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Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services
Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1582-1605, June 2026.ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola +30 more
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Underground Karst Morphology (Speleology)
, 2021 The peculiarity of karst is evident in the appearance of underground karst forms—caves. Caves are natural cavities in the rock mass large enough for a person to “enter”. The structure of karst can be compared to “Swiss cheese” ; it is full of voids, but only some are visible on the surface. The quantity of the voids (caves) depends on the thickness and
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Assessing multifunctional mountain landscape in an Eastern European framework
Geographical Research, Volume 64, Issue 2, May 2026.The research introduces the Biocultural Resilience Index (BRI), a novel tool for assessing multifunctional landscape sustainability. By integrating biological, cultural, and socio‐economic indicators, the BRI identifies vulnerable areas and informs strategies for sustainable management.
Viorel Gligor +4 more
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Origin and distribution of mineral species in limestone caves [PDF]
, 1971 More than 80 mineral species are known to result from secondary chemical reactions in solutional limestone caverns. These minerals are transitional and end-products of carbonate wall rock interactions with ground water and organic residue.
Broughton, Paul L.
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Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 2, May 2026.Abstract Surveys of caves of the Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia, revealed a remarkable assemblage of exceptionally well‐preserved mummified arthropods, comprising Araneae, Blattodea, Coleoptera and Chilopoda, all of which exhibit high levels of troglomorphism, lacking eyes and showing a number of other adaptations.
Juanita Rodriguez +2 more
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Physical and Chemical Controls on Suffosion Development in Gypsic Soil, Culberson County, Texas [PDF]
, 2018 In the Gypsum Plain, suffosion processes have encouraged road failure through dissolution and transport of gypsic soils; however, no prior research has been conducted within the Delaware Basin in regard to these processes.
Morris, Jonah
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Appropriate terminology for karst-like phenomena: the problem with ‘pseudokarst’ [PDF]
, 2013 The practice of referring to certain morphologically karst-like phenomena as ‘pseudokarst’ is problematic, because it ignores basic principles of sound classification, logical naming conventions and accepted geomorphic classifications and terminology ...
Eberhard Rolan, Sharples Chris
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Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT This study expands the known distribution of the nonnative millipede Prosopodesmus jacobsoni in Brazil and reports its presence in cave environments for the first time in the country. Based on recently collected material and historical records, the species is shown to maintain stable populations in subterranean systems in the states of ...
Juan Romero‐Rincon +3 more
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International Journal of Speleology, 2016 The S-19 Cave was with its explored depth of 177 m one of the most important caves of the Mt. Kanin massif, but after its discovery in 1974, a huge snow avalanche protection dyke was constructed across the cave entrance.
Andrej Gosar, Teja Čeru
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Age frequency distribution and revised stable isotope curves for New Zealand speleothems: Palaeoclimatic implications [PDF]
, 2010 The occurrence of speleothems in New Zealand with reversed magnetism indicates that secondary calcite deposition in caves has occurred for more than 780 thousand years (ka).
Nei, Helen L. +2 more
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