Living at the Interface: Behavioral, Evolutionary and Ecological Insights of Spring Use by Highly Mobile Stygobiont Crustaceans, Troglocaris planinensis (Decapoda: Atyidae) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSprings represent ecotones between groundwater and surface freshwater habitats. Recent research suggested that springs can be more important than expected for stygobiont (i.e., adapted to live in groundwater) species, still information on habitat ...
Raoul Manenti +15 more
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Crenobiont, stygophile and stygobiont molluscs in the hydrographic area of the Trebišnjica River Basin [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 In the paper the crenobiont, stygophile and stygobiont malacofauna of the karst area of Popovo Polje around Trebinje (Eastern Herzegovina, BiH) is presented.
Andrzej Falniowski +4 more
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Extensive Admixture Among Karst‐Obligate Salamanders Reveals Evidence of Recent Divergence and Gene Exchange Through Aquifers [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionKarst ecosystems often contain extraordinary biodiversity, but the complex underground aquifers of karst regions present challenges for assessing and conserving stygobiont diversity and investigating their evolutionary history.
Chris C. Nice +7 more
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The Cent Fonts Aquifer: An Overlooked Subterranean Biodiversity Hotspot in a Stygobiont-Rich Region
Diversity, 2023 The South of France is a biodiversity hotspot within Europe. Here, we present a comprehensive review of surveys conducted in the Cent Fonts aquifer, an overlooked subterranean biodiversity hotspot embedded in a region rich in stygobiotic species and ...
Marie-José Dole-Olivier +2 more
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Both Light Stimuli and Predation Risk Affect the Adult Behavior of a Stygobiont Crustacean
Diversity, 2023 Stygobiont species show common, typical traits derived from their adaptation to subterranean life. Due to the general absence of light in cave environments, the majority of them are eyeless.
Raoul Manenti +2 more
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Response and resilience of karst subterranean estuary communities to precipitation impacts [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 The impact of meteorological phenomena on ecosystem communities of karst subterranean estuaries (KSEs) remains unknown. KSEs are characterized by vertically stratified groundwater separated by a halocline and host endemic aquatic cave‐adapted fauna ...
Fernando Calderón Gutiérrez +4 more
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Between darkness and light: spring habitats provide new perspectives for modern researchers on groundwater biology [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Springs are interfaces between groundwater and surface habitats and may play an important role in the study of subterranean animals. In this systematic evidence review and meta-analysis, we explore whether observations of stygobionts in springs are ...
Raoul Manenti, Beatrice Piazza
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New distribution records of subterranean crustaceans from cenotes in Yucatan (Mexico) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 New records of 14 stygobiont crustacean species pertaining to six Malacostraca orders from 32 cenotes are presented, with their associated caves of the state of Yucatan, Mexico, together with an individual account for each species. Species composition of
Dorottya Angyal +5 more
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Tiny guardian of the spring: Description of the first Islamiinae (Mollusca, Hydrobiidae) from the Caucasus [PDF]
ZooKeysGveleshapia kvevri gen. et sp. nov. represents the first formally described species of Islamiinae from the Caucasus, extending the distribution of this subfamily far beyond its traditionally outlined Mediterranean range.
Elizaveta M. Chertoprud +2 more
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The first stygobiont species of Coleoptera from Portugal, with a molecular phylogeny of the Siettitia group of genera (Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Hydroporini, Siettitiina) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 Iberoporus pluto sp. n., the first stygobiont beetle from Portugal (Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae), is described from a single female from the cave Soprador do Carvalho (Coimbra).
Ignacio Ribera, Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
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