Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity

There are a total of 22 caves and karst wells with more than 25 specialized species resident (stygobionts and troglobionts). In this Special Issue, 14 of these sites are described in detail, along with the specialized fauna. An additional paper describes the richest known cave in China. A summary pa...

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Other Authors:	Pipan, Tanja (Editor), Culver, David C. (Other), Deharveng, Louis
Format:	eBook
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
Subjects:	Research & information: general Environmental economics α-diversity biogeography biospeleology cave biology caves hotspots invertebrates subterranean biodiversity Movile Cave Romania chemoautotrophically based groundwater ecosystem hotspot caves Ojo Guareña natural monument stygobionts troglobionts Križna jama troglobiont checklist lava tubes geology fauna paleontology conservation Canary Islands phreatic karst aquifer stygobite species richness temporal dynamics beta-diversity hotspot speleobiology Postojna-Planina Cave System Slovenia basaltic lava flow cave ecology arthropods tropical cave fauna Bayliss Cave Psilotum biodiversity seamount ecology cave Huanjiang Guangxi South China Karst troglomorphy karst stygobiont hotspot cave sampling biases Southeast Asia cave fauna troglobitics arachnids insects millipedes groundwater arid zone mining
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