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Guanophilic fungi in three caves of southwestern Puerto Rico [PDF]
Fifty species of guanophilic (bat guano-loving) fungi were isolated from field-collected samples within three caves in southwesternPuerto Rico; most were mitosporic fungi (23 species).
Nieves-Rivera Angel M. +3 more
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Contributions to Speleobiology Appearing in Acta Carsologica
Although primarily known as a journal of karst geosciences and hydrology, Acta Carsologica has played a vital role in the development of speleobiology. A total of 65 biological papers on speleobiology were published in the journal from 1955 to 2014. Many
Tanja Pipan, David C Culver
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Cave features, seasonality and subterranean distribution of non-obligate cave dwellers [PDF]
Seasonality impacts species distributions through changes of the environmental conditions that affect the presence of individuals at a given place. Although the dynamics of cave microclimates are well known, only a few studies have evaluated the effects ...
Enrico Lunghi +2 more
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Ecology and life history of Meta bourneti (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Monte Albo (Sardinia, Italy) [PDF]
The orb-weaver spider Meta bourneti Simon 1922 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) is one of the most common cave predators occurring in the Mediterranean basin. Although the congeneric M.
Enrico Lunghi
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Genomic Comparisons of Alphacoronaviruses and Betacoronaviruses from Korean Bats
Coronaviruses are well known as a diverse family of viruses that affect a wide range of hosts. Since the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, a variety of bat-associated coronaviruses have been identified in many countries. However, they do not
Van Thi Lo +4 more
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An overview of the biospeleological research in wider area of Barać caves
In 2020 and 2021, biospeleological surveys were carried out in the wider area of Baraćeve špilje (eng. Barać caves), in cooperation with The Public Institution for the Management of Protected Natural Values on the Territory of the Municipality of Rakovica.
Bedek, Jana +3 more
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Next to Emil G. Racovitza, the great explorer, scholar and founder of biospeleology, the “second father” of Romanian speleology must necessarily be the geologist Marcian Bleahu, tireless researcher of the karst and promoter of the schoolof physical ...
CRISTIAN GORAN
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With the nomination of the ‘Cave Animal of the Year’ the Society of German Cave and Karst Explorers calls public and authorities’ attention to the understudied biodiversity of subterranean ecosystems.
Zaenker, Stefan +2 more
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Špilja na Gradini kod Premanture cave, the first systematic biospeleological study [PDF]
The cave Špilja na Gradini kod Premanture is the southernmost cave on the Istrian peninsula, Croatia, located in the Upper Kamenjak significant landscape. It is a part of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas, protected under the Habitats Directive of the European Union as a habitat type classified as “caves not open to the public.” The cave is of
Ružanović, Lea +3 more
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The world’s deepest subterranean community - Krubera-Voronja Cave (Western Caucasus)
Subsurface biota extends over a wide variety of habitats that can be spatially interconnected. The largest communities of this subsurface biota inhabit cavities and are well known mainly in caves where biologists are able to have access.
Reboleira Ana Sofia P.S., Sendra Alberto
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