Na Hang Nature Reserve, Tat Ke Sector - Frontier-publications.co.uk
Na Hang Nature Reserve, Tat Ke Sector - Frontier-publications.co.uk
Na Hang Nature Reserve, Tat Ke Sector - Frontier-publications.co.uk
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<strong>Na</strong> <strong>Hang</strong> <strong>Na</strong>ture <strong>Reserve</strong>, <strong>Tat</strong> <strong>Ke</strong> <strong>Sector</strong> 1997<br />
As at Ban Bung, the underlying geology of the <strong>Tat</strong> <strong>Ke</strong> sector is limestone. Karstic<br />
processes have produced several extensive cave systems, although these are fewer<br />
than the Ban Bung sector. Tufa deposits occur at waterfalls and in caves.<br />
In <strong>co</strong>ntrast to the Ban Bung sector, where gold-prospecting was widespread (Hill and<br />
<strong>Ke</strong>mp, 1996), few signs of disturbance (for example, extensive areas of digging, as<br />
found near <strong>Na</strong>m Trang in the Ban Bung sector) were observed during the study period<br />
at <strong>Tat</strong> <strong>Ke</strong>. Although gold-prospecting itself is likely to be a seasonal occupation for<br />
agricultural workers, the lack of diggings suggests that <strong>Tat</strong> <strong>Ke</strong> either possesses less<br />
gold, or that its more intensive agricultural use and greater settled population<br />
dis<strong>co</strong>urages the activities of itinerant gold-prospectors.<br />
<strong>Frontier</strong>-Vietnam Environment Research Report 9 2
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