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Moving in the Dark: Enlightening the Spatial Population Ecology of European Cave Salamanders

Population Ecology, Volume 68, Issue 1, January 2026.
We assessed individual interactions, movement ecology and activity patterns of a subterranean population of Speleomantes strinatii, applying spatial capture–recapture modeling to a photographic dataset of 104 individuals. ABSTRACT Space use and movement are fundamental aspects of organisms' ecology, mirroring individual fitness, behavior, and life ...
Giacomo Rosa, Andrea Costa, Sebastiano Salvidio   +2 more
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The Cent Fonts Aquifer: An Overlooked Subterranean Biodiversity Hotspot in a Stygobiont-Rich Region

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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 Prié, Cédric Alonso, Claude Bou, Diana Maria Paola Galassi, Pierre Marmonier, Marie-José Dole-Olivier   +5 more
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Brain Transcriptomics Reveals Molecular Mechanisms of Cave Adaptation in Triplophysa Loaches

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
This study compares brain transcriptomes of cave (Triplophysa shilinensis) and surface‐dwelling (T. xiangshuingensis) loaches to uncover molecular adaptations to subterranean life. We identified widespread gene down‐regulation in the cave ecotype, with enriched pathways in energy metabolism, circadian rhythms, sensory perception, and body coloration ...
Chunqing Li, Longting Wu, Fang Hu, Shanyuan Chen, Heng Xiao   +4 more
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The Baget Karstic System and the Interstitial Environment of Lachein, a Hotspot of Subterranean Biodiversity in the Pyrenees (France)

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Located in Lestelas-Balaguères massif, central northern Pyrenees, France, the Baget catchment covers 13.25 km2 and is highly karstified: so far, more than 80 caves have been recorded.
Franck Bréhier, Danielle Defaye, Arnaud Faille, Anne Bedos   +3 more
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Spatial and temporal changes in invertebrate assemblage structure from the entrance to deep-cave zone of a temperate marble cave

International Journal of Speleology, 2013
Seasonality in surface weather results in seasonal temperature and humidity changes in caves. Ecological and physiological differences among trogloxenes, troglophiles, and troglobionts result in species-dependent responses to this variability.
Benjamin W. Tobin, Benjamin T. Hutchins, Benjamin F. Schwartz   +2 more
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Far From Roads, Challenges Arise: Unravelling Knowledge Gaps in the Occurrence of Cave‐Restricted Species on the African Continent

African Journal of Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 8, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Understanding patterns of biodiversity distribution is fundamental for ecology, biogeography, and conservation. However, persistent challenges arise from the inaccessibility of many regions and habitats. Subterranean environments, in particular, host highly distinctive and specialised faunal assemblages, yet their investigation is hindered by ...
Lais Furtado Oliveira, Rodrigo Antônio Castro‐Souza, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Marconi Souza‐Silva   +3 more
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An Upper Cretaceous arthropod assemblage from Villaggio del Pescatore (Campanian, Italy) and its implications for peri‐Tethyan palaeobiogeography and palaeoecology

Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 11, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
Abstract The Villaggio del Pescatore (VdP) fossil Lagerstätte represents the most significant Upper Cretaceous (lower–middle Campanian) palaeontological locality in Italy and the Mediterranean region. We present the first systematic revision of the VdP fossil assemblage with a focus on its previously undescribed arthropod fauna, providing new insights ...
Marco Muscioni, Alessandro Garassino, Andrea Colla, Niel Bruce, Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza, Federico Fanti   +5 more
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Constructing a cave sediment stratigraphy for the Dachstein Massif sheds light on landscape evolution (Eastern Alps)

The Depositional Record, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 1166-1195, September 2025.
Five large Alpine cave systems on the Dachstein (Austria) were investigated and 35 sediment profiles or outcrops between 860 m a.s.l. and 1945 m a.s.l. were analysed. An altitude‐dependent overall stratigraphy is established and depositional conditions and palaeo‐environments are reconstructed.
Franziska Holzer, Lukas Plan, Susanne Gier   +2 more
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A new species of Speonemadus from Portugal, with the revision of the escalerai-group (Coleoptera, Leiodidae)

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2017
Over recent years, intense field work in caves of Portugal has provided new data on the distribution of subterranean Iberian leiodid beetles. Speonemadus algarvensis sp. nov. is described from caves of southern Portugal.
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira, Javier Fresnada, José Maria Salgado   +2 more
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Bat droppings collection by ants in epigean environments

Ecological Entomology, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 445-449, June 2024.
We provide the first register of interaction between seven different species of ants and droppings of two bat species in epigean environments. These ant–bat droppings interactions reported suggest the ecosystem service provided by ants on faecal degradation and nutrient cycling, especially in nutrient‐poor environments. All ants recorded are generalist
J. Manuel Vidal‐Cordero, Jesús Nogueras, Elena Tena   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source