with new tentatives on classification of poljes and comparing the Dinaric karst with other Mediterranean and Alpine countries.