Cave Ecology

Cave Ecology

Halse, Stuart; Moldovan, Oana Teodora; Kovac, Lubomir

Springer International Publishing AG

01/2019

545

Dura

Inglês

9783319988504

15 a 20 dias

1244


ebook

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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.
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Biospeleology;Cave Biodiversity;Cave Ecosystems;Speleology;Subterranean Ecology;Subterranean Organisms