03453nam 2201153z- 450 991055733640332120220111(CKB)5400000000042514(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/77134(oapen)doab77134(EXLCZ)99540000000004251420202201d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHotspots of Subterranean BiodiversityBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 online resource (296 p.)3-0365-2359-6 3-0365-2360-X 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 paper puts all 22 subterranean biodiversity sites in context.Environmental economicsbicsscResearch & information: generalbicsscarachnidsarid zonearthropodsbasaltic lava flowBayliss Cavebeta-diversitybiodiversitybiogeographybiospeleologyCanary Islandscavecave biologycave ecologycave faunacaveschecklistchemoautotrophically basedconservationecologyfaunageologygroundwatergroundwater ecosystemGuangxihotspothotspot cavehotspot caveshotspotsHuanjianginsectsinvertebrateskarstKrižna jamalava tubesmillipedesminingMovile Caven/aOjo Guareña natural monumentpaleontologyphreatic karst aquiferPostojna-Planina Cave SystemPsilotumRomaniasampling biasesseamountSloveniaSouth China KarstSoutheast Asiaspecies richnessspeleobiologystygobiontstygobiontsstygobitesubterranean biodiversitytemporal dynamicstroglobionttroglobiontstroglobiticstroglomorphytropical cave faunaα-diversityEnvironmental economicsResearch & information: generalPipan Tanjaedt1279738Culver David CedtDeharveng LouisedtPipan TanjaothCulver David CothDeharveng LouisothBOOK9910557336403321Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity3034737UNINA