Caves Ecosystems Ecology

Caves Ecosystems Ecology

Caves

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- Illinois Natural History Survey web site. Within caves a diverse biota may be found, exhibiting varying degrees of adaptation to the subterranean environment. Information and links about cave habitats and fauna, as well as cave protection and related top

- Texas Memorial Museum's web site on biospeleology. Information on the biota of caves, karst, and groundwater.
- Photographs of cave organisms.
- Exhaustive collection of information about groundwater and cave biology. Checklist and bibliography for most taxa, distribution maps, images and useful links. Updated regularly.
- Effort to create a comprehensive database on subterranean amphipods
- Photos of some of the 800 different species of animals recorded in Missouri caves, only about 64 of which are truly cave-adapted troglobites. Also includes photos of cave gates built to conserve cave life and other resources.
- Research on the diversity, significance and distribution of cave animals in anchialine caves -- coastal caves formed in limestone or volcanic rock and flooded with seawater.
- Reports from field investigations of biology in the underwater caves of northern Mexico.
- Summarizes evaluations of biodiversity associated with caves and related features. [jpeg image]
- Subscription instructions for e-mail list for scientific discussion of cave biology.
- About the Movile cave, a unique and fragile underground environment near the Black Sea in Romania, a cave whose evolution is driven by chemosynthesis, with special emphasis on cave biota and ecology.
- Descriptions of bats, cave fish, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrate fauna found in Missouri caves.
- Publications and other information on cave microbiology research at sites including Lechuguilla cave and Cueva de Villa Luz.
- About past and present cave biology research in Romania, including information about specific caves.
- Studies of bats and other cave biota on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
- Extensive information and links on the biology of organisms living in cave waters and other groundwater systems.

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