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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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 ...
Vincent Prie +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.
Stefano Lapadula +2 more
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Uptaded checklist, historical overview and illustrated guide to the stygobiont Malacostraca (Arthropoda: Crustacea) species of Yucatan (Mexico) [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2020 This study provides an updated checklist and an illustrated guide to the 17 currently known stygobiont Malacostraca species of the state of Yucatan (Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico).
Dorottya Angyal +2 more
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DiversityNumerous and diverse groundwater habitats suitable for sustaining aquatic invertebrate communities exist across Australia. These habitats include enclosed subterranean aquifer systems, fractured rock, alluvial aquifers, perched aquifers, artesian springs,
Rachael A KING +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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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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Diversity, 2021 The Edwards Aquifer and related Edwards-Trinity Aquifer of Central Texas, USA, is a global hotspot of stygobiont biodiversity. We summarize 125 years of biological investigation at the San Marcos Artesian Well (SMAW), the best studied and most biodiverse
Benjamin T. Hutchins +3 more
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