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The second edition of this widely cited textbook continues to provide a concise but comprehensive introduction to cave and subterranean biology, describing this fascinating habitat and its biodiversity. It covers a range of biological processes including ecosystem function, evolution and adaptation, community ecology, biogeography, and conservation. The authors draw on a global range of examples and case studies from both caves and non-cave subterranean habitats. One of the barriers to the study of subterranean biology has been the extraordinarily large number of specialized terms used by researchers; the authors explain these terms clearly and minimize the number that they use. This new edition retains the same 10 chapter structure of the original, but the content has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout to reflect the huge increase in publications concerning subterranean biology over the last decade.

Biospeleology. --- Underground ecology. --- Biospeleology --- Underground ecology

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"The Biology of Caves and other Subterranean Habitats offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to cave ecology. Whilst there is an emphasis on the organisms that dominate this unique environment, conservation and management aspects are also considered. The book includes a global range of examples and case studies from both caves and non-cave subterranean habitats; it also provides a clear explanation of specialized terms used by speleologists. This accessible text will appeal to researchers new to the field and to the many professional ecologists and conservation practitioners requiring a concise but authoritative overview. Its engaging style will also make it suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in cave and subterranean biology."--Jacket.

Biospeleology --- Cave ecology

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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.

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 --- n/a --- groundwater --- arid zone --- mining --- Ojo Guareña natural monument --- Križna jama

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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.

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 --- 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