Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity

• Autore: Pipan Tanja
• Pubblicazione: Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Environmental economics; Research & information: general
• Soggetto non controllato: arachnids; arid zone; arthropods; basaltic lava flow; Bayliss Cave; beta-diversity; biodiversity; biogeography; biospeleology; Canary Islands; cave; cave biology; cave ecology; cave fauna; caves; checklist; chemoautotrophically based; conservation; ecology; fauna; geology; groundwater; groundwater ecosystem; Guangxi; hotspot; hotspot cave; hotspot caves; hotspots; Huanjiang; insects; invertebrates; karst; Križna jama; lava tubes; millipedes; mining; Movile Cave; n/a; Ojo Guareña natural monument; paleontology; phreatic karst aquifer; Postojna-Planina Cave System; Psilotum; Romania; sampling biases; seamount; Slovenia; South China Karst; Southeast Asia; species richness; speleobiology; stygobiont; stygobionts; stygobite; subterranean biodiversity; temporal dynamics; troglobiont; troglobionts; troglobitics; troglomorphy; tropical cave fauna; α-diversity
• Persona (resp. second.): CulverDavid C; DeharvengLouis; PipanTanja
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910557336403321
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