Cave Ecology

Cave organisms are the 'monsters' of the underground world and studying them invariably raises interesting questions about the ways evolution has equipped them to survive in permanent darkness and low-energy environments. Undertaking ecological studies in caves and other subterranean habit...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Moldovan, Oana Teodora (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kováč, Ľubomír (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Halse, Stuart (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Έκδοση:1st ed. 2018.
Σειρά:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 235
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Preamble
  • Part I. Into Karst, Caves and Cave Habitats
  • Physiography of the Caves
  • Where Cave Animals Live
  • Part II. There is Rich and Diverse Life in Cave
  • The Ecological Classification of Cave Animals and their Adaptations
  • The Microbial Diversity of Caves
  • Phototrophs in Caves
  • Diversity of Cave Terrestrial Inhabitants
  • Short Overview on the Aquatic Cave Fauna
  • Subterranean Biodiversity Patterns from Global to Regional Scales
  • Historical and Ecological Factors Determining Cave Diversity
  • Part III. About Communities, Populations and Food
  • Cave Communities and Species Interactions
  • Structure and Genetics of Cave Populations
  • Caves as Oligotrophic Ecosystems
  • Food Webs in Caves
  • Part IV. Particular Cave Ecosystems
  • Ice Caves
  • Researches in Sulphide Based Ecosystems
  • Researches in Lava Tubes
  • Research in Anchialine Caves
  • Volcanic Anchialine Habitats of Lanzarote
  • Research in Calcretes and Other Deep Subterranean Habitats Outside Caves
  • Subterranean Biodiversity in Ferruginous Landscapes
  • Part V. Conservation and Protection of Cave Habitats and Cave Fauna
  • Conservation of Cave Fauna, with an Emphasis on Europe and the Americas
  • Conservation and Impact Assessment of Subterranean Fauna in Australia
  • Part VI. Cave Ecology for the 21ST Century
  • Where Angels Fear to Tread: Developments in Cave Ecology.